Blackboard Vista Learning Environment

The Blackboard Academic Suite Vista Enterprise system (Blackboard Vista or Blackboard for short) is a web-based virtual learning environment (VLE) that can support a range of online teaching, learning and assessment styles and add value to students learning.
It has an easy-to-use interface and many different tools that facilitate course development, syllabus management, interactive discussions for and with students, management of students and their assessments, class surveys, recording of grades and much more.
Benefits for staff

• Ease and distribution of course content (content updated easily and quickly)


• Effective student management and tracking


• Complement Face to face instruction with an appealing online teaching and learning environment


• Foster and enhance collaboration and communication amongst students and lecturers


• Integrated and enhanced with a range of technologies


• Effective assessment options (online assignment submission, quizzes, surveys, etc)


• Offers a 24/7 available self-paced environment.

Blackboard Facilities

• Course development and structure (upload and distribute class/lecture files, reading lists, syllabus information, etc)


• Using Blackboard tools (Calendar, Media library, Weblinks, Profile)


• Integrating Powerlinks (Talislist, Audio tools, Wimba Create, Respondus, etc)


• Communication tools (Mail, Forums, real time Chat and Whiteboard, Blogs, Learning Journals, etc)


• Online Assignment delivery and submission, Grading and Feedback


• Online Assessments (Quiz, Survey, Self assessments)


• Integration with other technologies (integrate videos, images, podcasts, etc)