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11/9/10 1 Blackboard Next Generation Upgrade and Support Plan Presenta(on for Council of Deans Faculty Development and Instruc(onal Design Center November 10, 2010 Presentation Goals Highlight informa2on on current Blackboard support available for NIU faculty/staff and TAs Introduce new features to be available in Blackboard following upgrade scheduled for May 2011 Share faculty support plan and 2meline of support ac2vi2es Obtain your feedback on the plan and ideas on how we can help your faculty proac2vely 2 Blackboard Usage at NIU 3 3 Blackboard Learning management system available campus wide for teaching since 2002 Used for range of ac2vi2es from pos2ng course materials to teaching online This fall 2010, 97% of NIU students and 75% of faculty use Blackboard More details: www.niu.edu/blackboard 4 Use of Blackboard by (individual) Students 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 No. of Students Year Spring Summer Fall Usage % for fall ‘10 with 23,795 enrolled is 96.8% of total number of students 23,040 5 Use of Blackboard by (individual) Faculty/Staff/TAs to Teach 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 No. of Faculty Year Spring Summer Fall Usage % for fall ‘10 with 1,761* faculty/instructors/TA/teaching staff is 74.96% *1,761 includes only those providing direct instruc(on 1,320 6

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Blackboard Next Generation Upgrade and

Support Plan Presenta(on  for  Council  of  Deans  

Faculty  Development  and    Instruc(onal  Design  Center  

November  10,  2010    

Presentation Goals

•  Highlight  informa2on  on  current  Blackboard  support  available  for  NIU  faculty/staff  and  TAs  

•  Introduce  new  features  to  be  available  in  Blackboard  following  upgrade  scheduled  for  May  2011  

•  Share  faculty  support  plan  and  2meline  of  support  ac2vi2es  

•  Obtain  your  feedback  on  the  plan  and  ideas  on  how  we  can  help  your  faculty  proac2vely    

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Blackboard Usage at NIU

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Blackboard

•  Learning  management  system  available  campus-­‐wide  for  teaching  since  2002  

•  Used  for  range  of  ac2vi2es  from  pos2ng  course  materials  to  teaching  online    

•  This  fall  2010,  97%  of  NIU  students  and  75%  of  faculty  use  Blackboard    

More  details:  www.niu.edu/blackboard  

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Use of Blackboard by (individual) Students

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5,000  

10,000  

15,000  

20,000  

25,000  

02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10  

No.  of  S

tude

nts  

Year  

Spring   Summer     Fall  

Usage  %  for  fall  ‘10  with  23,795  enrolled  is  96.8%  of  total  number  of  students  

23,040  

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Use of Blackboard by (individual) Faculty/Staff/TAs to Teach

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200  

400  

600  

800  

1,000  

1,200  

1,400  

02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10  

No.  of  Faculty  

Year  

Spring   Summer     Fall  

Usage  %  for  fall  ‘10  with  1,761*  faculty/instructors/TA/teaching  staff  is  74.96%  *1,761  includes  only  those  providing  direct  instruc(on  

1,320  

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Number of Credit Course Sections in Blackboard

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500  

1,000  

1,500  

2,000  

2,500  

3,000  

02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10  

No.  of  C

ourse  Sec(on

s  

Year  

Spring   Summer     Fall  

Usage  %  for  fall  ‘10  with  5,106*  sec(ons  is  49.23%  *No.  of  course  sec(ons  including  thesis,  disserta(on,  and  independent  studies  is  5,106  

2,514  

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Number of Course Enrollments in Blackboard

0  10,000  20,000  30,000  40,000  50,000  60,000  70,000  80,000  90,000  

100,000  

02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10  

No.  of  C

ourse  En

rollm

ents  

Year  

Spring   Summer     Fall  

Students  enrolled  in  several  courses  that  use  Blackboard  in  a  semester    

87,687  

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Current Support Provided by

Faculty Development and Instructional Design

Center

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Blackboard Support •  The  comprehensive  support  provided  by  our  Center  on  teaching  with  Blackboard  includes  the  following:  – Hands-­‐on  workshops  (series  of  39  different  workshops)  –  Individual  consulta2ons  (In  FY10  alone,  523  consulta2ons  on  Blackboard  were  offered  to  230  unique  individuals)  

– Usage  documenta2on  (250+  webpages)      (9,800  unique  visitors  per  month  to  the  help  site  in  FY10)  

–  246  answers  to  Frequently  Asked  Ques2ons  (searchable)  –  37  step-­‐by-­‐step  tutorials  (searchable)  –  Podcasts  (23+  episodes)  on  teaching  with  Blackboard  – Quick  Guides  on  using  Blackboard    –  24  archived  online  workshops,  Ask-­‐A-­‐Ques2on,  etc.  

