Blackboard Offers Free Virtual Conference July 21-22 Follow BbWorld 20 via live streaming sessions & recordings Once a year Blackboard hosts the BbWorld conference over several days for faculty, students, administrators, instructional technology specialists, training professionals, developers, and system administrators. Due to COVID-19, the BbWorld 2020 conference was rescheduled for a virtual platform on July 21-22.

Registration is now open for this free virtual event. Sessions will be offered from 6 AM to 11 PM to support a global audience. Themes include new models of teaching & learning, accessibility & inclusivity, student engagement, and the impact of COVID-19 on education. The conference will feature interactive breakout sessions, experiential discovery hall, and a virtual partner exhibit.

Although the full schedule is not yet posted, this year's BbWorld features two sessions from Instructional Technology staff:
  • “Hacking Ultra: Innovating & Redesigning Original Courses” 
  • “Preparing your GO (Go Online) Kit for Learning Continuity”
Most sessions will be recorded. Once registered, download the mobile app for iOS or Android to get access to session handouts and slide decks. During the BbWorld conference, follow social media via Twitter hashtag #BbWorld20.

The technical side of Bb World, known as DevCon, is scheduled for July 6-20. Targeted primarily to developers, system admins, and analytics specialists, DevCon is also free this year.
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This year, Blackboard again sponsors BbWorld Live, a free virtual event with in-depth sessions and single-day tracks focused on key issues in higher education, K-12, and corporate & government training. Between every session, Blackboard will host interactive Q&A with speakers, facilitate live-chats in the discussion forum, take polls, and give away a few prizes.

Sample sessions for the higher education track include:
  • Rocket session: great teaching in a world of connected students
    • Love a TED talk? Rocket sessions are 7-minute power chats. Topics include engaging students via text message; integrating video into courses; social presence in online learning; and more.
  • Superheros collaborate! Teaching virtual teamwork
    • A once-feared online capstone class has been transformed into an epic adventure for students with online collaboration tools.
  • Virtual Keynote: Dr. Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • A response to the challenge of digital accessibility
    • What does it mean to create “accessible course documents”? Follow a step-by-step protocol for creating accessible content and discuss recent trends in accessibility.
  • Making sense of the new world of digital credentialing
    • More than five years have passed since the inception of the open badges experiment, and in that time the concept of digital badges has moved steadily into the general consciousness. Learn more about the many opportunities and challenges. 
Participants may choose to sign up for a single day or the whole event. During the BbWorld conference, follow social media via Twitter hashtag #BbWorld16, or network with other Blackboard users.
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