Beginning next semester, CSUN will entirely switch from WebCT to Moodle as the school’s virtual learning system for online classes. The change comes about because the company that owns and updates WebCT, Blackboard, will discontinue supporting WebCT, according to Senior Director of Academic Technology, David Levin. “WebCt is an older technology that’s actually been discontinued,” said Levin. “So we spent about a year looking at whether we wanted to look for another tool and we decided that we would go… Read more

CSUN has begun the process of phasing out WebCT as the learning management system used by the school and integrating the use of Moodle. The shift, according to Director of Academic Technology David Levin, was prompted by the eventual elimination of the WebCT program by the company that owns it, Blackboard. WebCT is a tool for online learning. It’s utilized in about 200 courses, including face to face courses. Faculty use the learning management system for online support, quizzes and… Read more