[tips] RE: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-15 Thread Blaine Peden
Hi donna ever heard of moodle? blaine - Original Message - From: "Goss, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 7:51 PM Subject: [tips] RE: Blackboard vs WebCT I think it will depend a bi

[tips] RE: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-12 Thread Shearon, Tim
dwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems -Original Message- From: Goss, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 5/12/2006 6:51 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] RE

[tips] RE: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-12 Thread Goss, Bill
I think it will depend a bit on what your institution is supporting. I've used WebCT for online courses and have learned (often the hard way) how to make it work. It is an expensive platform that most small places can no longer afford. I don't know Blackboard at all. My current pick for online c

[tips] Re: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-11 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
I agree: I use it to distribute homework assignments and readings and it saves our department and the students a LOT of wasted paper. Students can upload a document and I can read it and comment either on the document using microsoft word (although you can use just about any word processing

[tips] Re: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-11 Thread John W. Nichols, M.A.
I, too, use BB all the time. That is what TCC went with., so I must use it. I disagree only with the statement that it is easier to use. I find a free-standing Web site much easier to use. Maybe that is only because I have been doing it for many years. Plus, I want my material to be available

[tips] Re: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-11 Thread Bill Southerly
I would go with Blackboard because they have acquired WebCT and there are serious questions of whether WebCT will still exist in a few years. Bill On May 11, 2006, at 1:41 PM, Jean-Marc Perreault wrote: I'm looking at using the web as a tool for my courses, and was wondering if any of you ha

[tips] Re: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-11 Thread Marie Helweg-Larsen
I use Blackboard all the time. It is very easy and intuitive to use. I do not use the grading options or the blog/list option. I mostly use it to post material and reminders. Although the same could be accomplished by setting up a webpage it is much easier to use Blackboard. Also because it is

[tips] Re: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-11 Thread Paul Brandon
At 10:41 AM -0700 5/11/06, Jean-Marc Perreault wrote: I'm looking at using the web as a tool for my courses, and was wondering if any of you have something to say about either Blackboard or WebCT. I am not very familiar with either. I've used WebCT and a couple of lesser known knockoffs that ou

[tips] RE: Blackboard vs WebCT

2006-05-11 Thread msylvester
Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Subject: RE: [tips] Blackboard vs WebCT Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 10:41:10 -0700 > >I'm looking at using the web as a tool for my courses, and was >wondering if >any of you have something to say about either Blackboard