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'To MOOC or Not to MOOC - Creating a
Successful Open Education Model across
ASEAN Countries'
Allan Christie
GM and Learning Technologist,
Blackboard APAC

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• About me
• MOOCs and Blackboard Open Education
• The “new” Blackboard – supporting International Growth
Introduction
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Outline
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Outline
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I have been using educational technology in T&L for a long
time!
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Allan Christie, GM and eLearning Technologist, Blackboard
APAC
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Allan Christie, GM and eLearning Technologist, Blackboard
APAC
• 20 years on the ascilite Executive
• Post-graduate research “evaluation of educational
technologies in teaching & learning”
• Excellence in Teaching Award – UniSA
• 1998 – Founder and MD of NetSpot Pty Ltd
• 2012 – acquired by Blackboard Inc.
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International Growth – AEC integration 2015
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SHOWCASE
OPEN
ACCESS
EXPERIMENTATION

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There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!
https://www.coursera.org/course/shaping2paths

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There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!
http://www.hogwartsishere.com/ - Hogwarts Education!

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There are MOOC’s on a huge variety of topics!
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https://www.coursesites.com/webapps/Bb-sites-course-creation-
BBLEARN/pages/mooccatalog.html

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What is involved in making a MOOC
Planning – being clear about “why”
Time – it will always take you longer than you expect
Assessment – accreditation? Open Badges
Your involvement – how much interaction, ? Support from T/A’s
Promotion – twitter, FB, blogs, web site, etc.
Resources – video, OER (copyright)

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SHOWCASE
OPEN
ACCESS
EXPERIMENTATION
The above slide represents our current intentions, but such
offering/functionality may be modified, delayed or abandoned
without prior notice.

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FAMILIAR
PLATFORM
INNOVATIVE
TOOLS
FULLY
SUPPORTED
BRIDGED
EXPERIENCES

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BLACKBOARD Open Education
Blackboard’s MOOC platform is available for existing clients
An “existing client” can have any Blackboard product!
Includes Learn, Mobile Learn, Collaborate and xpLor functionality
Clients can brand with their own institution branding
Blackboard Open Education will be available in 19 languages at launch
General Availability is next month – June 2014
at no cost!

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WE LIVE
EDUCATION
AND BREATHE
AND THE
BUSINESS
BEHIND IT

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Experience and insight make us a trusted partner
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73% of world’s leading
academic institutions work
with Blackboard*
* Percentage of Top 50 Times Higher Education Reputation Ranking 2014
Serve 19,000+ clients
in 100 countries
Company roots in
education since 1997
3,000
HE Institutions in
North America
1,900
International
Institutions
12,300
K-12 Schools
And Districts
1,800
Corporate And
Government Orgs
60% of Top 100 Asia
Universities work with
Blackboard*

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With the largest global community of practice
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30MUSERS
ACROSS
19KCUSTOMERS
WORLDWIDE

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By partnering with Blackboard, a global company that acts
locally, we can work together to expand your offerings both
within and beyond the Philippines.
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Conclusion
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Three major takeaways:
• My approach to eLearning
o Who I am and what I stand for
• Blackboard Open Education
o MOOC platform – free for existing clients and fully supported
 General Availability – June 2014
• The ‘new’ Blackboard
o Investment in International
 e.g, new Blackboard data centre opens in Singapore August 2014
 Staff in region to support your ADOPTION of technology

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Allan Christie
GM and Learning Technologist, Blackboard APAC
allan.christie@blackboard.com
@ns_allanc
Blog: christie.com.au