Allan Christie

General Manager, ANZ

Outline

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Australia & New Zealand

Topics

▶ About me

▶ Sector Support

▶ The „new‟ Blackboard

▶ Supporting International Growth

▶ Blackboard Open Education

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I have been using educational technology in T&L for a long time!

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Allan Christie, GM ANZ

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Allan Christie, GM ANZ

• 20 years on the ascilite Executive

• Post-graduate research “evaluation of educational

technologies in teaching & learning”

• Excellence in Teaching Award – UniSA

• 1998 – Founder and MD of NetSpot Pty Ltd

• 2012 – acquired by Blackboard Inc.

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Support of the Sector

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The ‘new’ Blackboard – ANZ investment

• Not just sales and marketing but also operational

including:

– consulting,

– development,

– support,

– helpdesk, and

– managed hosting.

• About 80 staff employed in region

• Local leadership

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The ‘new’ Blackboard – multiple LMS, multiple products/services

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The ‘new’ Blackboard – focus on adoption

Investment in Client Adoption

Cost: Free

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Mark Bailye, Client Success Manager

Education

BEd (MidSecSch), BA, Dip IT (Software Application)

Areas

K-12, VET, Higher Education, Medical Education & Corporate

Expertise

Academic change management

Analysis of learning & development

Curriculum & instructional design innovation

Educational pedagogy

Functional support

Process improvement

Project management

Strategic VLE implementation

International Growth

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• By partnering with Blackboard, a global company that acts

locally, we can work together to expand your offerings

both within and beyond New Zealand.

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SHOWCASEOPEN

ACCESSEXPERIMENTATION

SHOWCASEOPEN

ACCESSEXPERIMENTATION

The above slide represents our current intentions, but such offering/functionality may be modified,

delayed or abandoned without prior notice.

FAMILIAR

PLATFORM

INNOVATIVE

TOOLS

FULLY

SUPPORTED

BRIDGED

EXPERIENCES

Conclusion

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Three major takeaways:

• My approach to eLearning

o Who I am and what I stand for

• The „new‟ Blackboard

o Investment in International

• Blackboard Open Education

o Official Moodle partner – largest contributor to the Moodle project

o MOOC platform – free for existing clients and fully supported

Allan Christie

General Manager, ANZ

allan.christie@blackboard.com

@ns_allanc

Blog: christie.com.au