Bb Hosting At UC
- 2. Bb Hosting @ UCService overview Training and DocumentationSystem and supportUsage StatisticsQ&A
- 3. Hosted Schools by yearEdison Community College (2004)Marion Technical College (2004)Archdiocese of Cincinnati (2004)Capital University (2005)Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (2006)Columbus State Community College (2006)Ohio Wesleyan University (2006)Denison University (2007)Mount Vernon Nazarene University (2008)Cincinnati Public Schools (2009)North Central State College (June 2009)
- 4. Hosted schools by Bb versionColumbus State Community College – 7.3.230.0Cincinnati State Technical and Community College – 7.3.230.0Marion Technical College – 7.3.230.0Ohio Wesleyan University – 7.3.230.0Capital University – 7.3.230.2Edison Community College – 7.3.230.2University of Cincinnati – 8.0.375.0Mount Vernon Nazarene University – 8.0.422.0North Central State College – 8.0.422.0Cincinnati Public Schools – 9.0.351.13Archdiocese of Cincinnati – 9.0.440.0Denison University – 9.0.440.0
- 6. Bb Community InvolvementPresentationsSite Visits9.1 betaListservsBuilding Blocks
- 7. Bb Hosting @ UC – What is included?Service Level Agreement99.7% uptime guarantee$100 per hour penaltyTraining & DocumentationSystem SupportAssistance in customizing BbUsage Statisticsyesterday.Bb
- 8. Training3 days of instructor trainingOn site w/ two trainersIntro to Bb classAdvanced BbCommunicating w/students via BbUsing Bb for assignments3 days of sysadmin trainingSessions can be customized
- 9. DocumentationBb Instructors Manual – 4th ed.“Best Practice” guidesTraining session handoutsTransition guides
- 10. Bb System @ UC
- 11. Bb System @ UC - Individual school setupLoad BalancersApplication Servershttp://vowens1.msbb.uc.eduhttp://vowenschat1.msbb.uc.eduDatabase Cluster
- 12. System Support - Overviewhttp://twitter.com/ucblackboard
- 13. System Support – BtB Tickets
- 14. CustomizationsBranding/URLsSSLLDAPSSOBuilding blocksData integration jobsBb Transaction SystemUsername changesStats reports
- 15. Customization – URL & Brandinghttps://mycstate.cincinnatistate.eduhttps://courses.denison.eduhttp://globalcourses.cscc.edu
- 16. Customization – SSL OverviewChoose vendor – GeoTrust, DigiCert, VeriSign, GlobalSign, etc.Ask UC to generate CSR from the load balancersForward the CSR to your preferred vendorSend certificate to UCUC installs the certificate on the load balancersConfigure SSL Choice in System AdminNOTE: Self-signed certificates are fine for LDAP, but discouraged for the Bb web site itself.
- 17. Customization - LDAPNative Auth.North Central St.Marion TechArchdiocese of Cinti.Cinti. Public SchoolsLDAPCincinnati StateEdison CCDenison Secure LDAPColumbus State CCCapital UniversityOhio WesleyanMVNUUC
- 18. Customization – Single Sign On (SSO)Cincy State – Portal + ExchangeUC – Exchange LabsDenison – CAS Building block
- 19. Customization – Building BlocksBearcat Campus CardWeb GradingPodcastingSyllabus & Course Preview ToolsMobile MessagingStudent PhotosE-reservesPRS
- 20. Usage reports
- 21. Key UC Bb Stats(Autumn quarter 2008)Instructor adoption rate: (1,935/2,618) = 74%Student usage rate: (32,440/36,368) = 89%Courses with Content: 4,539Course adoption rate: (4,539/7,246) = 63%Course adoption rate (>=5 enrollments): (4,114/5,650)=73%
- 22. UC Bb Courses with Content
- 23. UC Bb Instructor Adoption Rates
- 24. UC Bb Course Adoption Rates(All courses vs. courses with > 4 enrollments)
- 25. yesterday.Bb
- 26. Q&A
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