Evil blackboard indeed
I was shocked to hear about the outcome of the Blackboard vs. Desire2Learn case via Terry Anderson’s blog. To be honest I can’t believe Blackboard won. I remember at the time that the section on e-learning in wikipedia expanded rapidly as the community rushed to document the ‘true’ origins and history of the area. It was a great example of web 2.0 philosophy in action. The worry with this outcome is what are the implications for the future???? It seems the battle of corporate vs. collective ownerships rages on…
February 23rd, 2008 at 6:44 pm
[…] the D2L patent blog and various blog postings. But in my mind, this really stinks, and I am not alone in this […]
February 25th, 2008 at 10:37 am
[…] colleague Grainne Conole can’t believe they won. Terry Anderson hopes this action: further alienates users from Blackboard and it accelerates […]
February 25th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Your disbelief is widely shared. Of course, now that the precedent has been set across the water, we might see the spread across here!
February 27th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Yes it’s going to be interesting to see what happens next…