Expert Analysis“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” – Peter Drucker Just over 20 years ago, Blackboard set out to solve the most critical challenges of education institutions. Blackboard founders recognized the impact that the Internet could have on…
InfographicsQuick Take: Keeping students from dropping out depends on a retention strategy that is based on understanding why they are choosing to leave school in the first place.
How-Tos & TacticsRead the essentials or go deeper In this special: Inclusive education and digital access: Is your institution on top of it? Highlights from Blackboard’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
InfographicsQuick Take: The Exemplary Course Program (ECP) allows Blackboard clients to examine their courses’ design, collaboration and interaction, assessment, and learner support characteristics, and to share insights with other community members through peer review.
InfographicsQuick Take: To solve key organizational challenges, companies depend on employees to have the right tools and training to be avid problem solvers. Corporate universities are a great resource companies have been implementing to ensure employees are motivated and stay ahead of the game.
ResearchQuick take: As markets, jobs and activities evolve, new skills become needed. Companies will have to work in collaboration with individuals and education institutions in order to develop these capabilities.
Expert AnalysisQuick take: The BITS Program started seven years ago and now it is expanding to offer international clients the opportunity to engage in webinars focused on higher education best practices.
RoundtablesQuick Take: How can previous work experience within a university setting help consultants assist educational institutions solve key challenges? Five Blackboard consultants share their experiences.
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Cartoon InfographicsAt Blackboard, we recognize that an LMS is simply not enough to solve your most critical challenges. As we look to the future, we are focused on developing a comprehensive, digital learning environment aimed at helping institutions to solve their…
ResearchQuick Take: Do you know about UDL? Universal Design for Learning is an approach to curriculum that gives students equal opportunities to learn and succeed.
ColumnEvery time I sit down with an instructor to talk about the rollout of a new course, I’m amazed by how many different work streams must come together to launch a new course. All of this happens before the course…
Cartoon InfographicsAssessment plays a major role in education, as a student grading and support mechanism, but also in program improvement. All over the world, there are varying perspectives and approaches, and regions are taking action in different forms of assessment, both…
InfographicsTechnology has always played a role in education. During the 19th century, it was the chalkboard that changed how teachers interacted in the classroom.1 During the 20th century, the advent of record players, radios, televisions, and eventually computers, led to…
InfographicsQuick Take: Is your institution student-centered? Investing in a student-focused approach can ensure a better educational experience and increase student engagement. Virtual student services, the use of mobile technologies and cognitive solutions are examples of initiatives that extend beyond campus reach
Customer snapshotQuick Take: Using online resources allowed this South African university to continue its classes in spite of the massive student protests in the country. Thus, technology provided a solution to this social issue that would otherwise hinder students’ academic development.
EventsEl Cairo, Egypt The Virtual University of Senegal (VUS) works constantly to provide its students with a quality education, but not in the conventional manner: it uses online classes. More and more people nowadays have access to further education, because…
EventsCairo, Egypt Mzuzu University is one of the public universities in Malawi that has incorporated Moodle into its learning structure. We talked with Paxton Zozie, the Deputy Director of the Centre for Open and Distance Learning at Mzuzu University, about…
Customer snapshotCairo, Egypt Speaking a second or third language is virtually essential in today’s globalized world. Academic opportunities, better job competitiveness and, even, greater cognitive development are but some of the advantages of being multilingual. There are currently around seven thousand…
