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Welcome

Gregynog Colloquium

June 16th

Mobile Deployment

• VLE via mobile is students’ top priority

• Access to Library, News, Maps, Help, Images, Events, Courses, Directory

• Mobile version of the University web site

• Development of learning & teaching apps, e.g. already developed app for Dentistry – clinical assessment. Liverpool is building a team to respond to demand for such apps

• Infrastructure : resilient network, pervasive wireless & improved bandwidth, opportunity to re-think learning spaces

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Bb mobile background

• Two Stanford students –created MobileEDU

• Set up “Terribly Clever”

• Blackboard purchased Terribly Clever and launched ‘Blackboard Mobile’.

– Blackboard Mobile Central

– Blackboard Mobile Learn

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“building a Better Education Experience”

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Beyond ‘Learning on the go’

• Not just teaching and learning • Entire ‘education experience’• Throughout the learning journey…onto Alumni

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What is Mobile Central ?

> Nothwestern video

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CoursesDirectory Library Maps Get Help News Events Images Videos

Software Development Kit

The solution CORE

Medical College Georgia

(insight voice)

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Relevance

•Positive insight / voice from;• Students and professors • Associate provost – academic affairs• Instruction and enrolment management • Instruction support and education design• Associate dean of faculty development

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Examples of SDK developmentEnhancing the experience

aspect brief description institutions

learning & teaching (specialist study areas) Georgia med school

careers (advice and contacts) TCU

finance (payments / balances) Duke

welfare (meal nutritional values) TCU

giving (charity donations) TCU

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Examples of links module enhancing the experience

aspect brief description institutions

social (student look ups) La Sierra

entertainment (Campus radio) Various

community (student/parent ‘voice’) Marshall

navigation (campus tours) Various

religion (church/other) La Sierra

Special customisation

finance (payments / balances) Duke

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Why Blackboard and Mobile Central

You Can Be Live in Two Months

A Blackboard Mobile Central implementation generally takes only 10 - 12 weeks* from kickoff to launch.

• The highly-motivated team at the University of Washington launched m.UW with 8 apps in just 2.5 weeks.

• 10 days after launch, their app had been downloaded thousands of times in more than 33 countries.

• Texas Tech went live with 9 apps in December after just a month and half.

• Feedback has been so great, the school created a YouTube® video and a rap song about their app!

*on average; dependent on data availability

Why Bb Mobile Central

• Proven, with 100+ Institutions using Mobile Central

• Support • 80 full time staff - solely focused on mobile solutions (U.S)• 40 staff in UK, 3 offices. As part of Global

• Our open (free) SDK• built in (flexible) faculty futures

• Marketing assistance (launch support)• Resources and help to assist

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Meet the team

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Why Bb Mobile Central

• Choosing the best strategic vendor / partner• global brand and reach• sustainable roadmap & product investment • premier support levels• futures & company viability• solution capabilities • credible partner for a University of UoB’s reputation

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comprehensive solution

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• Android (OS1.5+)

•Blackberry (OS4.2+)

• IPad (OS3.1.3+)

• IPhone (OS3.1.3+)

• IPod Touch (OS3.1.3+)

• Mobile Web (wap & xhtml)

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email

www

Supporting your marketing with Analytics

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7911022/Mobile_Analytics.mov

Native app v Web app

Native app

Specific

Uses phone features

Focused design

Good input

Quick

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Web app

General

Web site

Unfocused designed

Awkward input

Download delays

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Questions invited over lunch