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>Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:05:55 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Ginny White <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum   
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>Subject: Re: #8032.2 Discussion Boards (!)
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Nicenet's Internet Classroom Assistant might be worth a look, as well. It
allows you to have threaded discussions, send emails to groups or
individuals, post links, texts, schedules. It is free for edu use and
we have had good luck with users from all over the world being able to
access it for distance ed classes: it is loads fast, is low bandwidth, and
is really reliable. We can only use Blackboard here for
folks who are regular students, staff or faculty, so Nicenet has been
great for distance ed or workshops outside the regular UO registration
system -- anyone you want can join your "class".

--Ginny

Ginny White
Yamada Language Center and American English Institute
University of Oregon
YLC http://babel.uoregon.edu
AEI http://aei.uoregon.edu
x6-3654

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Karl Fisher <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:42:11 -0500
> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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> >From: Karl Fisher <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #8032 Discussion Boards
> >Cc: [log in to unmask]
>
> Hi, Mike;
>
> I'm a big fan of BlackBoard, and Dickinson has a license:
>
> http://blackboard.dickinson.edu
>
> If their manager for BlackBoard would be willing to set up a group (class)
> for you, you'd be in business.
>
> Best,
> Karl
>
> >--- Forwarded Message from Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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> >>From: Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Subject: Discussion Boards
> >>Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:12:19 -0400
> >
> >Do any of you have experience setting up a discussion board for a
> >group of people at a
> >variety of institutions who all have web access?  Is there a template
> >program/plug in that
> >makes this very straightforward?  I am helping advise the Northeast
> >Conf. on the Teaching
> >of FL about this for its Advisory Council.  NECTFL has its own server
> >and access to Dickinson
> >College's server (for some things) as well.
> >
> >Best to all, Mike Ledgerwood
> >
> >Mikle D. Ledgerwood, Ph.D.
> >Head of French
> >Director of the Language Learning and Research Center
> >State University of New York at Stony Brook
> >
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