After playing around with Blackboard and finding all of its different uses for new web 2.0 technologies, I decided to find more information about it. I found that Blackboard had been around for awhile and as Karplus explains it is one of the most used management systems in academia.
In fact, she states that Blackboard has been around since 1997 and was intended for students to check grades, assignments, discuss and eventually incorporate things like RSS feeds, podcasts, and blogs. Blackboard has become a great tool for students on campus but most importantly for distance learning students. Today students are able to attend classes through Elluminate on Blackboard.
I can hardly wait to see what becomes of Blackboard in ten years or who and what may challenge Blackboard in ten years...
Karplus, S. S. Integrating Academic Library Resources and Learning Management Systems: The Library Blackboard Site. Education Libraries v. 29 no. 1 (Summer 2006) p. 5-11
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