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 […]
Over the past few years I have become a crusader in using tools such Piwik Analytics in Blackboard Learn. In many presentations I have shown how these tools have impact how we support the Blackboard application at the University of Missouri. Many times I get emails, chats, or questions at conferences about Piwik and Blackboard Learn. […]
Greetings readers, sorry for the delay in blogging lately, but the start of the semester has brought back some old issues that have kept me busy. Luckily I was able to get away for a few days and head to the Land of Lincoln. Specifically Naperville, IL where Northern Illinois University played host to the […]
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 expect to hear about different topics around how the company is working to meet the needs […]
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 […]
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 Learn for your institution. Well this blog post will hopefully erase that neglect. Let’s review […]
Greetings everyone! Sorry that I haven’t been able to post but I have recently been dealing with a Blackboard production environment that has spent much of its time in various rings of hell. This has happened on and off since the start of the semester (about 14 weeks ago as of the writing of this […]
Happy Back to School to everyone! I know that the start of the new school year creates many challenges and issues for Blackboard Learn Administration. For that reason I’m teaming up with my publisher, Packt Publishing, to give away a digital copy of my book Blackboard Learn Administration to three lucky winners! If you […]
Blackboard’s annual users conference kicked off with its technical and geeky side first as The 10th annual Blackboard Developers Conference started with a day and a half of sessions focusing on four major tracks: Extending Learn using Building Blocks Performance/Security/Monitoring Cross-platform and the Cloud Enterprise Integration It began with a morning keynote led by Stephen […]
