Many of my Blackboard admin colleagues’ blood pressures rise when we talk about SCORM. SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) was developed by the US Secretary of Defense as part of their Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative. These standards and specifications were set in 2000 and haven’t had a major upgrade since 2010. However 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 creation of a semi-customizable mobile app for organizations using the Blackboard Mobile Central platform later […]
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 Potomac River. While this year’s event at the Gaylord National Resort should be somewhat familiar […]
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 be dwindling in higher education today. Sadly I think I know why. I have seen […]
Note: I apologize for the delay in getting this post up. It has been a crazy time, but more on that in a later blog post. Zero. None. Null. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Wouldn’t it be nice to have that many user complaints or questions about your Blackboard Learn instance? I think that an empty inbox […]
Note: I have edited this version to fix a few issues. I stated that the Admin Console was the same item as the Performance Analytics B2 which is incorrect. They are two separate building blocks. I apologize for the incorrect statement. -tp I started my morning with a session by Mesfin Mulugeta, a Principal Performance Engineer at […]
