tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post4664997299294174875..comments2023-08-17T10:18:24.628-04:00Comments on Multilitteratus Incognitus: Using blogs instead of BlackboardApostolos K. ("AK")http://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-23485149203499300102009-07-05T10:31:11.202-04:002009-07-05T10:31:11.202-04:00I actually like wikis better than Blackboard at th...I actually like wikis better than Blackboard at this point. Most of my experiences are as a student, but I do know how the teacher view works (for this version), and it's clunky as hell.<br /><br />Beyond the crippled implementation of blogs in the current version of Blackboard, I think that there is something inherently wrong about closing up web 2.0 features behind a walled garden like blackboard - it stifles collaboration. (of course universities doe have FURPA consideration to keep in mind so that may be a good excuse for that)Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-80793904212000878342009-06-30T23:28:52.378-04:002009-06-30T23:28:52.378-04:00I believe a similar argument can be made for Wikis...I believe a similar argument can be made for Wikis as an ultra-lightweight LMS substitute. Blog or wiki, it's just a simple CMS capable of hosting discussions and widgetized content.<br /><br />Blackboard's new edition has some Web 2.0 features--about 5 years late (if you date from O'Reilly). UMass Online will begin testing it in 2011. So far, UMass Boston's only real alternative is Wikispaces, and it will have to hold back the waves for a while longer.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593711818869134530noreply@blogger.com