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Today’s Agenda

10-10.35 Blackboard – Delivering Success for ALL through e-Learning. Cathy Ellis Guildford College

10.40-11.20 Blackboard Corporate Update. Carl O’Keefe Blackboard

11.25-12.05 Changing the Organisations Culture. Harry McCarry BIFHE

12.10-12.35 Standards and NLN Content Playing Capabilities within Bb. Jerry Dowds Blackboard

12.40-12.50 JISC RSC Update. Ann Thunhurst JISC RSC 12.50-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.15 Breakout Sessions. 14.15-14.30 Coffee 14.30-15.10 Blackboard ; Beyond the Installation. George Wraith

New College Durham 15.15 –16.00 Blackboard for the Deaf. John Webber Sussex Downs 16,00 – 16.30 Closing Discussion.

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Blackboard’s e-Learning Solution

The Bb Learning Suite – Corporate Update

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Introductions

December 2003.

Carl O’KeefeDavid KingJerry DowdsAnd……..Paul Grist

By 2005 Academic technology will supplant ERP eg SIS.

80% of U.S. and European universities/colleges will offer global e-learning by 2004.“

Naming a single, standardized product is now the predominant practice......UCISA VLE Survey 2003.

50% of education e-Learning infrastructure spending will be directed toward best-of-breed pedagogical and content management tools.

Yet… 30% of all education institutions will have to contend with a mission-critical vendor either failing or changing due to a merger or acquisition

Some Gartner Predictionsfor Higher/Further Education...

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Our Agenda for Today

The Financials and Client BaseThe Challenge and the Bb Response –

Prod Dev and Bb InvestmentThe Blackboard Learning SuiteBuilding Blocks TechnologyUK Community and Eco SystemQ and A

Proven, Mature Enterprise Solution

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450

1250

1960

2380

2900+

Blackboard Portal System

4040

225225

350350

450+450+

Building Blocks SDK Downloads

3175

Financial Update

Revenue Growth

Financial Update

Profitable

The Challenge

Law of 3’s

–Breadth

–Depth

–Sophistication

Category is still immature

Education is boundless

Time to go beyond “Plus One” releases

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Recognition

Mission Critical Systems

Minimize Risk in Client’s Operations

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The Direction Fundamental Changes Increased Investment:

– Support– Product Development

Changes in Leadership Support –

– Accountability & Communication– TSM model

The DirectionSeparate maintenance, application and platform developmentRapidly innovate feature set through Building Blocks on rolling basisPackage and release full system versions on historical cyclesLevel peaks and valleys on QA and supportAllow clients to upgrade as you see fit

Product Development

Boundless Learning (i.e. offline synch, wireless, Web services, Shibboleth)

Personalized Learning (student tools, adaptive personalization, multi-language support, portfolios)

Integrated Learning (learning content management, interoperable learning objects, library integration)

Measured Learning (by content, student, program, institution)

Key Development Themes

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Bb Learning SystemThe Blackboard Learning System is an industry-leading web-based software product which powers rich virtual learning environments at a course, institution, or multi-campus level. It delivers curriculum, assessment, communication, collaboration and enterprise administration tools in an integrated platform designed specifically for the needs of education. A mission-critical application, the Blackboard Learning System powers many of the largest e-Learning initiatives worldwide, combining ease of use for instructors and students, with a powerful architecture for administrators and developers.

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Features & Function ListCurriculum & Assessment Course Creation WizardWYSIWYGCurriculum DevelopmentContent Management Selective Release of ContentCalendar Content IntegrationCourse UtilitiesAdding Content TypesLearning UnitsAssessment and SurveyAssignments ManagerGradebook Outcomes Management

Collaboration & CommunicationWhat’s New NotificationsAnnouncementsCalendarMeeting SchedulerTasksGroupsDiscussion ForumsDigital Drop BoxInternal MessagingVirtual ClassroomWhiteboardCollaborative BrowsingBlog ToolOffline SyncHandheld and Wireless AccessFull Text SearchGlossaryScience ToolkitPersonalizable modulesContent Channels

Enterprise ManagementEnterprise AdministrationInternationalization Detailed ReportingeCommerceeMarketplaceOne Card IntegrationFlexible Rights and RolesBuilding Blocks ManagerBuilding Block APIs.NET APIsVirtual InstallationsEnd User Authentication SIS Integration

WYSIWYG & Spell-Check

Course Creation Wizard

Internal Messaging

Selective Release of Content

Learning Objectives

Bblog Tool

Meeting Scheduler

Offline Synchronization

Full Text Search

Course Registration with eCommerce

Blackboard Learning System

Version 6.1 Version 5.7

Blackboard Learning System

A Sneak Peak

Q12004

Q22004

Q32004

Q42004

Q12005

Bb LS 6.1

WYSIWYG & Spell Checker

.NET API’s In-Course EditingLogin Module Enhancement& CONTENT SYSTEM

Application Pack 1

GlossaryInternal MessagingSupport ShibbolethCourse Creation Wizard Syllabus Builder

Application Pack 2

Selective Release of ContentBblog ToolIMS Content PlayerSCORM PlayerTool Linker

Application Pack 3

Handheld Wireless Access Meeting SchedulerSIF SupportAdvanced Reporting and Learning Outcomes Management

Bb LS6.5

Internationalization

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The Blackboard Content System is a single integrated system that enables every student and faculty member to have their own file space where users can engage in content:

• collection• sharing• discovery• management

What is the Bb Content System?

