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consolidation continues - BlackBoard + WebCT & more.

The Learning Circuits

Today BlackBoard announced plans to merge with WebCT; the two leading providers in the higher education eLearning space (BlackBoard alone forecasts US$150M+ for their fiscal year). It also doesn't bode well for WebCT's willingness to play with open source (sorry Harold!)

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Learning Management System Comparison: LMS Features Chart

Academy of Mine

For example, larger learning institutions like universities and colleges will probably opt for a service is Blackboard or WebCT. Options like WebCT and Blackboard don’t really cater to the individual course seller or subject matter expert. These open source options don’t necessarily work the way you want them to “out of the box”.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: My Client is Addicted: Audio in eLearning

Learning Visions

When I was at Utah State, two others and I designed and developed Syllabase, an online course management system much like BlackBoard or WebCT (at the time). I love using audio to narrate software demos and complicated graphics or animation. I think weve all been through this, havent we? But reading a page of text?

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