Archive for the ‘Learning Management Systems’ Category

Switch to Moodle gets mixed reviews

Bridgewater State University students will soon be leaving Blackboard behind and switching to Moodle as a learning management system.Due to a recent decision made by Information Technology Services, students will begin using Moodle next Fall. The decision was made for a number of reasons, including the many issues BSU professors and students have faced with […]

MIT Building Free Open Source Online Course Platform

The institution that led the call for freely available lectures, videos, and exams created by its instructors and shared with the world will now do the same with online learning. SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article

Moodle 2.2 has been released!

Moodle 2.2 has been released!SOURCE: MoodleRead the Press Release

Desire2Learn Announces Latest Release of Desire2Learn® Learning Suite, to Create Greater Opportunities for Collaboration and Communication

Latest release focuses on enhanced social media integration, rich media management and simplified communication for instructors and learnersSOURCE: Desire2LearnRead the Press Release

Oodles and Oodles of Moodle

It seems that students have stopped hating Moodle.After almost a full semester of everybody using Moodle instead of Blackboard, students have adapted to the new portal.Senior Allison Poulin who had used Blackboard for three years, took an online class using Moodle during the summer and said that it took her some time to get used […]

New Course-Management Software Promises Facebook-Like Experience

Three University of Pennsylvania students who recently dropped out to start an upstart course-management system today unveiled their software, called Coursekit, after having raised more than $1-million in venture capital.SOURCE: Wired Campus

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Selects Blackboard Learn for Expanded Training Program 1

More Than 150,000 Soldiers Annually Will Train on Blackboard PlatformSOURCE: PR NewsireRead the Press Release

Cengage Learning and Desire2Learn Partner to Improve Interoperability of Digital Content and Solutions

Partnership will allow for seamless integration of Cengage Learning Digital Solutions for users of Desire2Learn® Learning SuiteSOURCE: Desire2LearnRead the Press Release

Blackboard Launches New, Real-Time Collaboration Platform Built for Education

Strengths of Elluminate and Wimba Create Powerful Solution for Students, Administrators and FacultySOURCE: Blackboard

Blackboard Broadens Global Reach of CourseSites

CourseSites(TM) by Blackboard, the company’s free, fully hosted and supported online course system has been updated to include a range of new features and support for five additional languages, Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today. Already used in more than 100 countries, CourseSites can now be accessed in Spanish, Dutch, French, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. […]