More news on Network Virginia and Blackboard Upgrade planning as developments occur. An overview of Blackboard statistics reveals the growth of this resource over the last few years and underscores the need for careful planning and execution of the upgrade. Please note:
From December 2003 to January 2005, the Course Management System (Blackboard) utilized for many distance learning and on campus classes, has continued to grow in use throughout the system:
· The number of courses on the Blackboard system has increased from 8,800 to 23,702 – an increase of 169%.
· The number of instructor accounts has increased from 2,600 to 4,711 – an increase of 81%.
· The number of “hits” on the online resources in one day has increased from 771,223 to 7,412,742 – an astounding increase of 861%.
This illustrates that this particular system wide tool has grown in the wealth of materials available, adoption by faculty, and use by students. A longer term perspective can be gained by viewing active enrollment trends. From August 2002 to January 2005 active enrollments on the Blackboard system have increased from 20,090 to 167,701 – an increase of 734%. We have not yet conducted studies to determine if Blackboard is statistically significant in influencing or aiding in retention, however, there is some literature that leads us to believe that it can and does play some role in that regard.
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