Category Archives: LMOS

Learming Management Operating Systems

What If OpenClass Succeeds in Disrupting LMS Market?

Right now the e-Literate site is close to over-heating from Michael’s voluminous posts – all very thoughtful, but we’re going to need some WordPress coolant. During discussions over the past week in person and over blogs, I’ve had three people … Continue reading

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When Large Companies Enter Ed Tech

I had a very interesting conversation on the way home from EDUCAUSE with Frank Florence, who is the Senior Director of Education Market Management for Cisco.  We discussed the changes happening in the ed tech market, and Frank helped me … Continue reading

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Ambivalent on Ed Tech: The EDUCAUSE Re-write

Now that I’ve had time to digest the implications of EDUCAUSE 2011 – which were significant, but not as mind-blowing as the Reading Market experience – I keep going back to a post I wrote earlier this year (although not … Continue reading

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Pearson OpenClass: Judge It As Disruption, Not As Status Quo

If the mantra of ‘any news is good news’ is accurate, then you’ve got to hand it to Pearson and their OpenClass announcement for dominating the public discussions leading into Educause – Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle, Campus Technology, countless … Continue reading

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Analysis of Blackboard Response to Recent Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities

There’s been an interesting set of public relations based on the recent news of Blackboard security vulnerabilities.  SC Magazine’s Australian edition broke a story on September 16 about an investigation by two or more anonymous Australian universities working with a security firm, … Continue reading

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