You guys must have been reading my mind! I teach a course on college research and library resources as part of my job. We use Blackboard and hotlinked online readings and assignments for our class. However, trouble is on the horizon. All of our websites will be taken over by our IT Department soon which means if we need to make changes to these sites our Webmaster will have to submit the changes to IT and they may or may not be prompt in making the changes! So, I like these open source organizational tools for teaching. These tools are amazing and I would not have to wait for IT to correct or make updates for me on these tools! I had no idea something like this was available. To be able to organize a research project online throughout the semester to assist the students is great because, as we all know, sometimes students do not read their assigned readings!! These tools would really prompt them to learn by doing and working the plan. It really helps that there is a teacher's component to this so that not only are the students organized but the teachers are also.
I am also working on another course in conjunction with a professor here on campus for the Summer of 2010. If all goes as planned and the course is approved, I am going to suggest the use of these tools for our class!! Thank you for introducing these tools!
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