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Current Blackboard Version (Release 8.0)

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Current Blackboard Version (Release 8.0)

Blackboard 8.0

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Control Panel

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Edit View

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Blackboard Next Generation (Release 9.1)

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Blackboard Next Generation

•  Most  significant  upgrade  to  Blackboard  to  date  seeking  to  accomplish  3  main  goals:  1.  Deliver  highly  engaging  but  powerfully  simple  

user  experiences  for  faculty  and  students  2.  Combine  new  innova2on  with  the  best  of  both  

Blackboard  and  WebCT  (acquired  by  Blackboard)  3.  Expand  Blackboard’s  open  interface  so  that  it  

integrates  more  easily  into  exis2ng  campus  technologies  

More  details:  blackboard.com/projectng  

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A Few of the New Features… •  A  more  collec2ve  and  collabora2ve  learning  experience  for  students  through  the  integra2on  of    –  Blogs,  Journals,  Wikis,  and  Mash-­‐ups,  as  well  as  new  Group  Tools.  

•  Increased  educator  efficiency  through    –  contextual  edi2ng,  content  management  at  the  course  level,  drag-­‐and-­‐drop  naviga2on,  etc.  

•  More  centralized  control  over  assessment  instruments  through  expanded  ques2on  management  capabili2es  available  for  use  when    –  crea2ng  Tests,  Surveys,  and  Ques2on  Pools.  

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Upgrade to Blackboard 9.1

•  Blackboard  released  version  9.1  in  fall  2009  •  Blackboard  will  not  con2nue  to  support  current  version  (8.0)  aher  2011  

•  NIU’s  upgrade  to  version  9.1  planned  for  May  2011  (Memorial  Day  weekend)  

•  Our  staff  and  ITS  staff  began  tes2ng  version  9.1  in  summer  2010  to  ensure  all  the  features  and  interfaces  work  properly,  and  iden2fy  quirks  

•  Our  staff  are  working  on  developing  new  workshops  and  documenta2on  for  version  9.1  

•  Upgrade  will  not  impact  course  materials,  only  interface  

•  Students  won’t  see  a  dras2c  difference  

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Brief Demonstration

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Blackboard Next Generation Upgrade

Faculty Support Plan

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Faculty Support Plan

•  We  have  organized  the  plan  into  5  Phases:  – Phase  1:  Install  and  test  Blackboard  version  9.1  and  begin  developing  user  documenta2on  

– Phase  2:  Communicate  new  features  and  user  interface  changes  to  users  by  several  means  

– Phase  3:  Conduct  preview  sessions  (f2f  and  online)  – Phase  4:  Upgrade  to  version  9.1  and  begin  hands-­‐on  workshops  for  basic  as  well  as  advanced  users  

– Phase  5:  Offer  open  lab  and  special  sessions  for  colleges  and  departments  as  requested  

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Faculty Support Plan Phases

 

Phase  1:  Documenta(on  and  Support  Materials  Prepara(on  (Beginning  Summer  2010)  

 

Phase  2:  Communica(ons  of  New  Features  and  User  Interface  Changes  (Beginning  Fall  2010)  

Phase  3:  Preview  Sessions    (Beginning  Spring  2011)  Hands-­‐on  preview  sessions  90  mins  each;  Online  preview  sessions  60  mins  each  

Phase  4:  Hands-­‐on  Face-­‐to-­‐Face  Workshops  (Beginning  Summer  2011)  All  workshops  90  mins  

Phase  5:  Open  Labs  &  Special  Sessions  

Install  new  system  on  a  development  (BbDev)  server    Test  new  features  and  system  interfaces    Create  upgrade  page  to  document  new  features,  changes,  and  include  links  to  applicable  support  materials  provided  by  Blackboard    Update  Teaching  with  Blackboard  support  site    (niu.edu/blackboard)  to  reflect  new  features  major  interface  changes      Convert  site  from  WebCRMA  to  new  Cascade  CMS  as  part  of  the  redesign  update  process  

Outline  of  features  and  pre-­‐exis2ng  support  materials  at  niu.edu/blackboard/ng    Ar2cles  in  Fall  ’10    &  Spring  ’11  newslemers  and  campus  media    Episodes  on  Teaching  with  Blackboard  Podcast  devoted  to  changes    No2ces  of  new  features  posted  to  FacDev  blog,  Twimer,  and  Facebook,  and  no2ces  to  users    Screencasts  and/or  quick  2p  highligh2ng  changes    Online  preview  sessions  archived  for  on-­‐demand  viewing  

