Text-based Conferencing: Features vs. functionality

Authors

  • Lynn Anderson
  • Kathy McCarthy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v6i3.272

Abstract

This report examines three text-based conferencing products: WowBB, Invision Power Board, and vBulletin. Their selection was prompted by a feature-by-feature comparison of the same products on the WowBB website. The comparison chart painted a misleading impression of WowBB's features in relation to the other two products; so the evaluation team undertook a more comprehensive and impartial comparison using the categories and criteria for online software evaluation developed by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). The findings are summarised in terms of the softwares' pricing, common features/ functions, and differentiating features.

Author Biographies

Lynn Anderson

Masters of Distance Education Programme Athabasca University � Canada�s Open University

Kathy McCarthy

Masters of Distance Education Programme Athabasca University � Canada�s Open University

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Published

2006-02-22

How to Cite

Anderson, L., & McCarthy, K. (2006). Text-based Conferencing: Features vs. functionality. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v6i3.272

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Technical Notes