The tips, tools, and straight talk every Blackboard admin needs.
The tips, tools, and straight talk every Blackboard admin needs.
Two decades in EdTech gives you a perspective you can’t fake. I’ve seen the trends come and go, the announcements that delivered, and the ones that didn’t. When I weigh in on issues and events, it’s experience talking, not guesswork.
Look, I’ll be honest. When I saw the press release on March 2nd, I read it twice. Then I closed my laptop, made myself a caffeinated beverage, and read it again. Anthology is gone. The name Blackboard is back. The…
It has been a few years since I’ve penned a note to Blackboard before a Blackboard World. The last three years I haven’t shared my thoughts, but that ends now. Blackboard brings its clients and partners together at the Orlando…
One of the great opportunities I have in my position at UA-PTC is the ability to bring in awesome products that help our faculty. Qwickly falls into that category. We’ve been using the tool integrated into Blackboard for the past…
This week at Blackboard World, Blackboard introduced it’s new major mobile application, Blackboard Instructor. This comes as many LMS companies have either developed mobile friendly versions of their application or published their own mobile applications. In 2015, I reviewed the…
The EdTech world started buzzing when Providence Equity Partners, current owner of Blackboard, was looking to auction off the EdTech giant for three billion dollars which is twice what they paid for the company in October 2011. Since then many…
Last year marked the fifth anniversary of Blackboard’s step into the mobile realm with it’s purchase of TerriblyClever in 2009. Over the past five years the company has grown in the marketplace with several products. The first was a the…
Well folks, its that time of year again. The time when users of the now myriad of Blackboard products come together for Blackboard World. This year’s pilgrimage takes us to the company’s hometown, Washington DC, and the banks of the…
Yes. The Blackboard admin may soon go the way of the Dodo Bird. I have spent the past few months reviewing the educational landscape for several of my friends and for my own benefit. Positions for Blackboard admins seem to…
Once again, its time to dust off those dice, bad Hawaiian shirts, and laptop bags. Pack up your carry on, cell phone charger, and head to Las Vegas where Blackboard hosts their annual users conference. While in Sin City, attendees…
One of the many topics that my book, Blackboard Learn Administration, talks about is upgrading and installing Blackboard Learn. However I didn’t really go into detail about the process in preparing to upgrade or install a new version of Blackboard…