Implementation
Bb Learn (9.1) Implementation Plan
Here is a quick review of the 5-Phase Blackboard implementation plan for migrating from Blackboard VISTA to Blackboard Learn 9.1 at The Higher Colleges of Technology.
There will be two production environments from the Sep 2012 onwards – Blackboard Vista and Blackboard Learn. Initially, the Bb Learn environment will be used as pilot to identify training needs, resources requirements, teaching and learning strategies, change management and network & IT readiness. The transition from Bb Vista to Bb Learn will be in five phases as proposed below:
01
Planning & Installation (Sep 2011- Feb 2012)
Milestones- Planning and strategizing
- Investigating managed hosting on Bb data centers
- Baseline Project Plan for the implementation
- Production Environment for Bb Learn
- Piloting new release of Bb 9.1 that has LCH feature (Service Pack 8)
- At least 5 pilot courses on Bb Learn
02
Early Adoption and Technical Preparedness (Feb 2012 – Sep 2012)
Milestones- More courses on Bb Learn
- Organizational structure mapping in Bb Learn
- System-wide policies for Bb Learn ( Creative Eye)
- LCMS and ePortfolio feasibility analysis
03
Phased Transition (Sep 2012 – Feb 2013)
Milestones- Bb Learn as full production environment
- 20% courses (of the total requests) on Bb Learn
- System-wide training (includes train the trainer)
- Training faculty on Bb Learn
- Support Structure for Bb Learn
- System Integrations
- Customization
04
Full Deployment (Feb 2013 – Sep 2014)
Milestones- All new online course requests on Bb Learn
- Migration from Bb Vista to Bb Learn
- Learning Content Management system deployment
- Reports and Business Intelligence Deployment
- Phasing out Bb Vista
05
Project Completion (Sep 2014 – Feb 2015)
Milestones- All online courses on Bb Learn
- On Going Maintenance
- Vista decommissioned