Terry Patterson
Lead Blackboard Analyst at University of St. Thomas (TX)
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTerry Patterson is a seasoned educational technology leader with over a decade of experience designing, administering, and training on Blackboard and related learning systems. As Lead Blackboard Analyst and long-time consultant, he has led large-scale LMS overhauls, developed compressed-video and online course content, and translated technical complexity into practical pedagogical solutions. He pairs hands-on system administration (integrations, patches, and multimedia tools) with faculty-facing instructional design and large-group training, helping institutions measurably improve online course quality. Terry founded and grew a regional Blackboard users group into a nationally recognized organization, demonstrating both community-building and conference/program management skills. Based in the Austin, Texas area and holding an MS in Information Technology, he brings a rare blend of technical mastery, instructional empathy, and entrepreneurial initiative that accelerates adoption and effective use of educational technology.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Mass Communication, Bachelor's Degree Mass Communication at College of the OzarksMasters of Science Information Technology, Masters of Science Information Technology at Arkansas Tech University
Github Skills (5)
blackboard5
administrator3
rest-api1
rest1
database1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
terrypatterson/Bb-DBQueryRepository
Jan 2022 - Sep 2025
Repository of queries for Blackboard database administrators.
Contributions:7 pushes in 3 years 9 months
blackboarddb2database-accessadministratorsdatabase
terrypatterson/terrypatterson.github.io
May 2024 - Dec 2024
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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