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'''CourseWorks''' lets you get info for your classes, but only if your professors bother to use it. | '''CourseWorks''' lets you get info for your classes, but only if your professors bother to use it. | ||
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| + | Courseworks was based on the Prometheus open source platform, and launched in 2001-2002. In 2002, Prometheus was bought by Blackboard, the vendor whose eponymous software serves the same role as courseworks at many of Columbia's peer institutions. Columbia plans on replacing Courseworks with a [[Sakai]] based program at some unknown time in the future. | ||
Professors can enable various features for their classes: | Professors can enable various features for their classes: | ||
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* Class files | * Class files | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://courseworks.columbia.edu/ Courseworks website] | * [https://courseworks.columbia.edu/ Courseworks website] | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 30 March 2007
CourseWorks lets you get info for your classes, but only if your professors bother to use it.
Courseworks was based on the Prometheus open source platform, and launched in 2001-2002. In 2002, Prometheus was bought by Blackboard, the vendor whose eponymous software serves the same role as courseworks at many of Columbia's peer institutions. Columbia plans on replacing Courseworks with a Sakai based program at some unknown time in the future.
Professors can enable various features for their classes:
- Discussion
- Gradebook
- Syllabus
- Class files
