High Expectations for the 2019 BbWorld Event – eLearningInside News

Hundreds of educators, designers, and other leaders in the edtech field are currently preparing to head to Austin, Texas for the 2019 BbWorld event. The event, which will start on July 22 and run through to July 25, will include more than 1o0 sessions, several high-profile keynotes, and ample opportunity for participants to test-run Blackboard’s latest innovative technologies.
2019 BbWorld Highlights
One of the largest and longest-running online learning events in the world, BbWorld attracts over 1500 participants from around the world, including North America, South American, Europe, and Asia. This year’s event will include approximately 150 sessions, primarily designed to showcase Blackboard’s products in context, and an invitation-only leadership summit for university leaders.
This year’s BbWorld keynotes will include talks by Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley Berkeley, and
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Another highlight of this year’s event will be DevCon, which runs at the same time as BbWorld. This year’s DevCon will feature 30 sessions that highlight Blackboard’s latest offerings, including Blackboard Data. Angie Jones and Tim Tomlinson of Blackboard will both speak at the DevCon event.
At previous BbWorld Events, the company has used the forum to announce new innovations (in 2018, they launched a new version of Blackboard
The Catalyst Awards
Another highlight of the annual BbWorld is official announcement of the Catalyst Awards, which celebrate innovation in the Blackboard global community. This year’s winners come from institutions as diverse as the U.S. Army, the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas in Peru, Wake Technical Community College in North Carolina, the Davidson Academy Online, and North Dakota University System in North Dakota.
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