Posts Tagged ‘Learning Managment Systems’

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

Datatel Web Content Management System Enables Institutions to Create Websites with Up to 75% Less Effort

Version 2.0 Enables Higher Education Institutions to Easily Create and Maintain Compelling WebsitesSOURCE: DatatelRead the Press Release

Freeing the LMS

Last year, the media conglomerate Pearson controlled a shade over 1 percent of the market for learning management systems (LMS) among traditional colleges, according to the Campus Computing Project.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article

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 Desire2LearnĀ® 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. […]

Hawaii Department of Education Selects Blackboard Learn 9.1 to Replace Open Source System arrow

The Hawaii Department of Education’s Extended Learning Opportunities and Student Support section has chosen Blackboard Learn(TM) 9.1 to replace an open source learning management system (LMS) Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) announced today. The platform provides online courses for over 1,200 students through the Hawaii Virtual Learning Network-ESchool (HVLN-ESchool) and over 500 teachers annually through the […]

Moodle Goes Mobile on iPhone

The open source learning management system Moodle has a new mobile companion. Developers at Moodle HQ have released a free app for iOS designed to work with Moodle 2.1 or later. Apps for additional mobile platforms are planned.SOURCE: T.H.E. JournalRead The Full Article