Provides menu of bulletin boards, chatrooms, and IntraCom, a discussion-moderation tool for use with small or large groups, ability to create and distribute course materials online, incorporate sounds, images and videos, and collect students' responses to these materials. Blackboard Free Course site allowing instructor to put learning materials, class discussions and tests online. Blackboard site includes information on and links to courses at other colleges and universities. Readers can be created from a list of disciplines, drawing on a database of articles, case studies, speeches etc. A made to order copy is promised within a week.
Instructors can elecronically grade, comment on and reutrn papers.
PC and Windows only. CommonSpace Collaborative writing software which enables a group of individuals to interact on a document and focus on the core elements of the writing process. Mac and PC compatible, uses multiple writing spaces for drafting and annotations. Interactive English Process-oriented multimedia writing environment that provides a combination of instructional resources, online writing tools, and reading and comprehension activities.