Pg. 1 Engaging Students in New Ways of Learning Dr. Deborah Everhart Principal Architect, Blackboard Inc. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University

Pg. 2 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

Pg. 3 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

Pg. 4 Course Scaffolding Portfolio templates Rubrics for self-, peer-, and instructor/TA evaluation Course objectives Anytime/anywhere tutoring Early warning system Reminders Evaluations, comments, feedback

Pg. 5 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

Pg. 6 Questions?