Blackboard 11A conceptual design

The team

Fang LiangLars KoolsKarlien PostelmansGertjan ScholtenChristiaan Westgeest

The Problem

Education and communication have changed a lot over time.

Blackboard has not...

Blackboard as it is now

Blackboard as it should be

Groups & Profiles

A lot more happens at a university than just courses

Interactions betweenPeopleGroups of people

Proposed Structure

Dashboard (example)

File sharing (example)

Keep it simple

• Prevent fragmentation, integrate key features

• Basic/advanced tab for back-end

"The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple." (Grady Booch)

"Software suppliers are trying to make their software packages more 'user-friendly'… Their best approach so far has been to take all the old brochures and stamp the words 'user-friendly' on the cover." (Bill Gates)