Hello Kevin
At Aberdeen College , we have been using Equella with the Blackboard Learning System since 2005. We are currently on version 8 of Blackboard and version 4.1 of Equella. Equella is a third party Content Management System which integrates with Blackboard.
The Equella building block enables staff to search for resources and deploy them in course areas from within Blackboard easily and quickly.
We have developed a number of different collections within Equella which store learning objects and master packs for each course delivered in the college.
Lecturers upload resources to the appropriate collections. Mandatory fields require that key metadata is attached to items. We also have a content development team who offer support to lecturers.
We have no experience of Blackboard 9 yet but plan to upgrade next summer. It is intended to continue to use Equella with Blackboard 9.
Phil Richards
VLE Manager
Aberdeen College
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