After reviewing results from surveys and open forums, examining data on current LMS usage at Missouri S&T, and collecting input from faculty representing a range of use cases, the LMS committee reached a unanimous decision on October 30th: Blackboard may not be adequately meeting the needs of Missouri S&T faculty and students, and should be […]
Read More »Educational Technology has been conducting an evaluation of Blackboard as a Learning Management System (LMS) suitable for this campus. A committee was formed with instructors and students from across campus to answer the question “Does Blackboard meet the teaching and learning needs on our campus?” The campus community had several opportunities to offer opinions and […]
Read More »After reviewing results from surveys and open forums, examining data on current LMS usage at Missouri S&T, and collecting input from faculty representing a range of use cases, the LMS committee reached a unanimous decision on October 30th: Blackboard may not be adequately meeting the needs of Missouri S&T faculty and students, and should be […]
Read More »Participants in the LMS review’s online survey and open forums had the opportunity to enter for a prize after sharing their opinions. The winners are: Faculty Dan Reardon Amber Henslee Students Robert Fallon Sonia Franz Congratulations to the winners, and a big thank you to everyone who attended the open forums and filled out the […]
Read More »The 2nd Blackboard open forum is occurring now in the Havener Center atrium. Stop by and share your opinions in a visual voting format! The forum will continue until 1:00PM!
Read More »I wanted to take a minute to answer the question that I have been asked the most since we began this process for reviewing Blackboard. Have we already made a decision to get rid of Blackboard and is this just a way to get a new LMS? No. That is not the case at all. […]
Read More »Educational Technology will be hosting a second open forum about Blackboard and Learning Management Systems (LMS) in general on Wednesday, October 2, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main atrium of the Havener Center. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Participants will be eligible to […]
Read More »Pearson Education recently sent an announcement to several instructors that a new building block for Blackboard was now available, similar to other publishing company building blocks (e.g. McGraw Hill Connect). We will not be able to deploy the Pearson building block at the beginning of the Fall semester 2012. We here in Educational Technology (EdTech) […]
Read More »Do you think Blackboard should have features that it doesn’t have? Are there things you like about Blackboard that you don’t want changed? How well is Blackboard supporting your teaching and learning needs? If you don’t use Blackboard, why or why not? During the fall semester, Educational Technology will be working with a committee of […]
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