Comments on: ANGEL: A Corpse for Blackboard’s Corpulence http://jaredstein.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/ Education, Technology, Culture, and the Internet Sat, 12 May 2012 23:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Travis Souza http://jaredstein.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Travis Souza Thu, 07 May 2009 01:07:40 +0000 http://flexknowlogy.learningfield.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/#comment-371 Yep. I think the majority share holder is looking for a payday without regard to their till now loyal and enthusiatic customers. Shame, Shame IUPUI. Yep. I think the majority share holder is looking for a payday without regard to their till now loyal and enthusiatic customers. Shame, Shame IUPUI.

]]> By: James http://jaredstein.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/comment-page-1/#comment-370 James Thu, 07 May 2009 00:33:23 +0000 http://flexknowlogy.learningfield.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/#comment-370 Takes someone selling to have a buyer. Takes someone selling to have a buyer.

]]> By: Mr. Jared Stein http://jaredstein.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Mr. Jared Stein Wed, 06 May 2009 23:17:37 +0000 http://flexknowlogy.learningfield.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/#comment-369 You know it! It’s a good thing … for Bb only. You know it! It’s a good thing … for Bb only.

]]> By: Mark Jenkins http://jaredstein.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Mark Jenkins Wed, 06 May 2009 22:37:06 +0000 http://flexknowlogy.learningfield.org/2009/05/06/angel-a-corpse-for-blackboards-corpulence/#comment-368 Blackboard's internal disorganization and dismal customer service record since the WebCT acquisition will only be exacerbated by this. It's a disaster, compounded by the fact that many current Angel clients chose the system both for its specific virtues . . . but also as a deliberate choice against Blackboard's corporate stance, much less their ability to serve their clients. To have Angel pulled into the problematic and dysfunctional support environment that we've seen from Blackboard over recent years is a generalized problem for higher ed and especially institutions who can't manage effectively an open source solution. I can't see how this is a good thing. Blackboard’s internal disorganization and dismal customer service record since the WebCT acquisition will only be exacerbated by this. It’s a disaster, compounded by the fact that many current Angel clients chose the system both for its specific virtues . . . but also as a deliberate choice against Blackboard’s corporate stance, much less their ability to serve their clients.

To have Angel pulled into the problematic and dysfunctional support environment that we’ve seen from Blackboard over recent years is a generalized problem for higher ed and especially institutions who can’t manage effectively an open source solution. I can’t see how this is a good thing.

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