Sounds like a missed a great opportunity! Thursday evenings are my best. Earlier in the week, it's very fragmented.
I would love to join everyone this coming Thursday, but I will be on the eastcoast with a 3 hour difference in time.
Any suggestions?

This is the blog I created from our first class. I've posted some thoughts about an educational experience which helped me grow. Enjoy!

I'm beginning to appreciate diigo although I haven't contributed much, thus far. What I appreciate about diigo is the constant presence in my Yahoo email which prompts me to check in and see how an idea is being addressed by others. And, I'm really enjoying Tony McNeil's "Digital Migrant" blog. I've just scratched the surface, but appreciate its scope and depth. Interesting to see the evolution of perspectives and experience (having originated in 2007).

Anyway, regarding Blackboard vs Diigo - there is a brief discussion on McNeil's DM regarding how to think about creating a virtual classroom where students can "reflect, publish, give, receive and act on feedback, work together, generate and share ideas collaboratively etc. McNeil states he doesn't think there is one right tool for these different "overlapping activities." This seems to be the evolution of elearning & instruction, however, I still find using multiple tools somewhat disjointed. However, I also appreciate the capacities of what each tool offers such as VoiceThread (we were introduced to this in our 1st course) for student work, not discussions.