Schedule at a Glance (tentative)November 2nd: Pre-Conference Training Workshop
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
7:30 - 9:30 PM
November 3rd: Annual Conference Day 1
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
November 4th: Annual Conference Day 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Immerse yourself in two exciting days of learning, exploring and discovering new ways to apply highly innovative, analytics solutions. This year the sessions will be organized into three major customer presentation tracks -- Institutional Performance, Technical and Operational, and Implementation and Adoption -- with an additional track dedicated to Business Intelligence (BI) vendor presentations.
FAQs
Welcome & Dimensional Data Modeling Refresher
Higher Ed Analytics Architecture Overview
Break
Case Studies of the Customization Lifecycle
Discussion of Design Challenges & Solutions
Q&A / Wrap-up
Reception for all Annual Conference Attendees
Breakfast
Blackboard Keynote
Breakout Sessions
Break
Breakout Sessions
Lunch
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Break /Product Demos
Breakout Sessions
Breakfast
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Break
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Sessions
Q&A / Closing Remarks
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2011 Keynote Speaker
Steve Midgley, Deputy Director of Education Technology at the
U.S. Department of Education
Steve Midgley, Deputy Director of Education Technology at the
U.S. Department of Education
Steve Midgley's principal areas of focus are data transparency, digital interoperability and online learning. Prior to arriving at Education, he was the Director of Education at the FCC, where he headed the team which developed the Education chapter of the National Broadband Plan. Prior to government service he was the principal of Mixrun, a CTO consultancy for a number of for-profit and education sector organizations. Steve also served as a Program Manager for the Stupski Foundation for six years, designing and implementing grants for technology in K-12 education. This work involved intensive on-the-ground implementation work with District and State agencies around country.
Client Sessions
- Calvin College: Customizations Worth Considering: Cross-listed courses, Faculty load, Communications, and More
- Coppin State University: Robust Reporting and Flexibility are Keys to Adoption
- Drexel University: Financial Management and Human Resources implementations - First Impressions at Drexel University
- Illinois Central College: What's On Your Dashboard?
- Indiana State University: Data and Dashboard Adoption Strategy at Indiana State and the Real-Time Touch Workaround
- Pace University: Leveraging Blackboard Analytics’ capabilities to discover, analyze, and Improve ERP Data Quality
- Pace University: Developing a Common Library Toolbox of SQL Objects to Extend Blackboard Analytics
- UMBC: Upgrading Student Administration from Version 3 to 4
- UMBC: Using Student Administration to Provide State Reporting
- UMBC: Planning, Implementing and Adopting Blackboard Analytics Financial Reports using PeopleSoft
- UMBC: Using Learning Analytics to Raise Awareness of Underperforming Students
- UMBC: Using Blackboard Analytics to Assist in Identifying "Smart" Classroom Usage
- University of Louisville: Grounding Blackboard Analytics into Institutional Effectiveness
Blackboard Sessions
- Performance Point Dashboards: Leveraging Blackboard Analytics “Quick-Start” Templates
- HigherEd Analytics Performance Considerations: Ask the Experts
- Operational Reporting using Microsoft Reporting Services
- Customizing HigherEd Analytics: Ask the Experts
- Using ProClarity: Ask the Experts
- Blackboard Learn Analytics Product Preview
- Learning Analytics: The Future is Now
- Beyond Tactics: Strategic Use of Analytics
Call for Proposals