I am certainly no expert, but I have used Blackboard in like 3 different ways, from simple to more complex. I know Lou Shields, one of our adjuncts, uses it a lot. emily phillips

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        Jim,
	
            There are a number of our faculty who are getting tired of dragging long
        and complicated syllabi and handouts to class; and are asking questions
        about things like "Blackboard" but they know little or nothing about these
        programs.
	
            Is there some chance that in March we could have a department meeting
        and someone who is knowledgeable about this sort of thing to come and give
        us the latest information on how all this works?  I think there would be a
        good number of people who are interested, but they are at the point where
        they don't use anything like this and don't even know what questions to ask
        or what programs are possible to what sorts of tasks (For example: what is
        the difference between backboard and your own web site? And which one is
        more work for the teacher?).
	
        Art