I’ve been putting some of the Health Informatics course material into Blackboard today. Although it’s a bit unintuitive to get around, you can add content pretty easily and add tests and quizzes to the end of sections to reinforce learning objectives.
I did notice that on the Blackboard homepage, they seem to have patented concept of the LMS (learning management system). Read the press release here: http://www.blackboard.com/company/press/release.aspx?id=887622. This announcement seeems to have been taken rather badly by various internet pundits. Check out the reaction at slashdot: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/02/1217219. A number of concerns are raised including what will happen to open source LMSs like Moodle.