from [log in to unmask] Dear all, I just discovered that our institution will switch the course management system from Moodle to Desire2Learn by the end of spring next year. I am wondering if any of you who are using (or have used) this system could kindly share your experience with me. I took a quick look at their website (http://www.desire2learn.com/), but I had a hard time to find the information that I would like to find, as the site does not have any search function. I am planning to attend the information session on the system next week, and I would like to have your comments on the system before that so that I can ask right questions. I am particularly interested in the followings: * Handling of non-European characters, particularly Japanese and Chinese * Using audio & video materials (including audio recording function by students) * Using SCORM package * Any other functions useful for language instruction (e.g., voice chat)? * Any comments comparing it with Moodle I would greatly appreciate with any information you can share with me. Kimi Kimi Furuta Modern Languages Studies Department (Japanese) Vancouver Island University 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada V9R 5S5 Phone: (250) 753-3245 Extension: 2788 Fax: (250) 740-6458 E-mail: [log in to unmask] (English & Japanese) Web: http://web.viu.ca/furutak From: "Kimi Furuta" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Desire2Learn Date: August 14, 2012 11:28:53 AM CDT To: <[log in to unmask]> ************************************************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning Technologies (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) **************************************************************************