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#LearnChat on #BbLearn with Chris Bray
A recap of the Tweet Chat hosted by @Blackboard featuring @zenandjuice, Chris Bray, Blackboard Administrator for University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and member of the beta program to test and provide feedback on the latest release of the flagship LMS, Blackboard Learn.
Thanks, @zenandjuice! Now here's Q1) The latest release of #BbLearn upgrades the educator experience - what will they like most? #LearnChat
A1) Being able to paste from word. hahaha The new Content Editor is similar to what they see in Wordpress & other web apps #LearnChat
#LearnChat what are some of the functional changes that end users will notice in SP 10?- @abnolan I think students will benefit from the new My Bb - to see what's really happening in all their courses at a glance #LearnChat
- @abnolan, a functional calendar with export features, easy to see course updates, discussions, grades. #LearnChat
- @abnolan it's also much easier to choose course files with the new File Picker. I was working with that earlier today #LearnChat
.@zenandjuice @abnolan Faculty & students say MyBb eliminates the need to hop back and forth between courses so much - our goal #LearnChat- Thanks for the responses. Interested to see how students react to the new profile pages. Faculty and students have been asking! #learnchat
- Thanks Chris! Time for Q2) speaking of upgrading the user experience, how does the new #BbLearb better facilitate social learning #LearnChat
- A2 I think the social learning features will let students communicate with each other better, find study partners, etc #LearnChat
- Q3) For @zenandjuice and others: Why is a more personalized experience important in a learning environment? #LearnChat
- A3 you always want a place to feel like home, or at least more tailored to your liking #LearnChat
- A3 It's nice that when I first went into #BbLearn it said "Hi, Chris". #LearnChat
- .@abnolan - you mentioned students were interested in profile pages. Do you think it will foster more collaboration/teamwork/etc? #LearnChat
- @Blackboard absolutely! Folks have been pretty excited about this around here! Especially our complete online programs #LearnChat
- Q4 for @zenandjuice and others: What update in #BbLearn have users at your institution looked for the most? #edchat #edtech #LearnChat
- We have strongly taken our user feedback in to account with this latest version of #BbLearn & are excited to hear your reaction! #LearnChat
- @Blackboard Multimedia, Mashups, #BbCollaborate - more hands on learning in an online environment #LearnChat
- .@zenandjuice I'm excited that our environment, now & with upcoming social functions, foster behavior around student engagement #LearnChat
- A4 I see a lot of excitement around the updated Calendar, dragging/dropping items to change due dates is great #LearnChat
- A4 The sync/export feature for Calendar is great - having the course calendar in exchange/mobile/google cal is needed #LearnChat
- @zenandjuice Is there the ability to download the Bb calendar on your existing calendar (i.e. Outlook, iCal)? #LearnChat
- @abnolan @zenandjuice yep, the new calendar (available later this yr) will allow export to Outlook, google cal, etc #LearnChat
- @abnolan There's a "Get External Calendar Link" button in the demos that I've seen! #LearnChat
