A few weeks ago I attended the Blackboard Teaching and Learning Conference, which took place at University College Dublin. Both David Hopkins ( day1 , day2 and day3 ) and Sheila MacNeill ( here and here ) have already blogged about the event. I know I'm quite late, but I thought I'd get a few thoughts down before I forget altogether. This was the first Blackboard Europe event that I have attended in some time. In general, I find the Durham Blackboard Users' Conference more useful and better value. This year I decided to go, for a couple of reasons: It took place in University College Dublin (where I studied Science as an undergrad many years ago), which made travelling so much easier. Also, I could stay with my Mum and have a little quality time with her. I had been encouraged to submit a proposal on our Explore project with Mosaic , which was accepted. So I was able to present with my two (undergraduate student) co-presenters, Fionn Delahunty and Darren Kelly. More on t...