Monthly Archives: March 2006

Bb World ’06.006: Blackboard Academic Suite Roadmap

This session was Blackboard’s chance to tell us all about what’s coming. Lots of marketing, a little information, and not too much about a timeline. Let me start by saying that I’m getting a little tired of everyone piling onto … Continue reading

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Bb World ’06.005: Benchmarks and Maturity Models for e-Learning

Brigham Young University has been doing their homework on how Blackboard is being used. By mining the information in Blackboard they can tell us that 3/4 of the school’s courses are in Blackboard, the system contains 360 GB of course … Continue reading

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More Bb World 06 Summaries Coming…

Today's my day to catch up in the office, but I'll be adding more summaries of sessions from Blackboard World '06 over the next few days. Thanks to Greg Ritter for pointing readers of Blackboard's Educate Innovate blog to my … Continue reading

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Bb World ’06.004: Listening Session: Blackboard Client Support

This conference is my first Blackboard conference, and the first anyone from Richmond has attended in four years. One of my big goals in attending the conference was to get a better line on where Blackboard was overall, and where … Continue reading

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Bb World ’06.003: Keynote: Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, was our keynote speaker. He shared several entertaining stories of tipping point moments – those moments when someone does something that transforms. The big message was that we’re on the verge of a … Continue reading

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Bb World ’06.002: Notes from the Exhibit Floor

For the first break I braced myself for a Blackboard session on what’s coming in Blackboard. This was one of those sessions where 10-20 people sit in chairs at the booth. The big deal is that the Discussion Board is … Continue reading

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Bb World ’06.001: SQL for Blackboard System Administrators

Continental breakfast at the Manchester Grand Hyatt is $19. $19! I hadn’t yet registered for the conference so I decided to register then check the Marriott’s buffet price. Perhaps I missed it somewhere on the Bb World site, but they’re … Continue reading

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