Sunday, September 25, 2011

Cyberclassroomtv Global Project and 2011 Educause Annual Conference







Blackboard Collaborate Hall of Fame

Innovation. Awards. Applause.

The Blackboard Collaborate™ Hall of Fame for Excellence in Collaboration celebrates educators around the world who have shown exemplary innovation and creativity in their use of the Blackboard Collaborate platform.

Congratulations 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

 This year Blackboard Collaborate recognizes two traditional 4-year universities in the U.S., two 4-year universities from abroad, one K-12 school district, and a community college.


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Join Us at EDUCAUSE 2011. Stop by booth #1427 to see Blackboard Collaborate 11 in action, hear about latest product roadmap, and register to win an iPad. Plus, don't miss our showcase session, "4 Reasons to Integrate Collaboration Tools Into Your LMS" or our open Q&A forum. See you in Philadelphia!




















































































































Southern Cross University Saves Money, Reduces Carbon Emissions.  By holding 26 virtual course-review meetings in Blackboard Collaborate, the Australian university saved Aus$41,000 on fuel and associated costs and also eliminated 6.1 tonnes of greenhouse gases by not requiring staff to drive the 27,778 kilometres that would have been required had these meetings been held face-to-face. Read case study.













































































































Lights. Camera. Action. Look who's talking about Blackboard Collaborate! Here are two new videos for your viewing pleasure.
  • K-12 Schools tailor instruction, expand the physical classroom, and save on travel (view video)
  • Colleges and Universities expand access while saving time and money (view video
















































































































Hall of Fame Spotlight: Dalhousie University. Each day, university students, faculty, and staff  access hundreds of Blackboard Collaborate rooms and archives for online instruction, office hours, and outside experts. In fact, in just one week, 1,171 students and instructors participated in more than 260 hours of live online sessions.  Learn more.





















































































































Webinar: Using Blackboard Collaborate Enterprise Instant Messaging. Join speakers from Ivy Tech Community College, Holmes Community College, and Grand Valley State University on October 12 at 2pm EST as they discuss how they’ve expanded the use of Blackboard IM to save their schools time and money while improving access and outcomes.  Register now.










































































































Got Feedback? Have a question about anything in this issue? Just give us a call or send us an email. We'd love to hear from you.

Best regards,

Maurice Heiblum
President
bbcollaborateinfo@blackboard.com
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