Bells & Whistles

Gina SalibaLearning & Teaching Unit

Blackboard Exemplary Courses (ECP) and

Best Practice Showcase

Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Program

• Began in 2000

• Goal – to identify best practices

• Utilises a rubric

The rubric

The rubric consists of (4) criteria with 17 standards:

• Course design• Interaction and collaboration• Assessment• Learner support

Rubric structure

Each criteria is evaluated/scored as either:

• Exemplary – model of best practice• Accomplished – excellent• Promising – good implementation• Incomplete – partial

Then an overall evaluation/score is given.

Course design

Course design

Course design

Interaction and collaboration

Interaction and collaboration

Learner support

Learner support

Assessment

Pearsons Hospital

Assessment

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