Blackboard and Social Learning

The intent of this blog is to define what Blackboard is and how it can be used for social learning. Blackboard is a tool used by Universities around the country to facilitate inter university file exchange and collaboration. This system allows students and professors to connect in several different ways outside of the traditional classroom environment. One of those ways is through open class forums. Everyone enrolled in a particular class is grouped together and placed into a separate virtual space away from the collective. In this virtual space students and professors can discuss class assignments and key concepts through the use of open forums. Students can also submit work, preform surveys, quizzes, tests and numerous other things. If anyone is interested I can give a more in depth analysis of Blackboard in regard to social learning simply comment and I will do so as soon as possible.