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I have tried to access both WebCT and Moodle on my iPhone in the past week (I wanted to show my family that I created a table using HTML code…they thought I was strange). I found it was fairly easy to access, however I don’t think I’d ever use a mobile device for my course. There is too much content to read and type using the device. However, I was suprised to find that mTouch for only $2.99 is a Moodle app. I think if I were to use Moodle more (which I hope I can do in my own teaching), I would invest in this app. I find that apps are the best way to deal with large content online. Even though safari on the iPhone is great, apps are better. If WebCt vista was on an app I would love this (I have been looking and hoping for years) because I could access it without having to lug my laptop around everywhere.
June 16th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Vista works OK on an iPhone if you don’t need chat or any of the Wimba tools–which require JAVA.
Mtouch is pretty good–but it doesn’t give you the ability to edit content (it’s primarily a student app). The tough part is logging in–after that it’s kind of cool!
There won’t be a Vista app: it’s a dead product line as of 2013.