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Tag Archives: Alfred-Essa
Desire2Learn Product Updates
I had a chance to speak to some folks about their latest product release (9.2) a couple of weeks back and am only now finding time to blog about it. First, there’s what they’re doing with the LMS itself. No … Continue reading
Posted in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) Tagged Alfred-Essa, Desire2Learn, edunomics, Mobile Web 4 Comments
Doing Another EdTechTalk on EduPatents
I’ll be on along with Al Essa tomorrow night (Sunday, 9/17) at 8 PM EDT to discuss where we are with the EduPatent problem and what we can do about it.
Posted in About This Site, Digital Democracy, Openness Tagged Alfred-Essa, EdTechTalk, edupatents Leave a comment
Being Fair to Blackboard
Al Essa has taken me to task a bit for appearing to favorably compare Microsoft and IBM to Blackboard. He notes that companies can be good corporate citizens on certain patents while predatorily asserting other patents. Let me make a … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Democracy, Openness, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) Tagged Alfred-Essa, Blackboard-Inc., edupatents 29 Comments
Al Essa's Analysis of the Blackboard FAQ
After promising to wait for Al’s analysis before publishing mine, I mistook his initial post for his final word and jumped the gun. Al’s own blow-by-blow analysis is up now. As you’ll see, we’re in pretty close agreement on it.
(Almost) Back in the Saddle Again
Well, after a week of being crushed in moving boxes, I’ve managed to dig out enough to find my computer. Lucky for me Al Essa posted a week-in-review summary of the Blackboard EduPatentGate drama that helped me get back up … Continue reading



