Blackboard Vista
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Definition
'Blackboard is a commercial learning management system. A first version was available in 1997.
The designer and teacher interface
Course designers have two set of tools:
- Course tools
- Designer tools
Blackboard legal issues
Blackboard is known for getting US patents (e.g. patent 6,988,138 on "Internet-based education support system and methods") that granted them rights for a combination of things that have been done with prior systems. In the opinion of Daniel K. Schneider, a model case for something that is deeply wrong with American patent law. See the [Blackboard Wikipedia] page for more details.
Links
- Blackboard Inc. (Wikipedia)
- Blackboard Learning System (Wikipedia)