D'Arcy Norman dot net » business http://www.darcynorman.net apparently much happier in person Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 WebCT + Blackboard??? http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/10/12/webct-blackboard/ http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/10/12/webct-blackboard/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 dnorman 1687693871 Blackboard and WebCT are merging. Holy. Crap. I mean - there goes any sense of competition in the LMS game. What's left to compete? Moodle? Sakai? Something else? I really hope there is more than one Big Player left in the LMS world... Here's hoping the new LMS behemoth doesn't go all Microsoft on our asses, and is able to do something innovative with their new collective girth. Looks like Bb and WebCT brands will continue for some time, with the best of both being amalgamated into a new Bb version. BbCT? I, for one, welcome our new LMS overlords...]]> Larry Johnson just sent an email to the NMC list with news that Blackboard and WebCT are merging. Holy. Crap. I mean – there goes any sense of competition in the LMS game. What’s left to compete? Moodle? Sakai? Something else? I really hope there is more than one Big Player left in the LMS world…

Here’s hoping the new LMS behemoth doesn’t go all Microsoft on our asses, and is able to do something innovative with their new collective girth.

Looks like Bb and WebCT brands will continue for some time, with the best of both being amalgamated into a new Bb version. BbCT?

I, for one, welcome our new LMS overlords…

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