Can't Get No?

The IMS Global Learning Consortium (www.imsglobal.org) spots learning technology satisfaction and trends. The report (www.imsglobal.org/ltst/index.cfm) noted the responses from about 200 leaders of internet-supported learning initiatives in North American higher education.

In the CMS (content management systems) category, eCollege (www.ecollege.com), Angel Learning (www.angellearning.com) were rated higher for satisfaction than either market leader Blackboard (www.blackboard.com) or its WebCT property.

Also, the report noted the high marks for Google (www.google.com), Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), and Apple's iPod (www.apple.com), "indicating that non-education-specific technologies are being perceived, by those who incorporate them, as adding value to the educational experience."