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British Columbia Distance Learning Program Recommending Moodle

According to Robert Fitzgerald, BCcampus, which is an organization that supports distance learning for a number of schools in British Columbia, is recommending that they should support Moodle at an equal level as WebCT:
We recommend that BCcampus support a provincial implementation of Moodle for all public educational institutions at the same level of support as [...]

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Blackboard wins clearance to buy WebCT

Looks like the Blackboard/WebCT merger has been approved:
FEB. 6 10:36 A.M. ET Blackboard Inc., an education software developer, said Monday it received clearance from the Department of Justice to buy WebCT Inc., a rival provider of Internet learning software, and expects to close the deal in March or April.

Up until now, I believe the two [...]

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Blackboard’s WebCT Deal Spurs Antitrust Questioning

According to the Washington Post, the Justice Department is looking into the possibility that the Blackboard/WebCT merger might violate antitrust laws. Given that the combined company would own 80-90% of the LMS market, it’s no real surprise. This will be interesting to watch.
(Found via Online Learning Update.)

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LMOS Services and Service Brokers, Part I

One of the most important concepts in the LMOS Project Vision and Mission Statements is the service broker. In fact, it may very well be the most important concept. But it can be a little abstract, especially for non-technologists (like me). In the next couple of posts, I’m going to do my best to explain [...]

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All Hail the Mighty B-Rex

Yes, yes, we’ve all heard the news by now. BlackCT Wednesday has hit. Will it be remembered as The Day the Music Died? I don’t think so. Unfortunately, it could be remembered as The Day the Music Was So Badly Wounded That It Became Barely Listenable for a Really Long Time.
You know. Kinda like the [...]

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