About Blackboard
At more than 3,300 institutions in more than 70 countries, students, teachers, and administrators are collaborating in online teaching and learning environments powered by Blackboard.
Blackboard's Products
Blackboard 5
SM is a comprehensive and flexible e-Learning software platform that delivers a course management system, customisable institution-wide portals, online communities, and an advanced architecture that allows for Web-based integration of multiple administrative systems. Three different levels of Blackboard 5 will be available with our course cartridges:
Level One - Course Manager: The base level of Blackboard 5 is an improved version of the popular, award-winning course management system used by colleges, universities, K-12 schools and other organisations around the globe. Built from the ground up for teaching and learning, the Blackboard 5 Course Manager provides the following core features and functionality:
· Personal information management tools
· Course content management tools
· Course communication and collaboration tools
· Assessment tools
· Academic Web resources
· Course management tools
· System management tools
Level Two - Course & Portal Manager: Adds flexible portal modules that provide a personalised gateway to the Internet, seamless online campus communities, and enhanced capabilities for tailored institutional branding.
Level Three - Advanced Course & Portal Manager : Adds advanced integration and domain management capabilities to complete the full online campus.
For additional information on Blackboard 5 product and features please
contact your rep or visit
http://www.blackboard.com
About the Partnership
Pearson Education makes its class-tested online course content available in Blackboard's products and easy-to-use interface. These courses contain web-based content and resources such as online study guides, assessment databanks, and lecture resource material.
These course management solutions range from enabling you to quickly add an online component to your campus-based course to providing you with a sophisticated technology base for total customisation, scalability, and integration into your distance learning courses.
To find out what online resources are offered with your chosen textbook, please go to the relevant book page in our
Online Catalogue.
