2. Agenda
Why are we migrating?
When is migration happening?
How long is the migration?
When is the new system going live?
What are the main differences in the new
system?
Where can I get more information?
Training period
3. Why are we migrating?
Blackboard end of life support has
reached
No support for the system
Current version is old and cannot support
social and open learning
New system is more user-friendly, better
mobile experience and enhanced with
more social and open learning
4. When is migration happening?
GeNIEus new infrastructure upgrade
already happened in Dec 2011
July / Aug 2012 upgrade of GeNIEus to 9.1
5. How long is the migration?
2 to 3 days downtime, target to perform
the migration on..
6. When is the new system going
live?
Roll
out Blackboard Learn 9.1 in July / Aug
2012
8. Mass Trainings
Technical / Admin Support Staff
End March
Academic Staff
End Apr / early May 201
9. What are the main differences
in the new system?
Fostering student engagement
Promote active collaboration
Integrate visually engaging content
Keep students connect
Increase accessibility for the disabilities
learners
Powerful search
Bring real events into course instruction
http://www.blackboard.com/resources/learn
/Bb_Learn_91_WhatsNew.pdf
10. Blackboard Affordance
Improved interface
Mashups integration, the system has the
ability to integrate web2.0 technologies
such as youtube, flickr, slideshare, Google
Docs within the Blackboard site
11. Where can I get more
information?
Information is available at NIe-Learning
Site (http://lonline.nie.edu.sg)
@ GeNIEus section
12. Links
Blackboard NG9 http://slidesha.re/sXbVjs
1- build course http://slidesha.re/zZX0dM
2 - interact with students
http://slidesha.re/xs5HLf
3 - collaboration http://slidesha.re/z7RUNT
4 - Assessing your student (coming up
soon)
13. Blackboard Support Team
Front line Support
CUS, Service Desk (servicedesk@nie.edu.sg)
Training of Blackboard
CeL, blackboard@nie.edu.sg