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TCC08: Transitioning from WebCT to Sakai

Experiencing eLearning

I Need Somebody: Faculty Perspectives on Transitioning from WebCT to a Sakai-based Learning Management System,&# by Ariana Eichelberger, Educational Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Comfortable with WebCT and hesitant to switch. Mentoring will reduce anxiety (I like this idea–wonder if we could do something like this).

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

LMS' like WebCT, Blackboard, and Desire2Learn offer their greatest value to the organization by providing a means to sequence content and create a manageable structure for instructors/administration staff. WebCT and Blackboard have recently formed partnerships with synchronous tools to allow for easy integration across platforms.

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How our learning theories shape how we use technology for learning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Interestingly the practices of people with different ideas may be pretty close. I know my preferences but more and more I start the see the learning theories as all saying something about realities, in other words as pieces of the same puzzle. Depending on the situation a certain theory (and practice) may fit better.

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Learning Management Systems: The Good, Bad & Missing

Academy of Mine

Generally speaking, Learning Management Systems like WebCT or Blackboard are used for larger educational institutions like colleges or universities, while LMS’s like the one we offer are used more by individual course sellers. However, it’s important not to get overwhelmed by the features of different Learning Management Systems.

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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 like Toms idea of the audio avatar -- as a means, perhaps, of slowly weaning a client away from needing audio on every page. I think weve all been through this, havent we?

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Wiki uses at Universities

E-Learning Acupuncture

The addition of a student-to-student, and/or student-to-instructor, collaborative tool such as a wiki would complement very well the WebCT and DNDLearn LMS functionalities currently at RMC, especially if it is compatible with the PWGSC DWAN firewall. Furthermore, wiki software could be deployed in both official languages.

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