Colleges Consider Using Blogs Instead of Blackboard – Chronicle.com Please read the linked article above and then let me know what you see as the advantages and disadvantages of using a blog (WordPress) instead of a learning management system (Blackboard)? I’ll tell you what I think. First here’s my disclosure statement. I’m a huge fan […]
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Learning with Facebook
The Chemistry of Facebook: Using Social Networking to Create an Online Community for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory This article reports on a study where students in a face-to-face course were given options of using facebook or WebCT to discuss course topics. The results show that the facebook group had a higher number of student posts […]
An LMS for facebook?
Class is in Session: Teach The People Opens To The Public – washingtonpost.com Here’s a link to an article about a facebook application which allows users to create Blackboard-like courses within facebook. I haven’t looked at it yet so I’m not sure about the features. Once again, we need to ask whether facebook users want […]
Blackboard meets Facebook
Social networkers can now check in on their Blackboard courses from their Facebook profiles. Is this a good thing? What are the advantages and disadvantages for students and teachers? This presentation will demonstrate how Blackboard interfaces with Facebook, and share the results of a survey given to students and faculty who installed the Blackboard Application […]
New Mexico chooses Blackboard for K-20 elearning solution
New Mexico Launches Statewide eLearning Initiative New Mexico chose Blackboard for its K-20+ elearning solution. All public institutions of learning will use Blackboard. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. There are advantages and disadvantages to standardizing on a single learning management system. Training should be simplified. However, I find most LMS software […]
New Mexico chooses Blackboard for K-20 elearning solution
New Mexico Launches Statewide eLearning Initiative New Mexico chose Blackboard for its K-20+ elearning solution. All public institutions of learning will use Blackboard. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. There are advantages and disadvantages to standardizing on a single learning management system. Training should be simplified. However, I find most LMS software […]
