I played with both Course Managements Systems this week and I prefer Blackboard. Even though I love Moodle and it has some great options to it, I like the feel of Blackboard better. It's probably just because I'm so used to it after taking 5 years of online classes with it. I spent a lot of time playing around with Moodle and I just felt like it was easier to get around in Blackboard. I like how they both offer the same tools like the calendar and discussion boards..etc but I like the look of Blackboard better. They both allow a lot of the same things to upload and play around with which I really liked. I did like the quiz tools on Moodle as well...that was one plus with Moodle I really liked.
Another thing I like about Moodle is the cost and that will draw a lot of people to it instead of Blackboard. I'm sure if I spent a lot more time playing around on Moodle or had a lot of experience with it I would enjoy it better. I really enjoyed playing around with it and seeing what my opportunities could be with it though.
I loved seeing Blackboard from the teachers perspective. At first it looks a little complex and overwhelming, but it was very easy to navigate and play with. Of course I am much more familiar with Blackboard, so that's probably why. Either way I enjoyed Blackboard much more than Moodle, but I look forward to using Moodle in the future and getting more familiar with it because it is a great tool to have and be familiar with in education.
It is funny how most of us do prefer BB.
ReplyDeleteI also prefer BB, but there have been instances when an instructor prefers to use Moodle chooses it over BB. As a student I find this very frustrating, I don't want to have to check several different sites, I want to log into one place and find everything there and not to have to go to other sites just because a instructor may prefer it. I really think it is best for the student that decisions about course management software needs to be made at an institutional level and then everyone needs to ge on board so there is consistency for the students.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you noticed this, and it is the reason I changed my page because I prefer white text on color, but when you do that, then your text does not show up in some readers, which I find annoying sometimes, because if I have limited time to read, I don't want to have to go to the blog to read it. i wish the reader would display the text as black but it doesn't.:(
ReplyDeleteI am very glad that we had the opportunity to see BB from the instructor's perspective. A big thanks to our awesome instructor!
ReplyDeleteVery nice post! Glad you were able to see both side and play a bit!! I think, if it comes down to it, both as a CMS does its job well. There are pros and cons in both but if you just want to test it out, esp. in K-12 where's it's not fully online, Moodle or the like is a great start.
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