I agree with Bill. WebCT and Blackboard work ok if you have a) lots of training 
staff, b) actually got time to learn to use them (the manuals are HUGE), c) the 
money to support them. Moodle does most of what we needed and we just got sick 
and tired of Blackboard's staff and inflexibility (not to mention the thousands 
of dollars a year). Moodle isn't without it's problems but they can be dealt 
with and as Bill said- the price IS right! Tim

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Timothy O. Shearon, PhD
Professor and Chair Department of Psychology
Albertson College of Idaho
Caldwell, 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: Blackboard vs WebCT
 
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 courses and course web pages (which sounds like what you want
to do) is a free and open source system called Moodle
http://moodle.org/.  It is fairly easy to learn and the price is right.


Bill Goss
College of the Rockies
Cranbrook, BC


-----Original Message-----
From: Jean-Marc Perreault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:41 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: [tips] Blackboard vs WebCT

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. 

Let me know your thoughts.

Cheers!

Jean-Marc





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