Comments on: Bb to Give Away $25,000 Grant for Virtual Worlds Integration http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2007/09/06/bb-to-give-away-25000-grant-for-virtual-worlds-integration/ Proud Sponsor of Your Future Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt Crosslin http://www.edugeekjournal.com/2007/09/06/bb-to-give-away-25000-grant-for-virtual-worlds-integration/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Matt Crosslin Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:10:49 +0000 http://www.edugeekjournal.com/?p=110#comment-160 Hmmm.... interesting idea. Of course, this is another example of how BlackBoard is not as innovative as they think they are. I read the official call, and had a good laugh at the 'Sample Initiatives' section, because it was all stuff that the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sloodle.com">Sloodle</a> project has already created for Moodle.<br /><br />I'm afraid that the Sloodle people have found that the stuff BB wants to do is no easy walk in the park. Sloodle can only make it happen due to the open-source nature of Moodle and somewhat open-source-likeness of Second Life. I'm just not convinced that BB Building Blocks or Powerlinks is going to be up to the task. I hope they prove me wrong, because it would prove that Blackboard does have some future potential, and would boost the perceived educational value of Second Life among non-believers greatly. Of course, if it fails, we'll all hear an increase of the 'I don't see the educational value' rhetoric.....<br /> Hmmm…. interesting idea. Of course, this is another example of how BlackBoard is not as innovative as they think they are. I read the official call, and had a good laugh at the ‘Sample Initiatives’ section, because it was all stuff that the Sloodle project has already created for Moodle.

I’m afraid that the Sloodle people have found that the stuff BB wants to do is no easy walk in the park. Sloodle can only make it happen due to the open-source nature of Moodle and somewhat open-source-likeness of Second Life. I’m just not convinced that BB Building Blocks or Powerlinks is going to be up to the task. I hope they prove me wrong, because it would prove that Blackboard does have some future potential, and would boost the perceived educational value of Second Life among non-believers greatly. Of course, if it fails, we’ll all hear an increase of the ‘I don’t see the educational value’ rhetoric…..

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