have worked on a version for the Business School at Bournemouth University, that covers the same kind of information in Blackboard, but have added a few of my own interpretations on the tools and reasons for using them. Related posts: Blackboard vs. Moodle: a comparison. Tags: Blackboard Blog Moodle Technology Web 2.0 I recently found this awesome reference guide, created by Joyce Seitzinger , that shows a simple traffic-light system to see if the tool of choice is ‘appropriate’ for what you are trying to do (assessment, collaboration, etc). Web 2.0 MORE >>

While Blackboard is unable to write a press release that includes clear statements like “we have purchased these companies&# , I have to give the company credit for the acquisition of Elluminate (and Wimba). With increased competition and general maturity of the market, Blackboard made what is likely its most important acquisition to date. The learning management system market has become somewhat of a commodity – Blackboard has attempted to hold high market share through acquisitions (notably WebCT and Angel). In the mean time, well played, Blackboard! MORE >>

Steve Kolowich writes iPads on Campus : “The e-learning giant Blackboard, meanwhile, today is announcing that it is launching an app for the iPad that will allow students to access their courses from the new device. Tags: eLearning Blackboard eDelivery eResources Games iPad iPod Technology Twitter Video Well, it’s here; the iPad has finally landed. I’ll start with my final words (!) and they are simply how can we be sure that the iPad will be any good if we’ve literally only just got it (not in the UK we haven’t!)? This may also be a hindrance. MORE >>

Martin Hawksey, E-Learning Adviser at JISC RSC Scotland North and East, has now sent me two links to postings he has written on the MASHe blog on how to embed Google Wave into Blackboard: Embedding Google Wave into Blackboard - Here is an explanation of how you can embed Google Wave (and some other services like etherpad and mindmeister) into Blackboard. Blackboard Wave Integration - Blackboard demonstrated integration of a wave discussions into Blackboard at EDUCAUSE09. There is a live demo of this if you have a Wave preview account.  MORE >>

This is the second in my series on a first-glance look at the imminent upgrade to Blackboard version 9. Blackboard Camtasia eLearning VLE Web 2.0Since my first movie on BB9 I’ve had a few people say that the blog tool that is integrated into BB9 is not up to scratch, so I thought I’d do a direct comparison between the [.] MORE >>