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D2L Extends Its Education Customer Base Across EMEA: D2L is reaching more students in the UK, Europe, Middle East and South Africa

D2L, the global learning technology leader, announced further growth in the EMEA region, with new education customers deploying its Brightspace learning platform. This year, educational institutions across the EMEA region have chosen D2L’s Brightspace platform to make the student learning experience more flexible, personalised and engaging. Created for the mobile learner, Brightspace offers rich multimedia […]

D2L Announces Release of Magenta — Brightspace Evolving

Today, D2L launches its Magenta Release — the latest version of its Brightspace LMS — which lets students around the world get structured and meaningful feedback on any learning activity, helping to improve their learning outcomes. Desire2Learn

Adaptive Learning: A Stabilizing Influence Across Disciplines and Universities

This study represents an adaptive learning partnership among The University of Central Florida, Colorado Technical University, and the platform provider Realizeit. A thirteen-variable learning domain for students forms the basis of a component invariance study. The results show that four dimensions: knowledge acquisition, engagement activities, communication and growth remain constant in nursing and mathematics courses […]

Gamify Online Courses with Tools Built into Your Learning Management System (LMS) to Enhance Self-Determined and Active Learning

“Gamified” active learning has been shown to increase students’ academic performance, engagement, and make more social connections than standard course settings. However, the costs to use an educational game design with efficient delivery of the game/course plan can be problematic. Our first objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of gamification by using existing techniques (e.g., […]

A University Helps Its Peers Go Online

As an early adopter of online learning, Franklin University built a strong technology and content infrastructure — which it is now deploying with other colleges that want to start or expand their own digital course offerings. Inside Higher Ed

Blackboard Announces Support for Student ID Cards on iPhone and Apple Watch

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard today announced Blackboard Mobile Credential support for Student ID cards in Apple Wallet, which brings students the ability to add their student ID to Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch. Blackboard Mobile Credential support for Student ID cards in Apple Wallet creates a seamless experience for students navigating campus by offering secure access to facilities, residence halls and more, […]

Moodlerooms Becomes Blackboard Open LMS

Blackboard is re-branding its open source learning management system. The LMS formerly known as Moodlerooms will now be called Blackboard Open LMS. The company said it’s also “accelerating investment and development of the product.” T. H. E. Journal

Entrust Datacard and Blackboard Partner to Enhance the ID Card Issuance Process

New integration helps institutions easily create, issue and manage student IDs and credentials WASHINGTON, D.C. and MINNEAPOLIS (September 17, 2018) – Blackboard, a global leader in education technology, and Entrust Datacard, a leading provider of trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions, today announced the launch of the Datacard® TruCredential Blackboard edition software suite – an […]

A Rubric for Evaluating E-Learning Tools in Higher Education

The Rubric for E-Learning Tool Evaluation offers educators a framework, with criteria and levels of achievement, to assess the suitability of an e-learning tool for their learners’ needs and for their own learning outcomes and classroom context. As educational developers supporting the incorporation of technology into teaching, we are often asked by instructors for a […]

bitWise Announces Next Generation Adaptive eLearning Platform Allowing Students to Learn Applied Computer Science and Emerging STEM Technologies at Their Own Pace

Next Generation AI-Driven eLearning Technology Harnesses AI and Machine Learning to Personalize and Adapt Course Content to Each Student’s Individual Learning Style FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — bitWise Academy, a venture-backed eLearning company that enables personalized and adaptive eLearning courses for students in schools and colleges, today unveiled its new artificial intelligence […]

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