getting ready for global learners

®

Creating Change & Transforming Education for Global Learners

Allan ChristieGM and Learning Technologist, APAC

Introduction

Topics

▶ About Me

▶ To MOOC or not to MOOC?

▶ Blackboard Open Education

▶ The ‘new’ Blackboard - supporting International Growth

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Outline

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I have been using educational technology in T&L for a long time!

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Allan Christie, GM and eLearning Technologist, Blackboard APAC

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Allan Christie, GM and eLearning Technologist, Blackboard APAC

• 20 years on the ascilite Executive

• Post-graduate research “evaluation of educational technologies in teaching & learning”

• Excellence in Teaching Award – UniSA

• 1998 – Founder and MD of NetSpot Pty Ltd

• 2012 – acquired by Blackboard Inc.

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International Growth

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SHOWCASEOPEN

ACCESSEXPERIMENTATION

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There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!

https://www.coursera.org/course/shaping2paths

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There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!

https://www.edx.org/course/snux/snux-snu216b-226-1x-international-1515

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There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!

http://www.openculture.com/free_certificate_courses

There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!

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https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-BBLEARN/pages/mooccatalog.html

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What is involved in making a MOOC

Planning – being clear about “why”

Time – it will always take you longer than you expect

Assessment – accreditation? Open Badges

Your involvement – how much interaction, ? Support from T/A’s

Promotion – twitter, FB, blogs, web site, promotional video, etc.

Resources – video, OER (copyright)

SHOWCASEOPEN

ACCESSEXPERIMENTATION

The above slide represents our current intentions, but such offering/functionality may be modified, delayed or

abandoned without prior notice.

FAMILIAR

PLATFORM

INNOVATIVE

TOOLS

FULLY

SUPPORTED

BRIDGED

EXPERIENCES

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Open Education powered by Blackboard

Blackboard’s MOOC platform is available for existing clients

An “existing client” can have any Blackboard product!

Includes Learn, Mobile Learn, Collaborate and xpLor functionality

Clients can brand with their own institution branding

Blackboard Open Education will be available in 19 languages (incl. Korean) at launch

General Availability is next month – July 2014

at no cost!

Experience and insight makes us a trusted partner

73% OF WORLD’S LEADING ACADEMIC

INSTITUTIONS WORK WITH BLACKBOARD*

SERVE 19,000+ CLIENTS

IN 100 COUNTRIES

3,000

HE Institutions in North America

1,900

International Institutions

12,300

K-12 Schools

And Districts

1,800

Corporate And Government Orgs

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COMPANY ROOTS IN EDUCATION SINCE 1997

* Source: 2014 THE University ranking

60% OF TOP 100 ASIA UNIVERSITIES WORK WITH

BLACKBOARD*

With the largest global community of practice

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30M USERSACROSS

19KCUSTOMERS

WORLDWIDE

By partnering with Blackboard, a global company that acts locally, we can work together to expand your offerings both within and beyond South Korea.

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Conclusion

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Three major takeaways:

• My approach to eLearning

o Who I am and what I stand for

• Open Education powered by Blackboard

o MOOC platform – free for existing clients and fully supported

General Availability – July 2014

• The ‘new’ Blackboard

o Investment in International

e.g, new Blackboard data centre opens in Singapore August 2014

Staff in region to support your ADOPTION of technology

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Upcoming conferences

Allan Christie

GM and Learning Technologist, Blackboard APAC

allan.christie@blackboard.com

@ns_allanc

Blog: christie.com.au