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I'm not aware of any rumour but it's worth remembering the scale and complexity of the OU's existing enterprise systems. Integrating any system with that is going to be a challenge. Bath University apparently switched without problem, ditto goldsmiths, to Moodle. Best wishes Tristram _____ From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Ryan Sent: 24 April 2007 15:42 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VLES] Blackboard v Moodle I wonder if anyone at the OU would like to comment on the rumours I heard today from a senior colleague who reported that the OU had 19 people working on Moodle, that it was considered unfit for purpose and they were having to re-write huge chunks of the code to make it do what they wanted - I was surprised! Malcolm Please respond to Virtual Learning Environments <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: Virtual Learning Environments <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: Subject: Re: [VLES] Blackboard v Moodle Tim When we looked at the difference it was the sheer cost that we tried to justify, given Moodle works from a quick download and install. Plus the political issues at the time surrounding Blackboard's patent claims put us off even more. The other benefit is that Moodle is so easily customisable. I'd love to see all of education move to Open Source where possible on the desktops - especially ubuntu. James -----Original Message----- From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harrison Tim (Staff) Sent: 24 April 2007 06:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VLES] Blackboard v Moodle If you are looking to upgrade to the enterprise version of blackboard where does the comparison with moodle fit in? Surely you should be looking at the additional features that blacboard enterprise offers and justifying those. I am confused Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Virtual Learning Environments <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Mon Apr 23 15:54:48 2007 Subject: [VLES] Blackboard v Moodle Hi all, Has anyone made a comparison between the above 2 VLE systems? We currently use Blackboard basic and need to justify upgrading to Blackboard Enterprise. I'd appreciate any thoughts/research from other users. Thanks from Carshalton College. Susan Jackson e-learning trainer 020 8544 4411 Carshalton College Open Evenings This year's Open Evening dates: Wednesday 16/5/2007 - 5pm to 7:30pm Confidentiality: This e-mail and its attachments are intended for the above-named only and may be confidential. 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