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>From: Janis Smith <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'"     <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #6397 Course Management Technology
>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:27:27 -0500

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Carol, We have been using Blackboard this year and I am very disappointed by
the fact that it does not use Unicode in its programming.  This means that
it does not support non- roman languages in its functionality.  You can
attach a document and cut and paste in some areas of content, but on the
whole it does not support non- roman character sets.  It also means that the
chat and discussion threads (a very useful and interesting feature for
language learning) is impossible with non-roman fonts. I'm curious about
Prometheus and WebCT with this.  

Janis Smith
Director, Becker Language Lab/Media Center
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
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>Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12:41:39 -0800
>From: Carol Copenhagen <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: Saint Mary's College of California
>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Course Management Technology

Dear Friends - Our college is planning to change its course management
technology from Web Course in a Box to either - WebCt, Prometheus or
Blackboard.  I attended a session on this at our conference in Houston
this summer but only took away an uneasy feeling about WebCt and a page
of oddly indecipherable notes.  I'm wondering if any of these systems
has particularly fine applications for language teaching????  Any
warnings or recommendations you could pass along????
Thanks,

Carol Copenhagen
Associate Professor of Spanish and Language Coordinator
Saint Mary's College
Moraga, Ca.  94575
Tel:  925 631-4044