Reimagine Education with Blackboard | Allan Christie, Vice President eLearning, APAC | Bb Education on Tour ANZ 2015

1. Reimagine Education
Allan Christie
Vice-President, eLearning, Asia Pacific

2. Welcome
• About me
• Reimagine Education
• 2020 Education Technology Landscape

3. I have been using educational technology
in T&L for a long time!

5. Education
Student Retention
Student Engagement
Academic Adoption
Large classrooms
Blended Learning
Distance Learning
Technology Integration
Graduating Students
Student Enrollment
Rising Costs
Measurement of Success
Workforce Readiness
Training Teachers
Engaging Community
Digital Content
Assessment & Feedback

10. 10
They choose where,
how, and when to get
their education
Tech savvy & mobile
Seek course & degree options
Attentive to skills & competencies
Value & outcomes focused

11. Creating a new set of Challenges
Attracting
& Enrolling
Students
Increased
Competition
Student Success /
Workforce
Alignment
Student Support
& Retention
Varied Learning
Styles & Modalities
Operational
Efficiency

12. Creating a new set of Challenges
Attracting
& Enrolling
Students
Increased
Competition
Student Success
/ Workforce
Alignment
Student
Support &
Retention
Varied
Learning Styles
& Modalities
Operational
Efficiency
“Business”
challenges for
Administrators
“Learning/
Engagement”
challenges for
Academics
Support/
Operational
challenges for
CIO/IT

13. A world inspired
to learn
Our Vision
To reimagine
education
Our Mission

14. Mission to reimagine education for global education
trends – Education 2020
Education is truly global
Online and mobile everywhere
Big-data in the mainstream
Non-traditional learners
Consumer preferences/alternative models
Learner centric education

15. International Growth

16. Mission to reimagine education for global education
trends – Education 2020
CHINA and INDIA4in10
OF THE WORLD’S YOUNG COLLEGE
GRADUATES WILL COME FROM
in 2020
Source: Education Indicators in Focus, 2012, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
TRADITIONAL
STUDENTS
NONTRADITIONAL
LEARNERS
85%15%
3xPERCENTAGE OF ONLINE
ENROLLMENTS IN HIGHER
EDUCATION HAS GROWN
SINCE 2003
10x
GROWTH RATE
COMPARED TO
TRADITIONAL
ENROLLMENTS

17. Online and mobile everywhere

18. Online and mobile everywhere

19. Openeducation.blackboard.com

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More than just an LMS but serving the entire student
lifecycle
ADMISSIONS
• MARKETING
• ADMISSIONS
• FINANCIAL AID
• ENROLLMENT
STUDENT LIFE
• BUILDING ACCESS
• SECURITY
• CAMPUS INFO
• CUSTOMER
SERVICE
• COMMUNITY
BUILDING
MEASUREMENT
• OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT
• LEARNING
ANALYSIS
ACADEMICS
• DEVELOPMENTAL
EDUCATION
• LEARNING
• COLLABORATION
• DIGITAL CONTENT
• STUDENT
ASSESSMENT

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Technology by itself is not enough …
Successful learning is more than just having great software!
Includes:
• Appropriate learning spaces that encourage interactions,
collaboration and problem solving;
• Incentives for good teaching practices and encouraging
the scholarship of teaching and learning;
• Professional development to ensure that the technology
is being used in ways it was designed to be used.
But…

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Technology by itself is not enough …
Ultimately, success comes from having
enthusiastic, passionate and committed
academics using technology to facilitate the
teaching of motivated students.

23. ©2014 Blackboard Inc. – Confidential and Proprietary
Technology by itself is not enough …

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Reimagine
education

25. Allan Christie
Vice-President, eLearning, Asia Pacific
allan.christie@blackboard.com
@ns_allanc
Blog: christie.com.au