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Course Management Software Multidisciplinary Applications of CourseInfo to Motivate Students in Traditional Course Settings

Authors: Ellen R. Cohn, University of Pittsburgh. Gary P. Stoehr, University of Pittsburgh Abstract Course management web-based software packages such as CourseInfo, (www.blackboard.net) promise benefits for institutions, instructors, and their students in the form of cost savings, (e.g., reduced departmental copying of handouts) and administrative efficiency, (e.g., the electronic “posting” of student grades). Course management […]

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FutureU Launches Online CMS Comparison Projects

January 2nd, 2000
Higher education is experiencing a growing demand for access to technology-mediated or “online” learning. Reduced costs and increased functionality are allowing more and more academic decision makers to justify technology-mediated learning initiatives. One of the fastest growing areas in the technology-mediated educational arena is the use of the Internet by colleges and universities to supplement face-to-face courses with online components and to deliver some courses completely online.

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Blackboard Co-Founder

Bio of Stephen Gilfus former founder of Blackboard Inc. now head of Gilfus Education Group As a Blackboard co-founder in 1997, Stephen guided the original vision, business strategy, product development and sales and marketing efforts for the company, providing value to Blackboard clients such as Yale University Medical School, Cornell University and the University of

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Blackboard History – 99 College Announcements

Blackboard Inc. today announced that more than 75 colleges and universities 2/4/1999 , Washington, D.C. – Blackboard Inc. today announced that more than 75 colleges and universities have selected Blackboard CourseInfo, developed at Cornell University, course management system to add an online component to their curriculum. Leading institutions such as Arizona State University, University of

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IMS Broadens International Scope and Signs-On Australia and Singapore as Investment Members

Publication: Business Wire Date: Tuesday, December 8 1998 SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 8, 1998–IMS, a coalition of corporate, academic and government organizations dedicated to growing a robust distributed learning market through widespread adoption of standards for learning content and systems, today announced that it has obtained investment support from two additional countries-further broadening the reach of IMS’s

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Blackboard History – IMS and CourseInfo

“Blackboard’s upcoming merger with CourseInfo gives us a fantastic opportunity to provide higher education with a web-based course management system that leverages our work with the Educom Instructional Management Systems project” said Blackboard Chairman and CEO Matthew Pittinsky. “As the primary technical contractor to IMS, Blackboard has long been a supporter of open standards for Internet-based education. All Blackboard products will be based on IMS in the short term and fully IMS compliant as the standard evolves.”

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Blackboard History – Executive Summary

Business Description: Blackboard Inc. has developed sophisticated, proprietary technology that allows universities and corporations to host classes and training on the World Wide Web.  Customers such as Cornell University, Yale University and the Mortgage Bankers Association use Blackboard’s products to reduce costs in delivering traditional classes and/or reach new markets of learners interested in their

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