Comments on: Update on the LEC from Blackboard http://aimlessmusing.com/2009/07/26/update-on-the-lec-from-blackboard/ Occasional writings on things that interest me Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Scott Kodai http://aimlessmusing.com/2009/07/26/update-on-the-lec-from-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Scott Kodai Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:51:12 +0000 http://aimlessmusing.com/?p=151#comment-39 Sorry, John... didn't mean to put words in your mouth about support possibly being extended. I do understand that the date is firm and might not be moved back. I also agree that 2013 is a lot closer than it seems. For us, a lot depends on when there's a version of BB9 that contains the features we need; our move would likely take 2-3 years from that point on (a semester or two of piloting, plus a couple years of co-production). That means starting in 2010... will there be a version of BB9 with crosslisting and LCH available in 2010? We'll see.... Sorry, John… didn’t mean to put words in your mouth about support possibly being extended. I do understand that the date is firm and might not be moved back. I also agree that 2013 is a lot closer than it seems. For us, a lot depends on when there’s a version of BB9 that contains the features we need; our move would likely take 2-3 years from that point on (a semester or two of piloting, plus a couple years of co-production). That means starting in 2010… will there be a version of BB9 with crosslisting and LCH available in 2010? We’ll see….

]]> By: Scott Kodai http://aimlessmusing.com/2009/07/26/update-on-the-lec-from-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Scott Kodai Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:45:11 +0000 http://aimlessmusing.com/?p=151#comment-38 Hi Chris... thanks for stopping by. I would like to point out, to be fair, that if I gave you a free car you would still have to pay to change the oil and tires. The analogy breaks down at that point, but I can see the reason why Bb would charge for maintenance on their tool... they will have costs associated with maintaining it. On the other hand, I can see where it might be to their advantage to absorb those costs in the interest of getting schools to move to BB9 sooner rather than later. I'm not actually reluctant to move to BB9, so much as not able to, since there's currently not parity between the features of BB9 and the features of Vista. Hi Chris… thanks for stopping by. I would like to point out, to be fair, that if I gave you a free car you would still have to pay to change the oil and tires. The analogy breaks down at that point, but I can see the reason why Bb would charge for maintenance on their tool… they will have costs associated with maintaining it. On the other hand, I can see where it might be to their advantage to absorb those costs in the interest of getting schools to move to BB9 sooner rather than later.

I’m not actually reluctant to move to BB9, so much as not able to, since there’s currently not parity between the features of BB9 and the features of Vista.

]]> By: Chris Beks http://aimlessmusing.com/2009/07/26/update-on-the-lec-from-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Chris Beks Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:09:41 +0000 http://aimlessmusing.com/?p=151#comment-37 So nothing is really free here, and we should not even say that... I know Blackboard probably wants to do so for marketing purposes, but that's not really the case. Sure the download is "free", but with a maintenance contract... Which makes it NOT free. it's almost saying I'd give you a car for free, you only have to buy this annual $20,000 maintenance contract. Oh, and btw, if you want to park it in your own garage, it'll be double that... I understand software costs money, so let's be up front about that and not try to fool each other. I'm starting to understand why folks are so reluctant to move to version 9. I am now too. Based on what I'm reading here and in other blogs, and hearing from other users who have moved to version 9, it sounds like 9 isn't/wasn't ready for prime time. I think it's probably better to wait at this point. So nothing is really free here, and we should not even say that… I know Blackboard probably wants to do so for marketing purposes, but that’s not really the case. Sure the download is “free”, but with a maintenance contract… Which makes it NOT free. it’s almost saying I’d give you a car for free, you only have to buy this annual $20,000 maintenance contract. Oh, and btw, if you want to park it in your own garage, it’ll be double that…

I understand software costs money, so let’s be up front about that and not try to fool each other.

I’m starting to understand why folks are so reluctant to move to version 9. I am now too. Based on what I’m reading here and in other blogs, and hearing from other users who have moved to version 9, it sounds like 9 isn’t/wasn’t ready for prime time. I think it’s probably better to wait at this point.

]]> By: John Porter http://aimlessmusing.com/2009/07/26/update-on-the-lec-from-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-36 John Porter Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:49:04 +0000 http://aimlessmusing.com/?p=151#comment-36 While I do agree with the statement regarding Vista support, the 2013 date is very real and it will not be up to me to move it. I really want all CE/Vista clients to begin thinking about upgrading to 9 now as 2013 will be here before you know it. While I do agree with the statement regarding Vista support, the 2013 date is very real and it will not be up to me to move it. I really want all CE/Vista clients to begin thinking about upgrading to 9 now as 2013 will be here before you know it.

]]> By: Upgrading to Blackboard Learn 9 for CE/Vista clients http://aimlessmusing.com/2009/07/26/update-on-the-lec-from-blackboard/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Upgrading to Blackboard Learn 9 for CE/Vista clients Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:27:29 +0000 http://aimlessmusing.com/?p=151#comment-35 [...] See this post for updated information on this [...] [...] See this post for updated information on this [...]

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