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7 Schools In 7 Slides.See How 7 Schools Benefit from Using Online Learning and

Collaboration

“Blackboard Collaborate is what separates a good online course from a great one. You can’t have a great online course without a live component. ”

Kimberly Gates, ChairAdult & ESOL Education Online DepartmentBroward County Public Schools

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BlendedSchools.net

ACHIEVEMENTS

Delivered language instruction to 30 schools in 4 states in a variety of difficult to learn languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Mandarin, and Russian

87% of students said they would continue with the language they are studying

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Allowed schools to offer language programs with remote instructors

Provided tools to promote active learning, collaboration, and supportive learning climate for both students and instructors

VISION

Create program enabling school districts to deliver live language instruction and tools to teachers so they could interact with students using rarely supported languages—at a reasonable cost

“Our completion rate has never been below 90%, which is unheard of , especially for schools that offer some of the most difficult languages. We attribute this success rate to the use of Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing to promote active learning, collaboration, and a supportive learning climate for our teachers and students.”

Mark Gensimore, VP of Business and Professional Development, BlendedSchools.net

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Broward County Public Schools, FL

ACHIEVEMENTS

Dramatically altered learning experience for 200,000 distance learners

Met all technical, accessibility, and cross-faculty stakeholder requirements

Significantly improved student TABE reading and language scores 6 grade levels and math scores 8.7 grade levels

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Replaced legacy synchronous system

Provided high-quality education to those who might otherwise be excluded

VISION

Enhance the student experience by delivering synchronous collaboration system-wide for distance learning.

“Blackboard Collaborate is what separates a good online course from a great one. You can’t have a great online course without a live component.”

Kimberly Gates

Adult & ESOL Education Online Department Chair

Broward County Public Schools

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Florida Virtual School

ACHIEVEMENTS

Saved tens of thousands of dollars by delivering professional development to teachers nationwide

96% of students report that virtual tutoring helps their grades

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Enabled FLVS to offer online student activities to build community among 20,000 students

Improved student skills in communications and collaboration

VISION

Use one tool to expand enrollment nationwide while reducing travel costs for meetings and professional development

“Our vision and goal is to ensure students receive a high-quality education. The big difference for students taking course with FLVS is that they are building a strong set of information and communication literacy skills so essential for greater personal and professional opportunities.”

Julie Young, President and CEO

Florida Virtual School

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Holmes Community College, MS

ACHIEVEMENTS

72% of faculty and staff use Bb IM, virtual office hours, course guidance, ad-hoc meetings

Eliminated travel and communication barriers across 3 campuses 130 miles apart.

Cost and time savings from reduced travel

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Campus-wide IM for better communication

Voice authoring for improved efficiency and speed of feedback

Voice tools for role playing, language, and oral presentation skills

Web conferencing across all departments

VISION

Provide collaborative system for instruction as well as college-wide, day-to-day usage

“Students and employees fell in love with the instant communication of Blackboard IM. The Blackboard Collaborate envelope at Holmes Community College has exploded with over-the-top statistics, newly realized potential, unequaled communication, and welcome savings.”

Jenny Jones, Instructional Design CoordinatorHolmes Community College

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LearnNowBC (Virtual Schools Society)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Provided over 232,000 virtual rooms to over 700,000 participants in four years

Delivered over 2,700 online courses to 90,000 students in British Columbia

Conducted cost-effective administrative meetings

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Integrated website with Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing API (application programming interface)

Streamlined and automated booking, updating, and managing recordings

VISION

Web conferencing solution with the rigor and stability to enable management of large volume of users in an automated fashion

“LearnNowBC.ca is a web portal bursting at its virtual seams with resources for young learners, K-12 students, adult learners, parents, and teachers in BC. Blackboard Collaborate has helped LearnNowBC be a leader in the Education Sector for North America for the past four years”

Lynne Masse Danes, Director of Operations LearnNowBC

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Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School

ACHIEVEMENTS

Online STEM activities had 100% student participation and 100% student satisfaction

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Connected instructors and students who where separated geographically

Enabled virtual field trips with NASA experts

Provided high-quality education to those who might otherwise be excluded

Allowed students to work on activities in virtual breakout rooms or real world, then show their projects via webcams

VISION

Create a virtual STEM program to accommodate geographical distance between instructors and students

“We wanted to make the STEM activities and assignments optional in order to gage interest and participation. We never imagined we would have such a success rate. We had 100% student participation and satisfaction. This year has been the most fulfilling year for all who were involved in this program.”

Tara Park, Instructor, PA Virtual Charter School

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University of Idaho

ACHIEVEMENTS

Total 3-year savings of $111,000: $17,000 from department, $22,000 from courses, $3,000 from video conferencing

Increased meeting attendance from remote sites

More work accomplished due to efficiencies

Increased engagement and activity in classes

HOW BLACKBOARD HELPED

Replaced costly video conferencing

Reduced travel and related costs

Increased engagement and activity

VISION

Offer collaborative services to staff and students for meetings, tutoring, state accreditation, and more with reduced budgets

“The big winners in the two departments’ use of Blackboard Collaborate are the students. Faculty members deliver better programs because of increased communication and collaboration. The students’ ability to actively engage in course content and discussions makes our classes more vibrant and meaningful.”

Corrine Mantle-Bromley, Dean Collage of Education, University of Idaho