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Education technology company Sonic Foundry recently announced integration between its video platform and learning management system Blackboard Learn Ultra. The updates to Mediasite will make it easier, according to the companies, for faculty and students to create, share, watch and grade video lectures and assignments directly through their Blackboard courses. Campus Technology
Previous literature shows a concern in the education sector regarding the influence of gender differences on users’ attitudes towards learning technologies. The present research aims to extend the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in the e-learning context and investigate the effect of gender on technology adoption in a Middle Eastern country. A total of 302 Computer […]
Today, there are a lot of companies competing for space in the online and mobile training markets. One company that increasingly stands out is Cerego. The San Francisco-based company offers users in the education and training spaces a highly effective adaptive learning technology platform driven by insights from AI, neuroscience, and cognitive science. While Cerego […]
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. announced that its accessibility solution Blackboard Ally—a tool that helps institutions make digital course content more accessible and integrates seamlessly into Learning Management System (LMS) solutions—is now fully integrated with all leading LMSs, including D2L’s Brightspace. This most recent integration underscores Blackboard’s commitment to ensuring all learners […]
This study aims to develop a measurement tool that will allow a valid and reliable measurement of students’ acceptance levels within the framework of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model concerning LMS. The study was conducted in the 2016-2017 academic year with three groups of participants consisting of 515 medical […]
University of Central Oklahoma’s Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) leverages the LMS to assess coursework and co-curricular, informal learning experiences beyond an A-F grade. Students build their STLR Snapshot to show growth in five core employability soft-skill areas and display them in a streamlined way to back up their resume. Online Journal of Distance Learning […]
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. today announced that it is continuing to expand its Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of Blackboard Learn—its flagship Learning Management System (LMS)—across the globe, with the solution now available in Canada. The deployment of SaaS in Canada follows closely on the heels of its deployment in China […]
NEW ORLEANS, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. today announced updates to its Web conferencing platform with the release of Blackboard Collaborate™ 12. With the new version, Blackboard Collaborate adds enhanced integrations for leading learning management systems (LMS), user experience improvements that make the system easier to use and more accessible, and plans to add […]
In this paper, we present findings from a comparative study on a fully online postgraduate course offered in traditional (i.e. 13-week academic session) and intensive (i.e. 6-week academic session) delivery formats. Keeping the course curriculum, structure and quality consistent in both delivery modes, the study investigated student participation and academic performance given different facilitation techniques […]
Facing a combination of teacher shortages and high attrition rates across the country, many leaders are turning to teacher professional development as a means to correct the current course. On March 19th, Instructure announced the launch of a new professional development service, Canvas Practice. Inside Elearning
