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- 1. Blackboard 11A conceptual design
- 2. The Goal Write a concept for a replacement and/or upgrade of Blackboard
- 3. The Plan 1. Interview lecturers, coordinators, students & technical people 2. Review Internal UvT documentation on Blackboard 3. Analyze Student responses / requests on Blackboard Portal 4. Collect Scientific articles & 5. A lot of brainstorm-sessions
- 4. The Scope In the end, most of the Blackboard issues are not a matter of adding more features But of changing basic design
- 5. Four main issuesUser is effectively isolatedThere is no integration among featuresFlexibility is limitedBlackboard is always years behind on reality
- 6. Problem 1: IsolatedusersEducation and communication have changed a lot over time. Blackboard has not...
- 9. Solution 1: Groups & ProfilesA lot more happens at a university than just coursesInteractions are between People Groups of people
- 11. Pervasive communicationAnnouncements (group / profile)Wall (group / profile)(quick) Message (profile)(group) Chat (group / profile)Video-conference (group)
- 13. Problem 2: lack of integration Many different features That do many different things Or almost the same But no linking / integration
- 14. Solution 2: Integratecore componentsCommunicationFile-sharing / collaborationAgenda / rostering
- 16. Problem 3: Inflexible systemKey requirement for Blackboard:Stable, dependable systemBut many users want:FlexibilityCustomization
- 17. Solution 3: Modular design
- 18. Problem 4: Keeping up with reality Developments in society (internet) lead demand. Blackboard can only follow You cannot both maintain a stable, reliable system and be at the frontier of development
- 19. Bottom up developmentBlackboard has a lot of users, withsimilar needs and goalsA large creative community!Encourage users to create and implement solutions for their problemsShare these solutions
- 20. Solution 4:The BlackboardmarketplaceMake user-generated modules available on a marketplaceModular system; add modules or replace one component with anotherModules as a source of income and/or prestige for universities, lecturers or even students
- 21. The Blackboardmarketplace Blackboard focus: providing core features and maintaining a stable core system
- 22. “You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.”Steve Jobs