Site Administration

Features related to setting up and maintaining an online class.

Feature	Blackboard 8	CourseInfo	WebCT
Users log in with BU login name and Kerberos password
Administrators and instructors can assign multiple instructors to a course	Get help	Get help
Administrators can create system-wide accounts (for example, within multiple courses)
Instructors can automatically upload class roster files	Get help	Get help	Get help
Instructors can create groups	Get help	Get help	Get help
Course controls are on a separate page	Get help	Get help
Course controls are integrated with student view
Users can navigate with a consistent, logical user interface
Navigational trail show the path taken to a particular screen
Instructors can create an unlimited amount of course content	Get help
Instructors can back up course content	Get help	Get help	Get help
Users can search the on-line manual	Get help	Get help
On-line help is context sensitive
Users can print .pdf versions of the manuals	Get help	Get help	Get help
Users can log out without exiting their browser

Notes

Blackboard's administration tools are an upgrade from CourseInfo, remaining centralized and extremely simple to use. Like CourseInfo, they are located in a seperate Control Panel.

CourseInfo's administration tools are centralized and extremely simple to use. They are located in a separate Control Panel.

WebCT's administrative interface is unconventional and inconsistent, requiring some time to learn. Many functions require multiple steps, and some familiarity with navigation in frames is very helpful