Northumbria University’s approach to their implementation of eLearning was to look at models of innovation from the business world and apply a Total Quality Management approach, whilst at the same time developing the education models of ... (Read the full article... )
A number of tutorials have been developed to provide pedagogical support to academic staff using Blackboard. These can be viewed at :- http://cid.byu.edu/blackboard.htm).
Spread throughout the greater Toronto area, Seneca College has five major campuses and several smaller ones. With a combined student body that now ... (Read the full article... )
Brigham Young University adopted Blackboard in 1999 (when it was still known as CourseInfo). Like most institutions adopting course management systems in the late 1990s, the purchase and implementation of CourseInfo was treated as an experiment. Consequently, little thought was given to long-term support plans ... (Read the full article... )
Celebrate the UK Blackboard community’s birthday in Durham in December! The annual Durham Blackboard conference has become a fixed event in many people’s calendars, and we hope to welcome many people ... (Read the full article... )
This short report is based on research findings emanating from an e-learning project developed by Kingston University (UK) in partnership with four Further Education Colleges. It provides the background to the scheme, research objectives and the methodology, outcomes, and some issues and success factors ... (Read the full article... )
Rogers refers to the first 2.5% of take up as innovators (venturesome), the next 13.5% as early adopters (are respected), 34% as the early majority (deliberate) (this takes us to 50% beyond where a critical mass is achieved) 34% are the late majority (sceptics) whilst the final ... (Read the full article... )
The cultural change within an organisation has had its effects at three levels:
Environmental level – the external factors ... (Read the full article... )
A two -week poll was conducted at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore in October 2003 to gather information on users’ satisfaction levels, needs, opinions on additional features as well as ... (Read the full article... )
Kirkpatrick (2001) lists the factors which categorise effective staff development in the delivery of flexible learning as follows:-
It is supported by central policy and planning
Appropriate resources are allocated
Technical and pedagogical skills are the focus ... (Read the full article... )
NEW College, a sixth form college in the north of England, has a student population of 1600 16-18 yr old students. It offers a large range of ... (Read the full article... )
The Virtual Learning Environment on the college network offers teaching staff another dimension to use for working with students. It allows you to save classroom time which you may have allotted for testing or mock examinations ... (Read the full article... )
This Blackboard Online Induction has been developed to offer greater
flexibility in delivering Blackboard staff development at Guildford
College...
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This paper examines the preliminary findings of a recent user survey of the staff use of Blackboard in University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. Amongst the key aims of the survey was ...
New teaching year
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05 October 2004
By
Barbara Newland
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The new teaching year is here and this is a busy time for everyone. There are some excellent guides on Blackboard available from the following universities …
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The Michigan Blackboard Users Group (MiBUG) 3rd annual conference was a successful event. Donna Wicks and Jon Kowalski from Kettering University began this initiative, and hosted our conference... (Read the full article... )
Someone once observed that Human Rights activism must be a minority interest, otherwise the world would be a much better place... (Read the full article... )
We started our installation of Blackboard back in March 2003 and, building from a newly introduced system, we carried out an extensive staff development programme throughout May and June 2003... (Read the full article... )
What aspects of the use of Blackboard affect the experience of disabled students in terms of the achievement of their pedagogical objectives? Blackboard, through its strong commitment to compliance with international legislature ... (Read the full article... )
As another academic year begins, if you are anything like me then your thoughts are turning very rapidly to the ‘P’ word. Preparation!! There are a hundred and one things that you need to consider in preparing ... (Read the full article... )
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Staff Development for eLearning: Innovation, cultural and organisational change - Part One
