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Hear directly from our clients, leaders, and partners on how they are using EdTech solutions and best practices to navigate what's next in education in this blog. Our mission is to partner with the global education community to enable student and institutional success, by leveraging innovative technologies and services.
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
As educational institutions worldwide have shifted to digital learning environments, they’ve become aware of the different needs of today’s students that come from a wide range of backgrounds. This broad set of diversity and variety means that institutions need to be inclusive, and they need to grant students with full access to digital content and materials—no matter what their needs are. There is definitely a big impact for learners in the way they can read and learn online presently that needs to be softened.
Blackboard Ally helps institutions to face these daily challenges by creating more ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
In our recent whitepaper on digital transformation across the global education ecosystem, we analyzed university leader mindsets and student expectations across 10 different countries. While there are many similarities across learners and universities, experiences within each region and country are unique and intricate in a way that warrants further exploration to identify how universities can plan to meet the needs of tomorrow’s students.
Enduring Effects of the Pandemic
43% of European students are continuing to feel the effects of the pandemic in their education expe ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
El pasado 19 de Mayo, unimos fuerzas con nuestra comunidad de Blackboard Ally para celebrar el 11º Día Mundial de la Concientización sobre la Accesibilidad (conocido como el Global Accessibility Awareness Day – GAAD) cuyo propósito es incentivar el pensamiento, el aprendizaje y las discusiones sobre accesibilidad e inclusión digital. En todo el mundo, se estima que mil millones de personas experimentan algún tipo de discapacidad física, visual, auditiva o cognitiva. Por tal razón, participar en el GAAD es una forma de crear conciencia y ayudar a garantizar que todos los estudiantes puedan ben ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
On May 19th, we joined forces with our Blackboard Ally community to celebrate the 11th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), focused on encouraging thinking, learning, and discussions about digital accessibility and inclusion. Worldwide, an estimated one billion people experience some sort of physical, visual, hearing, or cognitive disability. Participating in GAAD is one way to raise awareness and help ensure that all learners can benefit from a more inclusive environment as accessible course content improves the overall educational experience for everyone.
To support the mission ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
La accesibilidad y la inclusión son elementos cruciales en la educación superior. Por esta razón, las instituciones están realizando adaptaciones relacionadas con la accesibilidad de la información y el uso de la tecnología, ayudando a asegurar que todos los estudiantes tengan el mismo acceso al aprendizaje. Tales adaptaciones son fundamentales dada la rapidez con la que se implementa la tecnología en todo el entorno del campus, sin mencionar el aumento en la interacción con el contenido en línea por parte de los estudiantes.
El desarrollo de contenidos accesibles e inclusivos es clave para ma ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
Dado el papel que juega la tecnología, la accesibilidad se vuelve esencial no solo dentro de un aula inclusiva, sino en todo el entorno de aprendizaje. Sin importar que el aula sea virtual o física, debe ser inclusiva.
Al escoger las herramientas y la tecnología que se implementarán en el salón de clases, los instructores deben considerar el impacto que tendrán en las personas y sus diversas necesidades. En este caso, es importante preguntarse:
¿Los colores dentro de la aplicación tienen el contraste adecuado?
¿Es posible ampliar toda la página, no solo el texto?
¿Se puede acceder a todos los ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
Given the role that technology plays, accessibility is essential not just inside the inclusive classroom, but throughout the entire learning environment. Whether the classroom is virtual or physical, it must be inclusive.
When choosing tools and technology that will be deployed in the classroom, instructors should consider how it may impact people with diverse needs. Ask yourself the following questions:
Do colors within the application have proper contrast?
Does the entire page magnify, not just the text?
Are all controls accessible with a keyboard?
Does clicking form labels move the cursor ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
Chris Husser, Vice President of Product Management
Since the early 2010’s, data analytics have appeared in EDUCAUSE’s annual report on top priorities based on surveys of higher education leaders. It’s #1 on EDUCAUSE’s list in 2022 as we collectively navigate how to securely aggregate data and use it to inform decision making and transform experiences. While there are many challenges one must address to improve the decision-making process (e.g., getting reliable data, drawing rationale conclusions, etc.), one challenge not discussed often enough is that the very definition of “data analytics” i ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
Get to know Anthology. We help K-12, higher education, business and government institutions succeed through a connected EdTech ecosystem. With a mission of providing dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, we are uniquely positioned to transform education and help learners and educators achieve their goals.
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The post Anthology By the Numbers: Get to know the company leading the next wave of EdTech innovation appeared first on Blackboard Blog ..read more
Blackboard Blog
2y ago
The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. This has been notably hard for students, as well as faculty and staff members.
Looking at recent job market metrics, employees are leaving in higher numbers and departments can’t keep staff in many areas, especially entry-level positions. Due to these issues, a key theme has emerged for institutions—the need for, and true value of, partnerships.
As a former One Stop director at a university, I have seen firsthand some of these challenges play out – and how partnership ..read more