Blackboard Awards More Than 1000 Certifications Through Digital Teaching and Learning Series

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that it has issued more than 1000 certifications to educators across the globe through its professional development offering, Blackboard Digital Teaching and Learning Series (DTLS). Blackboard DTLS offers educators comprehensive curriculum on integrating digital technologies into every aspect of the teaching and learning experience, underscoring Blackboard's commitment to helping institutions achieve teaching excellence.

"As higher education institutions continue to experience a spike in online and blended course enrollment, the need for high quality, relevant, professional development for technology-based tools is more critical than ever," said Dr. Joel Armando, Blackboard Digital Teaching and Learning Series Program Manager. "Our Digital Teaching & Learning Series is designed to meet this need by helping institutions and educators develop their digital teaching capabilities to drive student academic success."

Blackboard DTLS is platform agnostic and designed to bridge the gap between theory and academic practice. It builds foundational knowledge of the role digital technologies play throughout course design and delivery. Since its launch in 2018, more than 30 institutions in 14 countries have experienced positive results from implementing one or more of the three Blackboard DTLS courses, including:

    --  Catawba College, United States: Catawba College is one of the first
        North American institutions to adopt the professional development series
        as part of the Catawba College President's Cabinet requirement for
        teaching online courses. The certification will help standardize high
        quality design and delivery of online courses, allowing all online
        instructors to receive training over the course of 3 years.
    --  Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), United Arab Emirates: HCT is the
        first higher education institution in the Middle East to implement DTLS
        as a vehicle for helping educators prepare students for the future, and
        a means to further establish itself as a center of excellence in digital
        education.
    --  The Independent Institute of Education (IIE), South Africa: Since
        adopting DTLS across its 19 campuses, The IIE has certified 145 of its
        faculty and academic support staff in the first course. Experiencing a
        blended mode of delivery has improved instructors' and staff's ability
        to facilitate courses and improve the student experience.
    --  Korea University, South Korea: Korea University was the first
        institution in South Korea to adopt DTLS to ensure the institution meets
        global standards in teaching and learning and all educators have access
        to best practices in online learning.
    --  Universidad de San Sebastian, Chile: As one of the first licensed
        institutions to deliver DTLS in Latin America, the University is
        partnering with Blackboard to offer a Postgraduate DTLS Diploma to an
        inaugural cohort of more than 30 students.
    --  Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), United Kingdom: SHU implemented DTLS
        to certify the institution's learning technology specialists and has
        partnered with Blackboard to offer opportunities for international
        participants to gain UK Master's-level credit.
    --  University of South Carolina, United States: Comprised of seven
        campuses, the University became the first client in North America to
        adopt the full professional development series as part of a broader
        institutional effort to offer faculty professional development for
        optimizing online learning.

To learn more about Blackboard DTLS, please visit https://www.blackboard.com/services/consulting/blackboard-academy

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