Client Spotlight: Collaboration Knows No Boundaries
Thousands of educational institutions from around the world rely on Blackboard Collaborate to reach their academic, administrative, and financial goals through more engaging, interactive, and cost-effective collaboration. We've turned the spotlight on six innovative clients to show you how they are building a better education experience.
Schools Easily Upgrade from Wimba Classroom to Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing
Since Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing is based on Elluminate architecture, Wimba Classroom customers had to learn a new user interface and a new administration system as well. After some careful and thoughtful planning, several schools reported having a much easier upgrade experience than anticipated. Northern Illinois University, Adventist University of Health Science, and University of Arkansas for Medical Science share their stories.
Northern Illinois University Enables Top-notch Instruction with Blackboard
Good teaching yields good teachers. That’s the fundamental tenet of the NIU faculty development program. For more than a decade, it has pioneered ways to train instructors to use tools and techniques that engage students and boost their success. These tools are increasingly interactive, and so are the techniques. For NIU, that toolbox is packed with Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Collaborate, and Blackboard Mobile solutions.
University of Idaho Drives System-wide Adoption and Significant Cost Savings
Facing budget cuts, the University of Idaho turned to Blackboard
Collaborate to connect in and out-of-state faculty and staff, saving
$111,000 over three years. And with more faculty members participating
in discussions and meetings, there is increased communication of issues
and ownership of decisions, along with improved department morale and
improved services to students.
Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School Students Excel at STEM with Blackboard Collaborate
For PA Virtual, Blackboard Collaborate has been instrumental in bridging the geographical gap between faculty and students who live throughout the state. Despite having more than 100 fifth and sixth graders in the school’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) program, 100% of the students participated with a 100% rating in overall satisfaction.
South Carolina Saves Money and Improves Student Success via Blackboard Collaborate
If a school reported a 75% success rate (the percentage of students that pass their courses) in a state whose average success rate hovers around the 65% mark, that should be considered a success, right? Well, what if another school had a success rate of 88.8%? That would sound almost too good to be true. But in this case, fantasy is a reality as the South Carolina Virtual School Program (SCVSP) has far exceeded state averages, thanks in large part to a full curriculum of highly-engaging and effective online courses powered by Blackboard Collaborate.
Bloomsbury Colleges Increase Engagement and Improve Outcomes with Blackboard Collaborate
Learn how Bloomsbury Colleges, University of London, use Blackboard Collaborate to support distance learning programmes to increase student engagement and improve student outcomes, enabling students from all over the world to learn together, connect with each other and interact in an active'way.