As a school we are conducting a 5 year strategic plan and a key component
of it is continued development of a Virtual Learning Environment. Within
this process we have looked at Blackboard, StudyWiz and Moodle's Roadmap.
We presently use Moodle with dynamic success and a faster adoption rate
then any technology we have brought to school. We are in our second year
of use. There are folks at my school who believe that Moodle/Open-Source
is not as strong a solution as Blackboard. Without getting into the merits
of this argument, I am looking for information on why schools choose
Blackboard instead of Moodle or StudyWiz.
I have looked at the http://www.edutools.info/compare.jsp?pj=4&i=592,555
comparison and consulted the http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/ but am
looking for real world reasons why a school would choose Blackboard
instead of Moodle.
If you have the time or inclination, please answer these 3 questions.
1. How did your school make the decision on VLE?
2. Are you pleased with Moodle or Blackboard or wish it had these
features: ______?
3. Would you switch if you could?
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Karl Schaefer
Digital Learning Coordinator
Durham Academy Middle School
3116 Academy Road
Durham, NC 27707
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