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Hicksville, N.Y., United States A virtual school for grades 6-12 based in Hicksville, New York, Obridge Academy attracts many non-traditional students, including those with documented learning disabilities and accommodation needs. Due to its initiative to use technology to reach those who need differentiated instruction and support services in the virtual environment, the institution is among the winners of the…

Quick take: At Tyler ISD, teachers and campus leadership development is the key to successful student outcomes, with technology as a central partner to achieving professional learning across the independent school district’s multiple locations.

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…

Quick Take: How a professor increased course attendance by flipping a class from a face-to-face to an asynchronous online environment.

Quick take: This community college in North Carolina, United States, is applying new tools to increase electronic accessibility and create a more inclusive digital learning environment.

Quick Take: Professor Eric Tsui from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, who will be speaking at the upcoming Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference Asia 2018, taking place in Singapore in October 2018, shares his thoughts on what the 21st century learning environment can be.

Quick Take: Drake University’s CITO, Chris Gill, shares insights about learning analytics and what we might expect in the near future regarding higher education and the challenges related to serving students who are digital natives.

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: Using embedded videos provides global, full-time access to content and enhances the student experience. Explore how lecture videos have been implemented at the University of Southampton in the UK.

Quick Take: By providing an adequate virtual learning environment and valuable online resources, the University of Southampton manages to overcome disparities in learning experiences within clinical placements.

Quick Take: Learn more about how the University of Southampton is engaging with learners to receive feedback and disseminate best practices to improve the learning environment.

Quick Take: Central Michigan University’s new course design model is benefitting faculty, instructional designers and students by making the developing process more efficient while increasing the number of available courses every year.