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Engaging Students in New Ways of Learning
Dr. Deborah EverhartPrincipal Architect, Blackboard Inc.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
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Blackboard Academic Suite™
The Blackboard Academic Suite is a comprehensive engagement and assessment solution that grows with your institution.
– Drive student engagement – Securely share and collaborate around
content across the institution – Improve assessment at all levels – Increase faculty adoption of
technology for teaching
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Peer Learning Small groups
– Discussion– Chat– Group assignments and projects
Shared content resources– Instructor-provided materials– Publisher-provided materials– Library-provided materials, including e-reserves– Student-created materials– Shared examples of student success
Peer assessment– Students evaluate each others’ work according to a
defined set of criteria
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Course Scaffolding
Portfolio templates Rubrics for self-, peer-, and instructor/TA
evaluation Course objectives Anytime/anywhere tutoring Early warning system Reminders Evaluations, comments, feedback
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Institutional Framework
Program and institutional goals Course and curriculum improvement projects Curriculum coordination Predictive models for timely, appropriate
intervention Student satisfaction surveys Student capstone projects
