Comparison of WebCT (Blackboard CE Enterprise)
functionality and the course delivery component of
one45
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WebCT (recently renamed Blackboard) is a web-based application for course
preparation, delivery and management. WebCT allows instructors to provide students with easy
access to course materials, to conduct on-line quizzing, to distribute and collect assignments, and
to easily manage grades.
One45 is a medical education curriculum management tool. One45 provides functionality to
manage and monitor curriculum content and objectives across courses. Although one45 is not a
full course delivery tool, it does include some functionality for course delivery.
The table below contrasts the functionality of WebCT with capabilities of one45 specifically in the
area of course delivery.
Course
Delivery
Functionality
Calendar
Attaching
Learning Objects
to Courses
Assignments
WebCT (Blackboard)
One45
 Student’s WebCT calendar shows all
courses he/she is registered in which
currently have information in WebCT

Student is able to access course
information using links within the
calendar
 Student’s one45 calendar shows
information for all courses he/she is
registered in
 Student is able to access course,
session, and section information using
links within the calendar
 Instructors can create Learning
Modules which include sequenced
content and activities for courses
 WebCT also supports the creation of
a syllabus, content pages, content
folders, media library, web links for each
course
 Students access Learning Objects by
opening the course within WebCT
 Learning Objects can be associated
with a Phase (eg. General guidelines),
with a Course (eg. Course syllabus), with
a Section (eg. Laboratory regulations),
with a Session (eg. Lecture notes for
today’s class)
 Learning Objects can either be
uploaded into one45, or can be a link
(URL) to a resource available on the
internet
 Students access Learning Objects
through their calendar view, or from their
course list within one45
 Assignments can be distributed to
students, completed assignments can be
collected, and assignment marks can be
recorded and delivered to students
through WebCT
 Instructor has the ability to return

No functionality for assignments
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Course
Delivery
Functionality
WebCT (Blackboard)
One45
assignments with comments and
additional attachments (such as a
marked-up version of the original
submission)
 Assignments can be published for
viewing by all students in the course
 Each student sees his/her
assignments organized as Submitted,
Not Submitted, Graded, Published
Quizzes
 Includes on-line quizzing capability
(instructors can create quizzes within
WebCT, students can complete quizzes
from within WebCT)
 Accessibility of quizzes can be
defined, such that quizzes will open and
close at specific times
 Questions can be set to appear at
random
 Quizzes can be timed
 Grade-by-Question option allows
instructors to see every student
response to a particular question
simultaneously
 Instructors can optionally hide
student names while grading responses,
in order to eliminate any chance of bias
based on student identity
 Grading of several types of quiz
questions (multiple choice, fill-in-theblank, true/false etc.) is done
automatically. Grades are automatically
recorded.
 Marks can be stored and distributed
to students from within WebCT

Subjective
Evaluations of
students
 No direct functionality for subjective
evaluations
 Course-specific student evaluation
forms can be created within one45
 Evaluation forms for each student
are delivered to instructors who are
required to complete them, at the
specified time
 Workflow for completed forms can be
defined (eg. Completed forms must be
reviewed by course co-ordinator,
completed forms are delivered directly to
administrator etc.)
 Completed evaluations can be
No functionality for testing
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Course
Delivery
Functionality
WebCT (Blackboard)
One45
released to students and are then
available for student viewing through
one45
Monitoring
Student
Performance
 Performance Dashboard provides
the ability for instructors to monitor
student performance
 Instructors can also track the amount
of time spent by each student on each
section of the course, monitor the times
when course content is accessed by
each student etc.
 No specific functionality for
monitoring student performance
Management of
Grades
 Provides ability for instructors to
enter and view student grades, in a
spreadsheet-style gradebook
 Grades are automatically entered for
any testing done through WebCT
 Weightings can be assigned to
marks for each test, assignment etc.
 Final grades can be automatically
calculated based on the marks entered
and corresponding weightings
 Grades can be released to students
for viewing through WebCT
 Statistics are available for each
graded item (column in gradebook),
including mean, median, maximum,
minimum and standard deviation
 Instructors have the ability to
override any grades in the gradebook
including grades which were
automatically entered (such as quiz
grades). An audit history of grade
changes is kept. Notes can be added to
explain grade changes.
 Grades can be exported as an Excel
spreadsheet. Grades can also be
imported from Excel.
 Course-specific grade sheets can be
created and marks entered manually
 Grades can be released to students
for viewing through one45
 Grades can be exported as an Excel
spreadsheet
Discussions
 Course-specific on-line discussions
can be created. Students and
instructors can start discussion threads
and post responses to discussion topics.
 Includes ability for instructors to
grade each student’s participation in
class discussions. Instructor can

No functionality for discussions
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Course
Delivery
Functionality
WebCT (Blackboard)
One45
assemble and review a student’s posted
messages, review student’s participation
rate vs. class average, assign a grade
that is then posted to the gradebook
Chat and
Whiteboard
 Includes ability to create and
manage real-time chats for courses
 Whiteboard feature provides
instructors with full drawing capabilities to
enhance explanations offered during a
chat. Slides can also be uploaded and
saved from Whiteboard.
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Mail
 Includes an email system which is
internal to WebCT (i.e. email system can
be used to contact other users of
WebCT only. Messages are delivered
and viewable within WebCT only.
Messages can also be forwarded to
other external email accounts)
 Provides ability to easily
communicate with identified groups (eg.
All students registered for a particular
course)
 Users can click on a student’s or
faculty member’s name anywhere it
appears within WebCT and instantly
email this person
 No email capability is provided to
student or faculty members within one45
 Contact lists within one45 provide all
users (including students and faculty)
with easy access to email addresses of
students and faculty members.
However, these email addresses would
have to be copied to an email system
external to one45.
Announcements

Provides ability to easily send email
communication to all course or section
members

Provides ability to instantly display
announcements to users when they
access a WebCT course
 Provides ability for administrators to
send email communication to all
members of defined groups (eg. All
students registered in a particular class)
Additional Course
Tools
 Includes additional tools, such as a
calculator, dictionary, thesaurus,
conversion utilities, periodic table etc.
 Includes plug-ins to support other
educational tools (eg. Clickers, portfolios,
studymate etc.)

No functionality for chats
No additional course tools
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Summary:
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WebCT is a full functionality course delivery and course management tool
 One45 is a curriculum management tool. Its functionality for managing individual
courses is limited.
Instructors should use WebCT for course delivery when they want to …
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Provide students with easy and organized access to course materials
Provide on-line quizzing
Distribute, collect, and return assignments on-line
Include discussion forums for their class
Provide a chat room for course participants
Facilitate interactivity
Instructors should use one45 for course delivery when they want to …
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Provide students with easy and organized access to course materials only
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