Blackboard Learning Management System

Concord USA has developed and released, free-of-charge, an Amazon course item module for colleges and schools that use the learning management system from Blackboard Inc. This module allows course developers to include books and other items from amazon.com in their Blackboard online courses.

Here's how they describe their product:

The easy-to-install Concord Masterfile software module will provide the thousands of educational institutions currently using Blackboard with the potential to generate referral fee revenue from Amazon’s associate program, by having their students order recommended items from amazon.com from within each online course. For example, instructors can include recommended books in the relevant section of a course and have the details, thumbnail and price shown automatically. A student need only click on the item in the course to be connected to amazon.com and complete the purchase transaction. The institution can specify their Amazon associate ID as part of the easy setup.

Comments

[James Parsons]

We have now released the Concord Amazon Powerlink for WebCT users. For both WebCT Vista and WebCT Campus Edition 6, add Amazon items directly to your courses, with thumbnail images and prices. Similar to the Amazon Blackboard Building Block.

Free download and more information with screen shots at http://www.concord-usa.com/amzcourseiteminfo-wct.htm It is made available as-is.