We are evaluating Moodle, Sakai and Angel. Our advisory committee has constructed the following list of requirements. We are looking for input from 'subject matter experts' in the field who could offer their evaluation on any or all of the following criteria.
Comments regarding the same on Angel or Sakai are certainly welcome as well, I feel like I'm asking a lot already though.
Thank you in advance to anyone willing to help.
Criteria
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No support
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Partial support
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Full support
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Works well over dial-up
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The user interface is intuitive and appealing
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Administration of the platform is easy and fast |
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We can create templates for programs so that teachers don't have to start from scratch |
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It's customizable by hierarchy: school, program, course |
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It's platform independent and runs on XP, Vista, Mac, Linux, *etc.* |
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If it's client-based, then there must be a browser-based solution, too, for remote access. With core functions that can be accessed through a standard web browser (e.g. at an internet cafe) |
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Is accessible for screen-readers, alternative input devices, and non-standard technologies (e.g. doesn't require Win2K or Internet Explorer) |
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Works well with corporate/campus firewalls |
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Supports selective downloading (e.g. opening a message doesn't automatically download an embedded 2MB attachment) |
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Supports attachment/embedding of multiple media formats (e.g. WAV, MP3, AVI, JPG, TIFF) |
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Built-in compression to reduce file size if desired by author (e.g. FirstClass supports this when pasting in-line images) |
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Ability to uniquely identify unviewed content (e.g. FC "red flag" icon) |
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Ability to view access history of content (e.g. FC "History" feature) |
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Ability to thread topics by subject, author, posting date (comes in handy when grading online participation) |
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Personal Blog |
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Personal Wiki |
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Synchronous Discussion |
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Simultaneous, multiple file editing. e.g. Google doc |
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Video messaging e.g. OoVoo |
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VoIP |
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