In 2016 we are excited to host our Enterprise Moodle Client Day as part of the Innovate and Educate Conference.
This Client Day is free to attend and will be held on Monday 29th August at the Rydges World Square Sydney. The Enterprise Moodle Client Day will involve our Enterprise Moodle clients in full day discussions and sharing from our Blackboard Team on the road ahead.
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Dr. Martin DougiamasFounder and CEO, MoodleDr Martin Dougiamas is best known as the founder of the open-source Moodle project, now used by the education community across the world in every education sector. As the CEO of Moodle Pty Ltd (based in Perth) he leads the team of 50 software developers and educators at the heart of the Moodle project (including MoodleCloud and other initiatives). Moodle Pty Ltd has also created a network of 84 certified Moodle Partners (including Blackboard) that help provide funding for this independent software project through an innovative business model. Martin has a mixed academic background with post-graduate degrees in Computer Science and Education, including an honorary doctorate, and continues to focus on researching how technology can support teaching and learning. |
Please note: this program is subject to change.
For any questions regarding the program, please email anz@blackboard.com or visit our Contact Us page.
| Monday 29th August | Enterprise Moodle Client Day – invitation only | ||
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| 8:45-9:00 | Arrival | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome Kim Edgar, Open Source Lead International Consulting & Enterprise Moodle Product Manager Blackboard Welcome, Introductions, Agenda review, Any other business. |
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| 9:15-9:30 | Enterprise Moodle Allan Christie, Vice-President, eLearning, APAC Blackboard An overview of directions, common client needs, and commitment to ongoing support for EM. Feedback from client visits. |
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| 9:30-9:40 | Consulting Services for Enterprise Moodle Kim Edgar, Open Source Lead International Consulting & Enterprise Moodle Product Manager Blackboard An update on process improvements, proposed further improvements and general team updates. |
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| 9:40-9:50 | Services & Support for Enterprise Moodle Eoin Haluch, Senior Director, Client Support Blackboard What’s happening in Client Support? A brief update on the teams, review of metrics and some exciting new developments. |
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| 9:50-10:00 | Operations for Enterprise Moodle Patrick Veitch, Manager, Operations Blackboard What’s happening in Operations? A brief update on the teams, activities and plans. |
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| 10:00-10:45 | Keynote Presentation: The Road Ahead Dr. Martin Dougiamas, Founder and CEO Moodle Dr Martin Dougiamas is best known as the founder of the open-source Moodle project, now used by the education community across the world in every education sector. |
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| 10:45-11:15 | Morning Tea | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Strategic Consulting Overview Dr Caroline Steel, Strategic Educational Consultant, APAC Blackboard Introduction to Caroline and her role as Strategic Consulting. An overview of the services and their benefit. |
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| 11:30-11:45 | Client Success Overview Mark Bailye, Customer Success Manager, ANZ Blackboard Overview of client success activities including, the Medical Faculty Consortium project. |
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| 11:45-12:30 | Product Development Overview Allan Christie / Kim Edgar & Blackboard team Overview of the new bundle pricing and what that means for support and maintenance, and an overview of the current EM Roadmap. Discussion. |
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| 12:30-13:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:15-14:30 | Teaching & Learning Conference: Welcome & Opening Keynote Dr. William (Bill) Ballhaus, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | View Profile » Katie Blot, Chief Strategy Officer | View Profile » Blackboard The Teaching and Learning community in ANZ will come together to hear from Bill Ballhaus and Katie Blot as they unveil the latest developments of our solutions, share global trends in education and present on how our solutions are helping our customers help customers:
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| 14:30-15:00 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Round table: What’s on your wish list for EM Start with the items that were shared in the recent client visits. Each University’s representative shares their wish list for EM. |
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| 16:00-17:15 | Discussion topic: TBC | |
| 17:15-17:45 | Wrap up, and action items Kim Edgar, Open Source Lead International Consulting & Enterprise Moodle Product Manager Blackboard | |
| 18:00-21:30 | Great Gatsby Conference Social Join the rest of the conference delegation at the Conference Social – a Great Gatsby themed party with drinks, canapes and great music! Please note: tickets to the conference social including drinks & canapes are included. |
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