1 Capability Set - Bullets

2 Common Content Problems Content Mayhem –File management and storage confusion Content Multiplication –Editing déjà vu - same document in multiple locations – clogging and version soup Content Isolation –Great content that no one can find, easily share –Limited tools to record and display achievement Content Vulnerability –Library Reserve Readings distributed without adequate copyright controls

3 COLLECTIONSHARINGDISCOVERYADMINISTRATION Content & File Mgmt Versioning Disk & Bandwidth Mgmt Collaborative File Storage e-Portfolios Workflow Learning Objects Catalog e-Reserves Enterprise Scalability Multi-Language Support System Integration Standards Building Blocks Bb Content System Capability Set by : Category

4 Bb Content System Capability Set by : Benefit ANYTIME ANYWHERE ACCESS INSTRUCTOR EFFICIENCY ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CONTENT STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING Enterprise Scalability Multi-Language Support Standards Building Blocks Versioning Workflow Disk & Bandwidth Mgmt System Integration Content & File Mgmt Collaborative File Storage Learning Objects Catalog e-Reserves e-Portfolios

5 Collection

6 Content and File Management Single point of editing Create many links to one file Edit files one time to change everywhere Share files and folders with other users or members of groups Share “passes” to files with people outside of system

7 Versioning Track changes to documents Roll back to earlier versions

8 Disk Space and Bandwidth Management Grant space and quota by Institution Role or User Monitor system usage Guard against system abuses

9 Sharing

10 Collaborative Web-enabled File Storage Shared workspaces for content development: –Course content –Learning objects –Departmental resources –General Documents WebDAV support Share files and folders with other –Users –Groups –Members of courses –Institution roles

11 e-Portfolios Create a record of achievement Create a website Share with users and courses Send to users outside Blackboard

12 Workflow Send files for approval Review content to ensure quality Route files to other users and allow the sender to track the progress on completion

13 Discovery

14 Learning Object Catalog Search high-quality content Browse by category Keyword searches Find targeted content with metadata tags Full-text search

15 e-Reserves Seamlessly integrate library materials into course environment Librarians manage digital copyright requirements Control content to enforce copyright policies

16 Administration

17 Enterprise Scalability Proven ability to scale to hundreds of thousands of active users Supports additional application servers to allow the implementation to grow with adoption

18 Multi-Language Support Enables institutions to run multiple languages on the same system Supports foreign language courses and students Supports most European Languages as well as multi-byte character sets such as Japanese and Chinese

19 System Integration Integrates with: –Student information systems –Authentication systems –Back-office systems

20 Standards System interoperability (IMS, SIF, OKI, etc.) Content specifications (IMS, SCORM, NLN, etc.) Privacy (FERPA) Accessibility (Section 508) Metadata (IMS, Dublin Core, etc.)

21 Building Blocks (Open APIs) Free software development kit (SDK) Documented application programming interfaces (APIs) Create new functionality or integrate external systems with Blackboard products