On the Practice of ‘Algorithm Analysis and Design’ Course Based on Blackboard Platform

Algorithm Analysis and Design is one of the core courses in the major of Computer Science and Technology. In the traditional teaching process, practical teaching is difficult to manage, test and evaluate. As one sort of effective teaching method, Blackboard (Bb) platform provides opportunities for the improvement of practical teaching. Under the benefit of the vigorous promotion in the university, the preliminary exploration of Bb platform’s application was firstly carried out. Based on the Bb platform, the main practices cover the following parts: (1) the diverse learning process management; (2) the academic evaluation and feedback; (3) the grade management. Finally, throughout two years’ practicing in this course, the comparison of the average grade of undergraduate students initially shows that the use of Bb platform has apparent effectiveness for the practical teaching. Keywords-Blackboard (Bb) platform; practical teaching; constructivism learning theory;