LMS: Moodle to Blackboard Equivalences and Solutions

The following table shows a list of all the activity and resources types available in Moodle and their closest equivalent in Blackboard Learn.In most cases there is a tool or content type in Blackboard that offers very similar functionality. For some activities there is no equivalent so these will need to be redesigned using Blackboard Learn toolsand thereare some suggested solutionsprovided.

Moodle: If you have used… / Blackboard: Try using…
Activities / Assessments and Tools
Assignment / Assignment
Certificate / Achievements
Chat / Collaborate
Choice /
  • Use the Survey or Test tool for simple polling
  • Use Groups with manual sign-up sheet where you wish to limit choice selection
  • External polling tool (e.g. Polldaddy, Qualtrics)

Database /
  • Collaborative space for shared resources/information - use Wiki or Discussion Board
  • Individual reflective journal – use the Journal
  • Public reflective journal – use the Blog

Dialogue / Email
Enhanced Workshop /
  • Use Self and Peer Assessment
  • Use Discussion Board or Wiki for peer feedback on group assignments

Feedback /
  • Use the Survey tool to collect anonymous feedback.
  • Use a non-graded Test to collect non-anonymous feedback
  • Use an external survey tool like Survey Monkey

Forum / Discussion Board
Glossary /
  • Glossary for instructor-populated
  • Wiki for student-populated

Group Selection / Groups with manual sign-up sheet
Lesson / Use a combination of:
  • Learning module,
  • Test/Survey, and
  • Adaptive release, or
  • An externally developed tool that allows for branching.

OU Blog /
  • Use the Blog for a blog that is visible to all staff and students in the unit.
  • Use the Journal for a private blog that is visible only to the individual student and all staff in the unit
  • External blogging tool

Quiz /
  • Testfor gradable quiz
  • Survey for anonymous, formative, self-assessment

SCORM package / Content Package (SCORM)
Turnitin Assignment / Turnitin Assignment
Wiki / Wiki
Workshop / Self and Peer Assessment
Resources / Content
Book / Learning Module
File / File or File attached to an Item (this allows you to include descriptive text for the file)
Folder / Content Folder or Item with multiple files attached
IMS content package / Content Package (SCORM)
Label / Item
Lightbox Gallery /
  • Content Folder
  • Item with multiple files attached
  • External tool like Flickr

Page / Item
URL / Weblink

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