Developers Conference 2009 
The 2009 Blackboard Developers Conference
is coming this year to Blackboard's hometown - Washington, DC. Register by June 19th to receive the Early Bird discount to this event. Join us to:
- Gain exposure to new industry concepts, standards, and trends
- Obtain detailed tactical & technical information about how to customize & extend your Blackboard learning platform to meet your specific e-learning needs
- Learn from others who have successfully integrated Blackboard with other campus systems
- Acquire advanced system administration tips, tricks, and practices
OSCELOT's (Open Source Community for Educational Learning Objects and Tools) Open Source Day 4.0
follows DevCon and will be held at George Washington University. Attend this event to learn how to collaborate with other schools to develop open source educational tools, including those that plug into Blackboard products.
Get the most out of your investment in Blackboard technologies
Blackboard Building Blocks provide an easy, flexible, and maintainable way to build tools and plugins for the Blackboard Learn platform. See where and how you can customize Blackboard Learn, and visit EduGarage for the latest API and developer documentation. Whether doing it yourself, downloading a free or open source tool, or purchasing a commercial solution from our partner community, you can use Building Blocks to:
- Extend the platform with additional or enhanced functionality
- Meet discipline-specific or pedagogical needs through customization
- Integrate with other campus systems or applications
- Aid system administration through automation
Got an idea, code or content to contribute?
EduGarage is the home of the Blackboard Developer Community, an innovative group of over 2000 technical experts with a passion for using technology to enhance teaching and learning. There are many ways to share and participate! Check out what the Blackboard Innovators Award winners have been up to, drop by the discussion forums
, recommend a project, share some code
, and let the community know
how we can do even more to help each other customize our Blackboard learning management solutions and learn from the experience.