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Category Archives: LMOS
Tear Down This Wall(ed Garden): Canvas App Center to Offer End User Control Over Apps
Instructure took another step this past week to establish Canvas as a true learning platform, moving beyond the traditional bounds of an LMS. The company announced the upcoming release of the Canvas App Center, scheduled for availability at the same time as … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, LMOS, Notable Posts, Openness
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University of Phoenix Patents Adaptive Activity Stream for Its Learning Platform
The University of Phoenix recently was awarded a patent (#8341148 B1) for an adaptive activity stream related to its online learning platform. From an initial reading of the patent, it appears very broad to me (deja vu all over again). … Continue reading
Now UC Berkeley and Charles Sturt University Leave Sakai OAE
Just three months ago, the University of Michigan and Indiana University made a joint decision to “pause investment” in the Sakai OAE project. The latest news is that the University of California Berkeley and Charles Sturt University (in Australia) have … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Bloggers, Higher Education, LMOS, Notable Posts, Openness
Tagged Berkeley, Charles Sturt, Learning Platform, LMS, Moodle, OAE, open source, Sakai
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Google Introduces Course Builder, an Open Source Project Targeted at MOOCs (but the Real Competitor Might Be Amazon)
Google quietly made an educational technology announcement yesterday about the release of Course Builder, an “open source project” targeted at massive open online courses (MOOCs). This platform follows on the heels of Google’s own MOOC this summer. We should find out more information … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Web Services, Course Builder, Coursera, EdX, Google, LMS, Microsoft Azure, MOOC, PaaS, Udacity
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Lore Announcement Shows Promise of Cloud-Based Platforms: Low Cost of Design
You have to give credit where it’s due – Lore is a fast-moving ed tech startup that is not resting on its laurels. The New York based learning platform company has already rebranded (changing its name from Coursekit to Lore) … Continue reading
