Blackboard Mobile Learn at Hull York Medical School

Jon Bateman

HYMS eLearning Team

Why did HYMS want Blackboard Mobile?

• Dispersed students and staff

• Learning in workplace environments

• Distance learning needs

• Student demand!

What mobile does well…

• Discussion boards

• Journals and blogs

• Quick access to DOC, PDF, PPT, etc

• Video

What mobile does well…

• Student engagement

• Staff engagement

• Ease of access*

• Extending the elearning environment

* Assuming connectivity

What mobile does less well…

• Non-“Blackboard native” tools

• Fail over to browser for wikis, learning modules etc

• Mixed performance with imported learning modules

• Less verbose content sometimes hides information

Mitigating some mobile pitfalls

• Not all Blackboard Mobile apps are the same

• Changing naming conventions

• Migrating to native Blackboard tools

• Encouraging familiarity