{"id":40576,"date":"2019-08-20T14:50:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/?p=40576"},"modified":"2019-08-20T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:18:41","slug":"ksa-college-selects-blackboard-learn-ultra-to-support-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/08\/20\/ksa-college-selects-blackboard-learn-ultra-to-support-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"KSA college selects Blackboard to support Digital Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackboard.com\/\">Blackboard<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>one of the world&#8217;s largest education technology companies,\u00a0has announced that Batterjee Medical College (BMC), the largest specialised private medical college in Saudi Arabia, has selected Blackboard Learn Ultra as the new Learning Management System (LMS) for more than 2,000 students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BMC will leverage Learn Ultra to introduce\nblended learning, employ new interactive assessment methods and enable anywhere-anytime\nteaching and learning opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>In line with Saudi\u2019s\nVision 2030 educational objectives, BMC has embarked on a Digital Transformation\nprocess,\u201d said BMC Dean, Dr. Osama A. Kensara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s\nwhy we decided to replace a homegrown solution with a new cloud-based LMS and reap\nthe benefits of this type of deployment, including zero downtime updates and\nquicker delivery of enhancements and new features.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\nthorough evaluation, BMC selected Blackboard Learn Ultra over competing\nsolutions for its user-friendly interface and streamlined workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to take teaching and learning\nto the next level but found we could not implement innovative strategies\nwithout a powerful, flexible LMS to support our teachers and our learners,\u201d\nsaid Dr Maher N. Alandiyjany, Quality Assurance Consultant at BMC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have always led the adoption of best\npractices in education and our Digital Transformation will be no exception. We\nneeded a state-of-the-art LMS to support this evolution, and Blackboard Learn\nUltra is the perfect fit for us,\u201d added Dr. Kensara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn Ultra will also be instrumental to BMC\u2019s plans\nof establishing satellite colleges in other parts of KSA and the Middle East.\nThe college is also building a virtual hospital to equip students with critical\nclinical skills using treatment simulation and believes that a modern, robust\nand efficient cloud-based LMS will facilitate learning, further driving student\nsuccess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBMC is\nat the forefront of change and we are pleased to be supporting them as they\ntransform their learning environment,\u201d said Robert Speed, Vice President for\nthe Middle East and Africa region at Blackboard. \u201cWe look forward to bringing\nBMC all the benefits of cloud computing associated with the powerful features\nof the Ultra experience. We are proud that BMC has chosen us as their partner\nin achieving their institutional goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard, one of the world&#8217;s largest education technology companies,\u00a0has announced that Batterjee Medical College (BMC), the largest specialised private medical college in Saudi Arabia, has selected Blackboard Learn Ultra as the new Learning Management System (LMS) for more than 2,000 students. 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