BbWorld 2009
Learning Tools
Learning is at the core of what you do - and your instituion looks to you to develop tools to help students learn. So check out the sessions below for ideas that you can implement for your users.
Check out other DevCon Tracks as well:
PrintFriday, 7/17/2009
DevCon '09: Implementing a Custom Authentication Method for publishing content to Blackboard
7/17/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Susan Evans, CEO, SoftChalk LLC
Jeffrey Kahn, President, Verbena Consulting
SoftChalk LessonBuilder is a desktop application that allows the easy creation of interactive lesson content for delivery in Blackboard. A new LessonBuilder feature allows users to "publish" their SoftChalk content directly into their Blackboard course. To facilitate this new functionality,SoftChalk designed a custom authentication method to allow users to connect to their Blackboard from the SoftChalk LessonBuilder GUI. In this session we will demonstrate the new feature and discuss how the custom authentication method operates.
7/17/2009 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Susan Evans, CEO, SoftChalk LLC
Jeffrey Kahn, President, Verbena Consulting
SoftChalk LessonBuilder is a desktop application that allows the easy creation of interactive lesson content for delivery in Blackboard. A new LessonBuilder feature allows users to "publish" their SoftChalk content directly into their Blackboard course. To facilitate this new functionality,SoftChalk designed a custom authentication method to allow users to connect to their Blackboard from the SoftChalk LessonBuilder GUI. In this session we will demonstrate the new feature and discuss how the custom authentication method operates.
DevCon '09: OSCELOT, Open Source, and You
7/17/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Paul Erickson, Academic Technology & Middleware Coordinator, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Malcolm R. Murray, LTT Leader, Durham University
Mark A. O'Neil, and Board of Directors, OSCELOT, Curricular Systems Engineer, Dartmouth College
Communities of open source developers are creating innovative and valuable tools to enhance students' learning experiences. The challenge for many institutions is discovering these tools, being able to evaluate their robustness, and understanding how to incorporate them into their eLearning strategy and technology platform. This panel session will highlight innovative tools, open source eLearning resources and how you can get involved with an open source community for educational learning objects and tools (OSCELOT).
Topics
Openness and Extending Blackboard Software
7/17/2009 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Paul Erickson, Academic Technology & Middleware Coordinator, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Malcolm R. Murray, LTT Leader, Durham University
Mark A. O'Neil, and Board of Directors, OSCELOT, Curricular Systems Engineer, Dartmouth College
Communities of open source developers are creating innovative and valuable tools to enhance students' learning experiences. The challenge for many institutions is discovering these tools, being able to evaluate their robustness, and understanding how to incorporate them into their eLearning strategy and technology platform. This panel session will highlight innovative tools, open source eLearning resources and how you can get involved with an open source community for educational learning objects and tools (OSCELOT).
Topics
Openness and Extending Blackboard Software
DevCon '09: The Vanderbilt iTunes U Building Block v2
7/17/2009 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Cindy Franco, OAK Manager, Vanderbilt University
Gabor Pap, Senior Research Engineer, Vanderbilt University
Apple's iTunes U platform extends the iTunes Store to work for educational organizations, so users can easily search, download, and play educational content just like they do with music, movies, and TV shows. The iTunes U Building Block developed by Vanderbilt provides a secure gateway between these two powerful platforms.
7/17/2009 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Cindy Franco, OAK Manager, Vanderbilt University
Gabor Pap, Senior Research Engineer, Vanderbilt University
Apple's iTunes U platform extends the iTunes Store to work for educational organizations, so users can easily search, download, and play educational content just like they do with music, movies, and TV shows. The iTunes U Building Block developed by Vanderbilt provides a secure gateway between these two powerful platforms.
DevCon '09: Project NG: Exploring Mashup & Web 2.0 Content Capabilities
7/17/2009 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Dan Rinzel, Senior Technical Product Designer, Blackboard
Topics
Blackboard Led, Openness and Extending Blackboard Software
7/17/2009 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Chesapeake G/H
Speakers
Dan Rinzel, Senior Technical Product Designer, Blackboard
Topics
Blackboard Led, Openness and Extending Blackboard Software