<p>I stumbled across a <a href="http://kairosnews.org/recent-university-graduate-evaluates-blackboard-use">small
kairosnews blog entry</a> that mentioned a students thoughts about using
Blackboard at his institution. Some mention of Moodle too. His observation was
that using Blackboard ineffectively was more detrimental to his learning
experience than not using it at all. I found one comment interesting.
</p><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px; font-style: italic;">"Ineffective teachers see the
Internet as a series of tubes and computers as a cool new kind of
typewriter."</blockquote>The growth of the Web2 is a move beyond a static
on-line world built of pipes and tubes. I still wonder how many teachers are
making the mental change towards a read-write Internet? Are their courses more
than just a static display of good learning practice to hang the students from?<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead