Blackboard Collaborate
June 03, 2016
Blackboard Collaborate
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Blackboard Collaborate
Collaborate is a excellent online and remote classroom training tool that allows students to connect to class via a remote session. Features like: whiteboard, sync across devices, ability to make timed quizzes, and the ability to upload assignments and docs are some nice features.
Pros
- Its ability to share the presenter's desktop to distance learning classrooms/students.
- Its ability to share the presenter's video feeds to distance learning classrooms/students.
- A particularly nice feature is the ability for an instructor to be able to share his notes with the class.
- It is nice that students can participate in the class as if in the classroom using a chat session.
- Students can actually see the instructor which makes them have a more personal experience.
- Whiteboard feature.
- The ability to upload assignments and docs is a nice features.
- Synchronization across devices and quick syncing time.
- Ability to make timed quizzes.
- Easy to learn interface for instructors and from what feedback I have heard it is easy for students to use.
Cons
- Loading of presenter slides is not as intuitive as it could be.
- Collaborate is not an inexpensive tool. However, integration into the Blackboard environment is excellent. If you are already a Blackboard school it is easier to integrate and use than other solutions. So, you may save money and time on learning a totally new environment and you will be more familiar with getting support from Blackboard. As a side note, Blackboard provides really good training documentation for Collaborate.
- Skype, Wimba and Tegrity
Blackboard LMS and Collaborate's integration as well as support from one vendor makes it a first choice if you are already using Blackboard as your LMS.
Blackboard Collaborate Feature Ratings
Using Blackboard Collaborate
80 - Faculty: Professors and Adjunct Instructors
5 - We have one Blackboard Administrator, one trainer, and 3 end user technicians that support Blackboard. We also have help desk personnel that do 1st line of support.
- Fully Online Classes
- Blended Classes: Part Online and Part in-Class
- Mixed Classes: In Classroom classes that have some student that are online students.
- We have been able to reach out to students that cannot attend on site classes.
- Training of other faculty and staff can be done across campus without having to physically meet to have a conference or training.
- We have several remote (satellite) campuses. So, I can see us in the future possibly having a dual location class where students in a classroom at more than one location can attend the same class. Multiple students in separate classrooms in separate locations.
- Collaboration and communication between faculty members.
Blackboard Collaborate Support
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
Using Blackboard Collaborate
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
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