2  invite-­‐only  hands-­‐on  preview  sessions  for  support  staff  and  faculty  power  users    [3/29,  4/6]    3  online  preview  sessions  [60  min]  for  faculty/staff  &  TAs  via  Wimba  Classroom    [3/30,  4/12,  4/27]      3  hands-­‐on  preview  sessions  for  faculty/staff  &  TAs  [4/8,  5/3,  5/16]      2  invite-­‐only  hands-­‐on  preview  sessions  for  faculty  teaching  during  intersession  [4/28,  5/16]  

6  Bb  Tune-­‐up  sessions  for  experienced  users  offering  hands-­‐on  overview  of  changes  and  new  features  [6/9,  8/9,  8/11,  8/17(2),  8/19]    7  Bb  I  &  II  hands-­‐on  sessions  for  users  new  to  Bb  [6/2,  6/15,  7/13,  7/21,  8/15,  8/19]      2  Bb  NG  Boot  Camps  (4  in-­‐depth  hands-­‐on  sessions    for  faculty/staff  on  9.1  new  feature  sets)  [6/3,  8/10]  

Blackboard  Open  Lab  sessions  [11AM-­‐1PM]  each  day  during  1st  week  of  summer  &  fall  2011  terms  [6/13,  6/14,  6/15,  6/16,  8/22,  8/23,  8/24,  8/25,  8/26]    College-­‐specific  sessions  available  upon  request        Consulta2ons  with  individual  faculty/staff  and  TAs  upon  request  

Hands-­‐on  preview  sessions  and  face-­‐to-­‐face  workshops  will  be  90  minutes  in  length;  Online  preview  sessions  will  be  60  minutes  in  length  

Faculty Support Plan Timeline

 9/10                  10/10                  11/10                  12/10                    1/11                    2/11                    3/11                    4/11                    5/11                    6/11                    7/11                    8/11                    9/11  

Support  plan  drahed  &  shared  with  Provost,  Council  of  Deans,  and  Faculty  Development  Advisory  Commimee    

Version  9.1  installed  on  bbdev.    FacDev  &  ITS  begin  tes2ng  system  

Redesign  of  exis2ng  support  site  begins  

Ini2al  drah  of  redesigned  support  site  ready  on  new  CMS  

New  support  site  goes  live  

 

Phase  1:  Documenta(on  and  Support  Materials  Prepara(on  

 

Phase  2:  Communica(ons  of  New  Features  and  User  Interface  Changes  

Phase  3:  Preview  Sessions  

Phase  4:  Hands-­‐on  Face-­‐to-­‐Face  Workshops  

Phase  5:  Open  Labs  &    Special  Sessions  

Preliminary  info  on  9.1  available  on  current  support  site  

New  tutorials,  quick  guides,  etc.  developed  in  response  to  ques2ons  received    New  features  in  9.1  covered  in  all  future  Blackboard  workshops      Consulta2ons  with  individual  faculty/staff  and  TAs  upon  request  

Last  updated:  11/7/10  

Outage  /  Upgrade  to  Bb  9.1  (5/29  -­‐  5/30)    

2010   2011  

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Workshops Scheduled

•  35  workshops  currently  scheduled  for  Spring  &  Summer  2011:  – 10  preview  sessions  prior  to  upgrade  – 8  hands-­‐on  workshops  for  new  users  – 8  “tune-­‐up”  workshops  for  experienced  users  – 9  open  lab  sessions  

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Faculty Support Plan Challenges

•  Faculty  Focus  Groups  on  documenta2on  needs  •  Issues  related  to  moving  Blackboard  users’  documenta2on  from  current  web  management  system  (WebCRMA)  to  the  new  one  (Cascade)  

•  Priority  training  for  those  teaching  intersession  courses  that  overlap  the  upgrade  in  May  2011  

•  Need  to  train  nearly  1,300  instruc2onal  faculty/  staff/TAs  over  summer  2011  

•  Retraining  current  basic  to  advanced  users  •  Training  new  faculty/staff/TA  users  from  Aug  ‘11  

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More Information

niu.edu/blackboard/ng  

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Summary

•  Faculty  Development  workshop  closely  with  ITS  in  prepara2ons  for  Blackboard  9.1  upgrade  

•  Faculty  Development  staff  will  be  available  for  –  College-­‐mee2ngs  in  spring  2011  to  demonstrate  the  new  Blackboard  system  

–  College/department-­‐specific  workshops  

•  We  need  your  support  for  a  successful  upgrade  – Men2on  the  upgrade  in  college  mee2ngs  –  Recommend  faculty  to  start  early  for  Su  and  Fall  ‘11  –  Encourage  college  tech  staff  to  help  

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