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- Davids versus Goliath: a comparison of wikis versus Blackboard CMS
- [Guest Blogger Stewart Mader, Atlassian - makers of Confluence and Jira]In almost a decade in higher ed on both sides of the classroom (and in the middle, as a consultant helping other teachers integrate technology into their courses), Ive seen an interesting shift in whats available for teachers, and...
- Tags: Education, CMS, Windows, Wiki, Mac, Web as Platform, Web Office, Business, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2007-03-09
- Sakai: Open source alternative to Blackboard
- Although Blackboard's much ballyhooed patent-fight with Desire2Learn, along with its recent aquisitition of WebCT has left a bad taste in some customers' mouths, there is an alternative in the online course-management software market. TechNews World reports that Sakai, oddly named after Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai of television fame,...
- Tags: Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai
- Blog posts 2006-09-13
- Authoring E-Learning Content for WebCT Vista With Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
- Learning Management Systems (LMS's) have become important tools for managing learning content in academic settings. While these systems excel in distributing and structuring learning content, however, they offer few options for page creation, incorporating only limited HTML editors. Faculty have solved this problem by turning to the Macromedia suite of...
- Tags: Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Inc., E-learning, WebCT
- White papers 2006-06-02
- Adobe Systems Case Study: University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Teaching and Learning Center
- The University of Nevada, Las Vegas UNLV depends on its WebCT Learning Management System LMS to facilitate the integration of technology with campus learning and research activities. To get the most value from the features and functions in their LMS, the UNLV Teaching and Learning Center wanted to provide faculty...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., WebCT, Las Vegas, Learning Management System
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Additional Resources
- openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu?
- openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu?MoodleWhile I would never countenance a *nix educational install, I have to say that Moodle is not just 'similar' to Blackboard, it was written specifically to get around the problems of older LMSs like Blackboard and WebCT and remains a shining example of what Open Source...
- Tags: CAD, Instant messaging, Moodle, openSUSE, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- Single signon portal makes sense for university
- When it comes to university web portals, the magic number is one. Give students and facultry only one options and you wont have to worry so much about lost passwords, unworkable navigation and needless replication of data, reports Campus Technology. The GoWMU web portal at Western Michigan University lets...
- Tags: Education Technology, IT Management, Web
- Blog posts 2007-03-06
- My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 29
- My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 29Finder - Placing folder aliase in the dock makes things MUCH fasterIf you drag ANY folder which creates an alias to the dock, you then have a continuous, one click access, to everything in that folder, including ALL subfolders. This applies to drives...
- Tags: Construction, Web browsers, Drag-and-drop, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, window, Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Open-source group wants educational patent reversed
- Open-source group wants educational patent reversedAnother bogus patentThis sounds a lot like the security models used in most accounting and projects tracking software. A user has multiple roles; and depending on the roles held, will have different levels of access within different components, or different projects, or different cost...
- Tags: patent, software, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-11-30
- Developing Virtual Server-Based Managed Learning Environments
- This paper discusses the development of managed learning environments run on virtual servers. It charts Harper Adams University College's migration from WebCT to Moodle in 2006, combined with the addition of new video servers, the installation of Questionmark Perception, and linking the system to the University's SITS registry database. This...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Environment, Virtual Server, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Colleges criticize Blackboard patent
- When learning management systems LMS provider Blackboard Inc. brought suit against its smaller rival Desire2Learn, it drew indignation from schools around the country, reports eSchool News. The patent recently awarded to Blackboard covers basic features of online education systems, including course management and enterprise e-learning systems. The...
- Tags: Blackboard Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-08-31
- Blackboard wins e-learning patent, sues competitor
- A patent infringement fight is on as Blackboard won a very broad patent on e-learning technology including “core technology relating to certain systems and methods involved in offering online education, including course management systems and enterprise e-Learning systems.” The company then immediately sued competitor Desire2Learn, a learning management system developer.Another...
- Tags: Blackboard, patent
- Blog posts 2006-08-17
- How Blackboard took over the education market
- In an age when software firms come and go like the seasons, one company has survived and even prospered, and it isn't Google, Yahoo or Ebay. Blackboard Inc., based in Washington D.C., is the leader in software used to connect students to their teachers, textbooks, course materials and one...
- Tags: Blackboard Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-06-01
- Test Pro Developer (exe)
- Authoring and development platform enabling the creation and delivery of tests and surveys in a variety of formats including: printed, online, proctored, CBT software, Scorm, WebCT, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel. Version 8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Developer, Microsoft Corp., Computer-Based Training (CBT), Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2006-04-04
- Course Genie (zip)
- Rapidly create interactive content for online courses and Web sites- all from your existing Word documents. Perfect for instructors, Course Genie transforms existing or new documents into dynamic online courses with Flash Cards, Quizzes, Video/Audio, Navigation, and images. Course Genie will enable authoring of content compliant with SENDA, W3C WAI...
- Tags: Web, Course, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Channel Management, Office Suites, Software, Marketing
- Software downloads 2006-03-21
- Purdue flags flailing students with course mgt. software
- Officials at Purdue University are getting an excellent handle on which students are in danger of failing -- by using the same software that delivers online courses and class exercises. Purdue uses its course management software - provided by Blackboard-owned WebCT - not only to deliver online course...
- Tags: Purdue University
- Blog posts 2006-03-01
- A Service-Oriented Architecture for Creating Customized Learning Environments
- The paper proposes architecture for creating customized learning environments comprised of existing open source applications and systems. The proposed architecture enables a different approach to providing an organization with a learning environment. One known approach is to decide on adopting a particular proprietary system (e.g., WebCT, or Blackboard) across all...
- Tags: Environment, SOA, Architecture, Carleton University, Open Source
- White papers 2004-10-15
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