Latin America

Read the essentials or go deeper In this special: K-12 schools and districts have unique challenges when it comes to preparing students for their future. For its innovative ways of applying technology to solve problems in teaching and learning while…

Chía, Colombia. Twenty-four years ago, when Fabián Avella joined the Universidad de La Sabana as a systems analyst, LAN networks did not exist, and the Internet as well as Email as we know them today, were just a dream for…

Flexibility, practicality, and nationwide coverage were the reasons why Gildemeister, the official representative of Hyundai in Peru, decided to partner with Blackboard to improve the company’s overall sales strategy. “With Blackboard, we look to have a solution that supports our entire…

Quick 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.

Arequipa, Peru. In Peru, there is still some distrust and resistance towards banking from a large portion of the population, especially in rural communities. This reluctance to accessing banking services is largely due to the long period of time this…

Quick Take: Learning analytics is going global. Read more about how Charles Sturt University (Australia), the University of Windsor (Canada) and the University of Groningen (Netherlands) are putting it into practice.

“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…

Quick Take: With more than 10 types of higher education institutions, Mexico offers great options for all kinds of students.

Read 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.

Quick take: By providing accessibility and flexibility in its training programs, IPLACEX is reducing barriers in its educational environments, which benefits, for instance, students with disabilities and those that live far from urban centers.

Quick take: To UNAB, adopting an inclusive approach entails an institutional transformation towards establishing an inclusive culture.

Coffee Region, Colombia The Manuel Mejía Foundation (FMM) is a private non-profit entity founded in 1961 by Colombia’s coffee sector, with the aim of establishing agricultural education centers to train industry workers, and for the agricultural and livestock sector in…

Quick 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.

Quick 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.

Quick 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.

San Juan, Puerto Rico Nowadays, higher education institutions are at a crossroads, both for trying to capture students’ attention worldwide, and for creating interest in their academic programs –  and the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is no exception….

Santiago de Chile, Chile Chile’s Andres Bello University (UNAB in Spanish), a member of the Laureate International Universities Network, has been developing and strengthening a Comprehensive Support Model for both the design and offering of online courses and programs that have been developed…

Quick 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.

Quick Take: How can previous work experience within a university setting help consultants assist educational institutions solve key challenges? Five Blackboard consultants share their experiences.

At 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…

Quick Take: Do you know about UDL? Universal Design for Learning is an approach to curriculum that gives students equal opportunities to learn and succeed.

Every 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…

Quick take: Several innovations are taking place at Saint Paul Business School. The unprecedented use of cognitive computing is just one of them. The institution also aims to democratize education in Brazil and transform executive education.

Quick take: Natural beauty, great culture and education levels on the rise: check out why Colombia is being chosen by more international students as a higher education destination every year.

Alsuper is a traditional supermarket chain in Northern Mexico, looking to provide its staff with efficient online training opportunities. This poses a great challenge, as there are currently over 11,000 Alsuper employees. In early 2017, it started an employee training…

Since the first learning analytics conference, held in Canada in 2011,1 the field has been developing rapidly. Some of the trending areas in research are teacher and learner dashboards, predictive analytics and automatic feedback. There is also rising use of…

Assessment 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…

Mexico City, Mexico Nancy Olmos and Abraham López are Blackboard Customer Success Advocates for Latin America, and as such their work includes ensuring that company clients adopt solutions as effectively as possible and get the best value out of them….

According to World Bank figures, 64% of Colombians plan for less than a month or have no financial plans, 58% have problems meeting their expenses and a mere 41% of those under the age of 60 have taken steps to…

Technology 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…

Quick Take: Brazilians are the kings of soccer, but now they want to score big in education – and they are choosing online learning to do so.

Quick 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

With specialized educational programs implemented through digital platforms, Universidad Virtual de Estudios Superiores (UNIVES) is consolidating its position as one of the best online education universities in Mexico. UNIVES dates back to 1994, when the first computer training school was…

Santiago de Chile, Chile For universities worldwide, the quality of education offered to their students is a main priority. This is why, with each new technology that becomes available to simplify learning processes, great opportunities for improvement open up for institutions. Adopting technology effectively often means casting aside traditional, analogue teaching methods, and gradually implementing new tools…

Quick Take: With this teaching model that puts students at the core of the learning process, students can decide whether they want a face-to-face, online or mixed model to strengthen their learning.

Quick Take: Digital identity is understood as the trace each user leaves in the virtual world, and this university aims to inform its students on the repercussions this may have on their working future.

Mexico City, Mexico The Mexican automobile industry is quickly becoming one of the most thriving industries on the continent and currently employs around 500,000 technicians. A significant increase in production is envisaged by 2020, and preparations are already being made…

São Paulo, Brazil Technology is a field that has changed the way we see, do and think about various aspects of everyday life, one of which is teaching. This is the case at UNASP (Centro Universitario Adventista de São Paulo),…

Ciudad de México, México The Continued Education Division (DEC for its Spanish acronym) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) disseminates successful, innovative programs with high technology content to achieve effectiveness. Likewise, DEC’s duty is to disseminate continued education…

Bayer: a successful case of sales improvement through Learning effectiveness