Matt,

  Thanks for responding to me so quickly!  Anyways, no I haven't heard of elgg.org.  I did view it and am impressed with it.  There are so many platforms out there for e-learning these days, it's unbelievable. 

  Anyways, since I already started on WordPress, I'll probably stick to that right now.  With WordPress, I'm looking to start basically an online certificate program within sports studies.  I feel WordPress, at least with what I've come across so far, gives me a great opportunity to do that successfully.  I kind of want to mix e-learning blogging with actual learning on WordPress to give a new, rich online feel to it.  I guess more people are using WordPress, as with other platforms, for educational purposes and that's what I'm shooting for.   What else do you think or what suggestions do you have for me?