--- Forwarded Message from Warren Roby <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: Warren Roby <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'"<[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #6397 Course Management Technology >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:40:06 -0600 ------------------ Carol, Our institution, after much deliberation, went with Blackboard. I have Blackboard pages for each of my classes. I cannot compare it to WebCT or Prometheus. Blackboard has features I appreciate very much, such as the Communication utility which allows me to send emails to an entire class, groups, or individuals. I do not like the way Announcements are handled: I must retype (actually copy and paste) the same announcement for each of my classes. For example, if I am going to be absent, I must post an announcement to the page for each class. There is no "master" announcement feature. A big problem is that I have not figured out a way to type accents in Blackboard. A good program in my opinion would have that easily available. My opinion is that Blackboard is a decent tool, but I am not brimming with enthusiasm for it. Warren Warren B. Roby, Ph. D. Professor and Chairman of Language Studies John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 501-524-7309 [log in to unmask] http://www.jbu.edu/langart/RobyCV.html Solvitur ambulando -----Original Message----- From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:42 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