Blackboard Partners With Syracuse University to Develop Sakai Integration
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Tuesday July 15, 5:00 am ET
Effort is Part of Blackboard's Flexible, Open Next Generation Platform
LAS VEGAS, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB - News), a leading provider of educational enterprise technology, announced today that it has partnered with Syracuse University to develop software that will allow institutions to connect their Blackboard learning environment with the open source Sakai course management system.
The effort is part of Project NG, Blackboard's multi-year, multi-release project to deliver a next generation teaching and learning solution. With Project NG, Blackboard is working to create a more open, flexible platform that allows educators to better personalize, customize and integrate their educational ecosystem.
As part of Project NG, Blackboard developed the Learning Environment Connector, which makes it possible for students and faculty to use other course management systems within the Blackboard environment and is available now on version 8 of the Blackboard Learning System(TM). Building on that technology, Syracuse will develop the Blackboard-Sakai Connector to allow for seamless integration between the two systems. Blackboard is also planning to develop a similar connector for the open source Moodle course management system. |
