Blackboard Inc, a leading\neducation technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, has announced that Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, established\nin association with Sorbonne University in Paris, has become the first\nuniversity in the UAE to transition its virtual learning environment to the\nSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model of Blackboard Learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ntransition to the cloud will allow over 800 students and 100 educators to\nexperience anywhere-anytime learning with zero downtime updates. The\ninstitution will leverage Blackboard Learn SaaS to enhance its digital\ninfrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMoving\nto a cloud-based delivery model is an important first step for us,\u201d said Hamdan\nAlkalbani, Head of the\nDigital Transformation and Innovation Department at Sorbonne Abu Dhabi,\nwhich specialises in arts, law, humanities, business and science degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\nsets in motion our strategic plan to become the first fully digital campus in\nthe UAE, and zero downtime is critical to achieving this objective. Our\nstudents can now benefit from improved stability as well as experience\nincreased mobility and interactive learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorbonne\nAbu Dhabi will further leverage the SaaS deployment to introduce blended\nlearning, scale up its online courses, and better evaluate its students,\neducators and programmes. Learn SaaS will also be instrumental to the\nuniversity\u2019s plans to set up a mobile application for its users with a\n360-degree view and single sign-on. This will be one of many steps in the\nuniversity\u2019s shift to a cloud-based infrastructure over the next two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Majed Al\nKhemeiri, Acting Deputy Executive Director for Administrative Affairs at Sorbonne\nUniversity, said: \u201cWe want to better\nalign our programmes to global trends and market needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe want\nto support continuous, interactive learning opportunities and want to boost\ndigital learning. Our aim is to lead by example and a cloud-based structure is\ncentral to our strategy for the future. We are extremely pleased that\nBlackboard is supporting us on our journey to digitisation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert\nSpeed, Vice President for the Middle East and Africa at Blackboard, said: \u201cWe\nlook forward to working closely with Sorbonne Abu Dhabi as they fully embrace\nthe advantages of a cloud-based approach to teaching and learning and leverage\nthe benefits of Learn SaaS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur\ngoal is to support institutions as they build dynamic growth strategies and\ndrive student success. We are pleased to partner with Sorbonne Abu Dhabi as it\ntransforms its learning environment and are proud they have chosen us as their\npartner in achieving their institutional goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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