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Likewise we are also keen to look under the bonnet. However it does not appear quite as rosey as it first seemed as the BB end might be free but as we do not use STUtalk currently my ~understanding~ is that Tribal want a LOT of money and then annual fees, so no surprise there then :( We provision users and enrol them onto courses using a custom home developed solution that is triggered by events against the central authentication and identity management and uses webservices. In theory BB is never more that about 10 minutes behind changes made in SIS or HR source data. We don't currently provision courses or transit grades which would be good. Peter Peter Harrison FHEA MInstLM Centre of Andragogy and Academic Skills Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL T: + 44 (0)1234 7584097 | E: [log in to unmask] | W: www.cranfield.ac.uk From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mark Gamble Sent: 27 February 2015 10:29 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [BLACKBOARD-USERGROUP] Questions about Blackboard/SITS integration vs Custom Blackboard integration Hi Joe There may be some testers for the SITS integration, but the easy answer is that it is not yet available. We are certainly very very keen to take it up as described. Whether it will deliver is yet to be seen..... -- Regards Mark Mark Gamble, MSc BA CertEd FHEA Head of Learning Technology, Centre for Learning Excellence (Rm D006) University of Bedfordshire, University Square, Luton, LU1 3JU Office (+44)1582 489260 or ext 9260 Mob (+44)7720 068605 or ext 6360 From: <Currie>, Joe <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: bbuk <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Friday, 27 February 2015 10:05 To: bbuk <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Questions about Blackboard/SITS integration vs Custom Blackboard integration Hi, My apologies for cross-posting, I wasn't sure who would be the best to contact... We are currently looking into options for linking our Blackboard environment with our SIS system (Tribal SITS). The options being looked at are the new "free" SITS/Blackboard LIS2.0 option using Blackboard's recently released building blocks, or to go with a fully customised integration which Blackboard could develop for us. In order to build up a case for each option to take to senior management, we would like to ask the community what their thoughts and experiences are of the options available. In particular, we are interested in: * Blackboard custom integration o Who is using the custom integration from Blackboard? o What features are you using from the customisation? o Did the integration start as a default set of tools which you added to based on requirements? o How long did it take to implement from approaching Blackboard through to using in a live environment? o What obstacles did you have to overcome? * SITS/Blackboard LIS2.0 integration o Who is considering using the "free" option? o What options are you using to create assignments from the SIS? * Pros and cons of each approach I think the above covers most of the main points, but any further information or insights would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to contact me off list, my contact details are below. Kind regards, Joe Currie Joe Currie Learning Technologist Centre for Academic Practice Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: 0131 474 0000 Fax: 0131 474 0001