http://www.xplanazine.com/2003/04/blackboards-academic-web-resources-and-the-advertising Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://www.xplanazine.com/2003/04/blackboards-academic-web-resources-and-the-advertising#comment-376 Laura Gibbs Wed, 30 Apr 2003 02:50:00 +0000 http://www.xplanazine.com/2003/04/blackboards-academic-web-resources-and-the-advertising#comment-376 One important thing you point out here (via your comments about the Chronicle article) is the dilemma public institutions face regarding funding and partnerships with for-profit entities. his is an extremely tangled web (Web?). As an IT director I can see a benefit in having Dell provide additional hardware support, but what can I give them in return that doesn't compromise my mission? The fact is many universities depend on informal vendor partnerships like that and need them to survive. The issue with BlackBoard is more intriguing because it seems as though, by signing a contract with BlackBoard you are giving them tacit permission to advertise. I wonder if they view this as something you owe them since they have provided your institution with so much extra value. One important thing you point out here (via your comments about the Chronicle article) is the dilemma public institutions face regarding funding and partnerships with for-profit entities. his is an extremely tangled web (Web?). As an IT director I can see a benefit in having Dell provide additional hardware support, but what can I give them in return that doesn’t compromise my mission? The fact is many universities depend on informal vendor partnerships like that and need them to survive. The issue with BlackBoard is more intriguing because it seems as though, by signing a contract with BlackBoard you are giving them tacit permission to advertise. I wonder if they view this as something you owe them since they have provided your institution with so much extra value.

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