{"id":20687,"date":"2014-12-17t10:14:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-17t15:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/?p=20687"},"modified":"2014-12-17t20:15:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18t01:15:19","slug":"from-the-director-vanderbilt%e2%80%99s-course-management-system-and-the-cft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2014\/12\/from-the-director-vanderbilt%e2%80%99s-course-management-system-and-the-cft\/","title":{"rendered":"from the director: vanderbilt\u2019s course management system and the cft"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 is taking on a significant new role in the educational technology landscape at vanderbilt. starting this spring, the cft will coordinate and provide technical and pedagogical support for blackboard<\/strong>, vanderbilt\u2019s course management system, known locally as oak. also, in conjunction with vice provost for learning and undergraduate affairs cynthia cyrus and the oak faculty advisory committee, the cft will lead strategic planning for blackboard and other potential platforms for supporting teaching and learning at vanderbilt.<\/p>\n

new roles often require new resources, and the cft is now accepting applications for an assistant director for educational technology<\/strong>. this new colleague will work with current cft staff to help vanderbilt instructors understand the roles blackboard and other platforms can play in teaching and learning. \u00a0we anticipate hiring additional staff in 2015, which will allow the cft to centralize blackboard support across most of campus. this new model, with multiple blackboard specialists housed at the cft, should provide more robust support for vanderbilt instructors.<\/p>\n

the roadmap for vanderbilt\u2019s course management system looks promising.<\/strong> in late december, oak\/blackboard will move from vanderbilt servers to blackboard servers, which should improve performance and reliability. faculty who find oak useful but slow should look forward to their blackboard experience in january. next summer, we plan to upgrade to a newer version of blackboard, which will likely have an improved user interface and new tools for instructors. this spring, the cft will seek input from vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students to guide upgrade decisions. faculty who have stopped using oak because it didn\u2019t meet their needs are especially invited to participate in this process and to try out the new blackboard late next summer.<\/p>\n

see below for further information on the cft\u2019s new roles with blackboard and related plans for enhancing educational technology resources for vanderbilt instructors.<\/p>\n

rationale: <\/strong><\/span>as part of the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分\u2019s mission<\/a> to promote university teaching that leads to meaningful student learning, the cft works to foster institutional structures and resources that support effective teaching at vanderbilt.\u00a0 among those resources are the various technologies that faculty and graduate student instructors find useful for supporting their teaching and learning goals.\u00a0 given the increasing role of technology on campuses, it is important that vanderbilt instructors have access to reliable educational technology, understand the affordances technology provides for teaching and learning, and make informed choices about the use of technologies relevant to their particular teaching contexts.<\/p>\n

new staff: <\/strong><\/span>the cft has received permission to hire an assistant director for educational technology.\u00a0 this new colleague will work with faculty, teaching assistants, and other instructors at vanderbilt to enhance student learning through the use of vanderbilt\u2019s course management system and other online learning platforms.\u00a0 key responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n