Blackboard, 9.0 by Elizabeth Redden

Blackboard Inc., the giant among course management system (CMS) providers, today unveils Release 9.0 of Blackboard Learn. Blackboard bills the newest iteration as more open and flexible — allowing colleges to use the platform “as an open foundation for whatever complementary technologies they need to support their approach to teaching and learning.”

And the new release will feature expanded Web 2.0 and “social learning” tools, such as blogs and journals, enhanced notification capabilities (i.e., “Your paper is due in four hours” – or four days), and a redesigned, customizable user interface.
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Blackboard Launches More Open, Flexible Learning Platform Emphasizing Greater Engagement for Students
http://www.blackboard.com/release9/

Source: Inside Higher Ed