--- Forwarded Message from Janis Smith <[log in to unmask]> --- >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 ------------------ 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 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thu, November 15, 2001 2:42 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #6397 Course Management Technology --- Forwarded Message from Carol Copenhagen <[log in to unmask]> --- >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