Christopher Kolar

(Former) Director of Instructional Technology
Aurora University

This report describes how the Blackboard course information management system was adopted and used by Aurora University in the Fall term of 2000. It discusses both operational and educational issues that arose during our first "live" term, and analyzes data collected from 151 students and 11 faculty members.

 

Blackboard At Aurora University

(31 pp., 392KB PDF)

 Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Executive Summary
3 Fall 2000 Blackboard Use
4 Faculty Survey Results
5 Student Survey Results
6 Additional User Feedback
7 Paths For Future Blackboard Use
References
Appendix A: The Faculty Bb Survey
Appendix B: The Student Bb Survey

 

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Christopher Kolar
Thursday, 15 November, 2001