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Berlin-based online education platform iversity looks to have pulled back from the brink of bankruptcy after securing new investment from Holtzbrinck Digital, the Internet investment arm of the education-focused Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Tech Crunch
New online self-assessment tool helps universities develop a competency-based education roadmap Blackboard
Lagunita is an open-source learning platform. It is supported by the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning – which was formerly the Office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning (VPOL) – as part of its commitment to advance creative teaching and learning initiatives and data-driven educational research. Stanford Online
A manufacturing plant is looking to train their staff on a new security compliance charter. A college wants to address concerns from their alumni about job-seeking and interviewing skills. Students with long commutes want to take advantage of their idle time in the benefit of future opportunities. Moodle News
Blackboard Inc., the world’s leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that an affiliate of the company has successfully completed its acquisition of Higher One Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ONE). StreetInsider.com
Blackboard has partnered with Examity in an effort to improve the efficiency, security and convenience of online assessments. As a result of the new partnership, the two companies have developed customizations designed to improve the online learning experience, with test-taker and exam information automatically imported to the Blackboard learning management system (LMS). Campus Technology
NEW YORK, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — McGraw-Hill Connect®, a leading digital learning platform for higher education, will be offering integration with Canvas, a modern learning management system (LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier for educators and students. PR Newswire
What are the workload impacts to faculty during a Learning Management System (LMS) transition? What type of support is needed by faculty during an LMS transition? Transitioning to a new LMS may result in faculty problems with learning a new technology platform in addition to teaching. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore […]
Hard data on which students are failing to use learning management software can help colleges intervene to boost retention rates. Inside Higher Ed
D2L, a global learning technology leader, is proud to announce that New Mexico has chosen its Brightspace platform for statewide deployment. Sixty-five school districts, charter schools, and state agencies across the state will use the Brightspace learning management system (LMS) for both online and traditional classroom learning. New Mexico will manage the LMS centrally, which […]
