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Australia & New Zealand
Topics
▶ About me
▶ Sector Support
▶ The „new‟ Blackboard
▶ Supporting International Growth
▶ Blackboard Open Education
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Allan Christie, GM ANZ
• 20 years on the ascilite Executive
• Post-graduate research “evaluation of educational
technologies in teaching & learning”
• Excellence in Teaching Award – UniSA
• 1998 – Founder and MD of NetSpot Pty Ltd
• 2012 – acquired by Blackboard Inc.
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The ‘new’ Blackboard – ANZ investment
• Not just sales and marketing but also operational
including:
– consulting,
– development,
– support,
– helpdesk, and
– managed hosting.
• About 80 staff employed in region
• Local leadership
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The ‘new’ Blackboard – focus on adoption
Investment in Client Adoption
Cost: Free
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Mark Bailye, Client Success Manager
Education
BEd (MidSecSch), BA, Dip IT (Software Application)
Areas
K-12, VET, Higher Education, Medical Education & Corporate
Expertise
Academic change management
Analysis of learning & development
Curriculum & instructional design innovation
Educational pedagogy
Functional support
Process improvement
Project management
Strategic VLE implementation
• By partnering with Blackboard, a global company that acts
locally, we can work together to expand your offerings
both within and beyond New Zealand.
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SHOWCASEOPEN
ACCESSEXPERIMENTATION
The above slide represents our current intentions, but such offering/functionality may be modified,
delayed or abandoned without prior notice.
Conclusion
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Three major takeaways:
• My approach to eLearning
o Who I am and what I stand for
• The „new‟ Blackboard
o Investment in International
• Blackboard Open Education
o Official Moodle partner – largest contributor to the Moodle project
o MOOC platform – free for existing clients and fully supported