Recently, several universities across the country decided to put an end to their relationships with Blackboard and switch to one of its competitors. Cornell is now evaluating whether it will do the same.
The University is currently testing Moodle, one of Black board’s leading competitors.
The pilot does not stem from complaints about Blackboard, but rather is part of the typical process of making sure that the University is using the best services available, according to Clare van den Blink, assistant director for academic technology services and user support for Cornell Information Technologies.
“This year we’re piloting Moodle to see how it is,” van den Blink said.
This fall and spring semesters, there are 40 courses will to pilot the Moodle website.