The nicenet.org VLE looks very good - however, it does not appear to
include any assessment area for performance tracking.
Would any group member know of the existence of a free VLE that
includes an assessment facility with student gradebook etc.,
cheers
Andy
On Thu, 20 Dec
2001 11:55:13 GMT Elisabeth Coughlin <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi Paul (and everybody else),
> If you are looking for a simple VLE try http://www.nicenet.org
>
> It is very basic, compared to Blackboard, but I found the
> communication tools adequate and the site fast loading and it is
> free of advertising and it is very easy to create an account which
> takes away a lot of the headache of students getting in a fuddle
> when enrolling themselves onto courses.
> If you want to have a look around in my Nicenet space (not a
> proper course) to decide if it is suitable the key to my course
> module is: E4ZZ84Q98
>
> You can also visit this Nicenet module which an EFL tutor,
> Friedrich Baihofer, in Ulricehamn, Sweden has made available for
> viewing: Z30898P54
>
> Elisabeth
>
> On 20 Dec 01, at 11:20, Paul Catherall wrote:
>
> > Hi, I was just wondering if anyone is offering free hosting for
> > Blackboard course-sites for academic purposes.
> >
> > I'm running a series of community-education focused courses in
> > Janurary. As you probably know, the free Blackboard course-sites are
> > coming to an end around then, so my present one will be of no use to
> > me.
> >
> > I'd need a minimal disc quota, as I'd probably make most files
> > available from another location on the web, using Blackboard mainly
> > for the communication tools.
> >
> > Any suggestions most appreciated.
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Paul Catherall
> > Information & Student Services
> > North East Wales Institute of HE
> > Wrexham
>
>
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