• Background
• How do most of our institution use
Blackboard?
• What do our online learners need?
• What tools do we use?
• Examples
• Innovations
Faculty Distance
Learning Leaders
Online Learning
Tutors (OLTs)
Production –
Instructional Design
Team
Marketing &
Operations
Director
Faculty
Contacts
Learning Systems –
Blackboard Support
team
• 20 years of distance
learning
• 3.5 years of Distance
Learning Unit
• Approx 800 DL students
• 33 online courses
• 10 years of Blackboard
Concerns Expectations
• Not knowing course
structure/delivery methods –
wanted clarification on HOW
delivered/structured
• Motivation/commitment
• Managing and organising current
lifestyle
• Tutor interaction
• Live interactions
• 8-10 hours study per week
• Specific and detailed feedback
• Contact details for each tutor –
email and phone
• All learning material for whole
module available via MyBeckett
(called “X-Stream” at time of survey)
Key ToolsBlackboard
• Learning modules
• HTML items
• Activity tools: Wikis,
Discussion boards, Tests
• Portal Channels
External tools
• Embedded media
• Articulate Storyline HTML5
output
• Google Apps (Communities,
Concept Board, etc)
• TurnItIn integration
What don’t
we use?
• Social tools –
currently
investigating but
functionally and
visually not as
strong as Google
Communities
• Blogs/Journals –
Most activities fit
better in
Discussion
Board, Wiki or
external software
Thank you!
Nathalie Thorne
Instructional Design Team Manager