Excellent article! Confusion reigns supreme?
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Subject: Re: [IIEP] CityU HK
Ann, et al
The link below has a note (slightly out of date) on how some Aus unis
were moving a couple of years ago. At that point, it was all proprietary
and relatively fragmented)
http://www.windeatt.f2s.com/ijet/systems.htm
Nigel
Maccann, Ann wrote:
Most (if not all?) unis in Australia started out with WebCT, which I
personally do not find user-friendly; some are now using a combination,
and my son recently had a course in Blackboard, another in what appears
to be a system set up by the uni itself, and a third in WebCT! From
what I hear, some Australian unis started with a proprietary system
which was run by an outside firm (unspecified), and aren't happy with
this either, due to the lack of control.
Possibly at the point where a number of unis are running open source,
others will join the bandwaggon, but it seems that a critical mass of
unis using open source that works for a number of different areas is
needed before others join.
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Sent: Friday, 29 October 2004 10:13 PM
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Subject: Re: [IIEP] CityU HK
What is more interesting is that virtually every other university in
Hong
Kong is using WebCT and have been for some time. There have been
stories,
and I do not want to name names, that at least two of these are now or
were
recently considering open source. Taking Anne's suggestion a bit
further, it
would be great if any of our lurkers from Hong Kong or those closely in
touch with the scene there could enlighten us on the reasons behind the
City
U decision. However, I can give one bit of information, which suggests
that
there might be special reasons in Hong Kong so that the news might not
be as
"discouraging" to open source enthusiasts as they might feel.
In Hong Kong most if not all unis are looking closely at the mainland
Chinese market, and indeed many are teaching in mainland China already.
This
means that they have to have a system with capability in Chinese as
well as
English. WebCT has some capability here and announced a while back a
collaboration with Tsinghua University to ensure a good solution but
people
in Hong Kong have told me that it is not that good. On the other hand,
Blackboard have set up a large joint venture with CERNET (I visited it
last
October) and really intends to promote the Chinese version of the
product
widely across the mainland. So it may be as simple as the fact that
City U,
coming rather late to the selection of an MLE, and certainly (from
their
press release) wanting to operate across a wide era, were impressed by
the
Chinese-language aspect in particular.
Paul
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Subject: [IIEP] CityU HK
Apologies for length: the following press release (From Blackboard so
it
lays it on a bit thick about them) arrived today.
It would be interesting to discover the Uni's reasons as that would no
doubt inform our own deliberations.
*City University of Hong Kong Moves to Blackboard*
*Students Will Benefit from Campus-Wide Deployment of Blackboard
Academic Suite(TM) *
QUEENSLAND, Australia, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard
Inc.
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announced today at its annual Asia Pacific Users Conference that it
has
signed an agreement with the City University of Hong Kong to provide
the
Blackboard Academic Suite(TM), hosted by Blackboard(R) ASP and
Blackboard(R) Professional Services. This new venture will assist the
City University of Hong Kong in meeting the e-education needs of its
18,000 full- and part-time students across the main campus.
Taking place today and tomorrow at the ICT Learning Innovation Centre
in
Queensland, Australia, Blackboard's Asia Pacific Users Conference
brings
together the City University of Hong Kong and more than 125 other
Blackboard clients and partners from across Asia and Australia. Titled
"Innovating Together", the conference provides a forum for learning
institutions to share best practices in online education, learn about
product innovations and hear more about Blackboard's vision of a
Networked Learning Environment(TM).
By adopting a single e-learning platform, City University of Hong Kong
will make a university-wide deployment of the Blackboard Academic
Suite,
an integrated family of enterprise-grade software applications that
support teaching, learning and campus life. The Blackboard Academic
Suite includes three leading e-education software solutions: the
Blackboard Learning System(TM), the Blackboard Community System(TM),
and
the Blackboard Content System(TM). Together, these solutions create a
comprehensive online learning platform that supports multiple
approaches
to teaching, learning, research and collaboration.
"At CityU, we strive to maintain our long-term commitment to
innovation
in the use of communications and information technologies for teaching
and learning, thus we look forward to bringing the many features and
functionalities of Blackboard to our university community," said Dr.
Jerry Yu, CIO of City University of Hong Kong. "We have selected a
vision-driven and pedagogically oriented approach to guide the
implementation to ensure that the system is used and useful for a wide
range of stakeholders including students, faculty, staff and
administrators."
Implementation of the Blackboard Academic Suite at City University of
Hong Kong will begin in October. Some pilot courses will be launched
in
the early 2005 and full scale deployment is expected by the start of
the
next academic year in September 2005. Fully implemented, the
Blackboard
Academic Suite will facilitate the full integration of the
university's
entire online community with extensions to content management, library
integration, Blackboard Building Blocks(R) development and alumni
outreach.
"Blackboard is pleased to work with City University of Hong Kong to
create a strong networked learning environment that will expand the
learning options for its students," said Andrew Rosen, President of
Blackboard's international business. "In addition, we welcome City
University of Hong Kong as the first Hong Kong member of both our
Blackboard Developer Network(SM) and Blackboard Building Blocks
program.
It is essential to our ongoing success to have representation in these
groups from universities worldwide."
The Blackboard Developer Network is a forum for companies to share
information about developing Blackboard Building Blocks. Blackboard
Building Blocks is the company's open architecture initiative, which
allows external partners to develop applications to integrate with any
of the Blackboard platforms. Through the Blackboard Building Blocks
program, Blackboard clients gain benefits from custom-system design
capabilities, innovative thinking from a broad range of experts and
the
ability to leverage investments in existing products by expanding
their
reach throughout the Blackboard system.
About City University of Hong Kong
City University (CityU) of Hong Kong celebrates its 20th Anniversary
this year (2004); it is largely funded by the Government of the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region, Peoples Republic of China. CityU
has
an ambitious strategic plan, reflecting its aspirations to become one
of
the leading universities in the Asia Pacific region by achieving
excellence in teaching and research. The student population of the
University is approximately 18,000. By anticipating and responding to
local and regional needs and the effects of rapid social and technical
change, CityU continues to strife ahead emphasizing on professional
education and practice, and applied research. Visit the website at
http://cityu.edu.hk/ to find out more about this exciting University.
About Blackboard Inc.
Blackboard is a leading provider of enterprise software and services
to
the education industry. The Company's product line consists of five
software applications bundled in two suites, the Blackboard Academic
Suite(TM) and the Blackboard Commerce Suite(TM). Blackboard's clients
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as well as textbook publishers and student-focused merchants that
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