This spring I am using Yammer as a course management system and so far it seems like students like it. Of course, plenty can still go wrong — but I like the way it emulates Facebook and is far less complicated (at least for me) than Blackboard. I can take assigned readings in the form of PDFs and make notations the students can see and I am encouraging them to do the same. Unlike Facebook, I think Yammer has a chance to be embraced for internal communication at many companies and organizations.
Prof. Kyle F. Reinson is trying Yammer to manage his course at St. John Fisher College
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Hey Prof Kyle – I am apart of the Yammer team — thanks for sharing that you are using Yammer this semester. We have a few universities who use it in multiple capabilities – between students and professors, professors and faculty and administration, students and alumni’s and more. Would love to hear how you are using it in your classroom.
As a grad student myself at The George Washington University and a user of blackboard and Yammer — my heart cringes at the BB discussion boards etc. I can hardly keep track of anything.. speaking of that.. I should probably go log in and see what’s happened!
Good luck this semester – interested about hearing the good and the lessons learned!