A Comparison of BlackBoard and Moodle for the Teaching and Learning of Educational Technology Courses

Aslihan Unal, Zafer Unal

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Abstract

Paper presented at the annual meeting of The Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2010)

The goal of this study is to report the results of a comparative usability study conducted in 2008-2009 on two different course management systems, BlackBoard and Moodle. 135 students enrolled in the fall 2008 and spring 2009 section of Introduction to Educational Technology participated in the study (72 and 63 respectively). At the beginning of each semester, participants were randomly divided into two groups to experience different LMS’s at different times. The results indicated that Moodle was favored in all modules used during the courses. This article presents the details of this initial attempt on investigating if an open source LMS (Moodle) warrants a consideration as an alternative to the institution’s current LMS (BlackBoard).
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Mar 29 2010
EventThe Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2010) - San Diego, CA
Duration: Mar 29 2010 → …

Conference

ConferenceThe Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2010)
Period03/29/10 → …

DC Disciplines

  • Education
  • Online and Distance Education
  • Educational Technology

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