Comments on: eLearning Blog: Dear Blackboard http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/ A personal journey through the changing online landscape.. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:53:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Jobling http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Chris Jobling Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:16:55 +0000 http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/#comment-96 Like a lot of tools, once you have invested a lot of time creating content, "learning objects", structures and approaches, you become somewhat dependent on it. While I hate Blackboard's many deficiencies, I have learned the work arounds. Though I deplore the company's Borg-like assimilation methods, I usually roll my own. While I can't wait for BB 9 to be rolled out, I will have to manage for another year. But could I change to another tool? Not easily I think!<br><br>And even if I was flexible enough to migrate, I'm not sure that my students would be. Like a lot of tools, once you have invested a lot of time creating content, “learning objects”, structures and approaches, you become somewhat dependent on it. While I hate Blackboard's many deficiencies, I have learned the work arounds. Though I deplore the company's Borg-like assimilation methods, I usually roll my own. While I can't wait for BB 9 to be rolled out, I will have to manage for another year. But could I change to another tool? Not easily I think!

And even if I was flexible enough to migrate, I'm not sure that my students would be.

]]> By: juliadesigns http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-95 juliadesigns Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:12:25 +0000 http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/#comment-95 Despite actually being employed to admin Blackboard, it is just a tool to me and I would be just as happy looking after something a little more modern if it came my way :-) Despite actually being employed to admin Blackboard, it is just a tool to me and I would be just as happy looking after something a little more modern if it came my way :-)

]]> By: Chris Jobling http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Chris Jobling Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:05:18 +0000 http://ffynnonweb.com/2009/09/22/elearning-blog-don%e2%80%99t-waste-your-time-%e2%80%a6-%c2%bb-dear-blackboard-%e2%80%a6/#comment-94 Would I move from Blackboard ... probably not ... I have too much invested in it after all these years. I just work around it where I have to. Would I move from Blackboard … probably not … I have too much invested in it after all these years. I just work around it where I have to.

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