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Bb Content SystemThe Blackboard Content System is based on powerful Internet file management capabilities that enable faculty and staff to manage, share and reuse content. Institutions can use the Blackboard Content System to deliver critical student services that enable the learning process including easy to use tools for assembly and presentation of electronic portfolios and “virtual hard drive” space. The Blackboard Content System also provides multiple ways to integrate with library systems and processes through mechanisms such as eReserves and standards-based content metadata tagging.

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Create Deliver

Microsoft®

Adobe®

Macromedia®

Corel®

Bb Learning System

Bb Portal System

•CREATE

•EDIT

•AUTHOR

•ASSEMBLE

•PERSONALIZE

• PUBLISH

•TEMPLATES

•FEEDBACK

Understanding the Content Lifecycle

Manage

Bb Content System

•STORE

•ACCESS

•SHARE

•RE-USE

•COLLABORATE

•SEARCH

•VERSION

•METADATA

•SECURE

Bb Content System

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The Blackboard Content System enables institutions to provide services in four key areas:

Product Framework

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.Net…….

What about .Net?Is it a suffix that comes at the end of every

new MSFT product?

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Client Value of BbLS.NET SIS integration via Biz Talk (industry standard data

integration solution). Scalable

– Virtual Private Communities via MS Office Live Collaboration Server (IM, Whiteboard, NetMeeting)

• 20,000 concurrent users per each MS Office Live Server

– Built to be load balanced (true server farm deployment)– Built for SQL Server 2000 (only)– Built for Windows 2003 Server (only)

Easily integrate with other Microsoft products– Making the end-user experience richer

• Create calendar items in Outlook and automatically update the Blackboard calendar

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What Can You Integrate with Blackboard LS .NET?

MS Class ServerMS Exchange Server 2002 or greaterMS Media PlayerMS Office Live Collaboration Server 2003MS Biz Talk Server 2004MS Sharepoint Portal Server / MS Content

ServerMS Sharepoint ServicesWS SecurityMS SQL Server Reporting toolsMS Active Directory

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Building Blocks- Features -

Building Blocks allows for institutions or third-party vendors to easily and rapidly develop custom:– Content Types, – Communication & Collaboration Tools, – Portal Modules and Channels, and– Bridges to External Systems

The Building Blocks Manager allows you to:– install, manage, and remove product add-ons.– set the properties for each product add-on

Active Developer Website Communities:– www.blackboard.com\dev\– www.bbug.ca – www.bb-opensource.org

Detailed Documentation:– SDK Documentation, – Application Framework Document, – Extension Developer Guide, – Extension Interface Document, – Module Developer Guide

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Building Blocks technology currently contains: – a set of over 500 published APIs.– freely available SDK (software developers kit)– the Building Block Manager Application within

existing user interface to install, manage, monitor, and set properties of installed Building Block Tools

Building Blocks has an existing communityof developers who are working to innovate and expand the learning environment

– over 125 institutions and commercial vendors are members of the Bb Developers Network

– over 100 Building Blocks applications developed and available for download

– an annual Developers Conference

When you modify source-code or use open source to extend a platform, you close off the upgrade path to new releases.  Building upon published APIs allow the core systems to be upgraded while your customizations and add-ons fully migrate.

Building Blocks- Summary -

Bb is Committed to Open Architecture

Standards Based (and driver of standards)

Enables flexibility and innovation on top of a widely adopted e-Education system

B2 Bottom Line

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Standards- Features -

Content Reuse1. ADL SCORM – allows for the re-use of packaged content in a format required by the US Government. 2. IMS – The primary standards group in the academic e-Learning space. The IMS content specification, metadata and

design specifications allow for content to be used, searched and indexed across a wide range of learning systems.3. AICC – A standard in corporate learning for the 20 years, AICC content support ensures that users can choose from

millions of content packages.4. Microsoft LRN – Microsoft’s free standing SCORM (don’t you mean LRN??) player is directly integrated into the

Blackboard Learning System.Data Integration5. OKI – an MIT, Stanford , and U. Michigan consortium working on interoperability of learning tools and the learning

infrastructure. Through Building Blocks, Blackboard interoperates with OKI. 6. UPortal – Blackboard seamlessly integrates with this Open Source portal framework.7. SIF (School Interoperability Framework, K12) – Blackboard is working to provide support for the SIF. This allows for

data reporting and is important for compliance with NCLB (No Child Left Behind) legislation. 8. IMS Learner Information Package (LIP), IMS Enterprise – Blackboard provides support for the data formats for back

office interoperability and tracking between disparate systems (SIS, MIS, CRM, HRMS, etc.).Authentication and Authorization Integration10. Shibboleth – a key Internet2 initiative that will allow for the seamless learning across multiple campuses and learning

systems. Blackboard support this emerging standard.11. A-Select – Similar to Shibboleth, A-Select is a country-wide authentication system in the Netherlands.12. Kerberos – standardized integration via Blackboard’s flexible authentication APIs.13. LDAP – standardized integration with LDAP directories.14. DCE – standardized integration via Blackboard’s flexible authentication APIs.Usability15. Accessibility (Section 508 Compliance) – Blackboard fully implements Section 508 and is committed to continued

testing and verification.

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Some UK/Irish Customers The London Institute University of Reading University of Newcastle University of Durham University of Cambridge Templeton College Oxford Liverpool John Moores Middlesbrough College South Downs Thomas Danby Belfast Institute St Helens College Skelmersdale College

Guildford College Lewisham Lambeth West Kent Mid Kent NESCOT City College Manchester City Sunderland North Herts College 170 UK customers. 3000 clients across the globe. Largest US HE.

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The Bb Community

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In Conclusion…..

Increased Support levelsChange in Product DevelopmentConsistent growth of eco-systemCompany is not one of the 30%......