#BbWorld14 Notes – Blackboard Product Development State of the Union

Presenter: Gary Lang (@garylang), Blackboard
Date/Time: Thu, July 17, 2014, 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: San Polo 3403

Description: Following Blackboard’s corporate keynote, this session will provide more specific information about Blackboard’s long term vision for product development

Notes

Trends Driving Changes in Education

• Education is truly global
• Non-traditional learners
• Consumer preferences/alternative models
• Learner centric education
• Big-data in the mainstream
• Online and mobile everywhere

Moving from a little “t” to a big “T”

• Technology culture, developed product technology affinities

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  World-class foundation teams formed

  • Architecture Team

  Core Mobile Services

  • Engineering Services
  • Integration Services
  • User Experience
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