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Social media, learning and connections for international students: The disconnect between what students use and the tools learning management systems offer

With the increased focus on the use of digital platforms to facilitate teaching and learning comes the challenge of creating connections between international students and their new classmates. The use of social media in higher education may be one avenue that can enable not only learning but also social connections between students to improve the […]

DOWNLOAD REPRT: LMS Selection and Implementation: Michigan Virtual Case Study

LMS Selection and Implementation: Michigan Virtual Case Study As more and more schools are adopting the use of digital content to support their online and blended programs, schools and districts are raising the selection and implementation of an appropriate learning management system/platform (LMS) as a top priority. During the 2019-20 school year, Michigan Virtual evaluated, selected, […]

Designing digital workspaces for creativity and collaboration in online project-based courses

In response to Covid-19, we developed an environment to bring project-based work online in two very different courses: a middle school robotics course and a university product design studio. In the process, we’ve discovered new strategies to support collaboration, foster creativity, and make student thinking visible. This post includes learnings gleaned from both of these […]

Why do University Teachers use E-Learning Systems?

University teachers are the main players when it comes to integrating e-learning systems into higher education institutions. Prior studies have identified four main antecedents that explain teachers’ technology acceptance in the educational context: (a) subjective norms (SN), (b) technological complexity (TC), (c) constructivist beliefs (CB), and (d) motivation for instrumental use (MOT). In this study, […]

Students’ Perspectives on the Impact of Blackboard Collaborate on Open University Australia (OUA) Online Learning

Blackboard Collaborate (BC), a synchronous, multimodal platform, has been incorporated into Open University Australia (OUA) students’ online learning experiences. This study sought to investigate the perspectives of 134 interdisciplinary OUA students via an online survey and follow-up interviews. Findings revealed students’ positive perceptions about BC as an engaging, real-time medium for feedback exchange, knowledge sharing, […]

Blackboard Unite for K-12

RESTON, Va., April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. today announced the debut of its K-12 remote learning solution, Blackboard Unite for K-12, a holistic suite of tools and resources providing K-12 districts with the tools and best practices needed to transition to a virtual learning model. Blackboard    

Learning Strategies for Faculty During a Learning Management System Migration

Learning Management Systems (LMS) provide a variety of tools and functions to support teaching and learning that include, but are not limited, to group chats, threaded discussions, document sharing, assignments, quizzes, grading and course evaluations. Migrating to a new LMS can be a challenge for faculty, in fact, changes in technology have been noted as […]

Prediction of student academic performance using Moodle data from a Further Education setting.

Increasingly educational providers are being challenged to use their data stores to improve teaching and learning outcomes for their students. A common source of such data is learning management systems which enable providers to manage a virtual platform or space where learning materials and activities can be provided for students to engage with. This study […]

Blackboard Launches Blackboard Collaborate Self-Service Portal for Rapid Deployment of Virtual Classrooms

RESTON, Va., March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc., today announced the launch of the Blackboard Collaborate Self-Service Portal, which allows higher education institutions, school districts, and organizations to implement the virtual classroom solution—specifically designed for educators and students—within hours. Blackboard significantly reduced the time from purchase to deployment in direct response to the need for […]

D2L and the Empirical Educator Project Form Innovation Partnership

Global learning technology leader D2L today announced that it has made a new, multi-year commitment to the Empirical Educator Project (EEP) to host the EEP community on its learning platform, Brightspace — and to act as a laboratory to promote existing evidence-supported teaching practices while also discovering and testing new ones. Desire2Learn

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