Category Archives: LMOS

Learming Management Operating Systems

Apple is Playing the Long Game with iBooks 2 and iTunesU App

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Phil Hill

When Apple made the iBooks Author / iBooks2 / iTunesU app announcement on January 19th, there were many arguments for and against their implied educational market strategy. In the educational technology community, two of the most intense arguments why Apple’s … Continue reading →

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LoudCloud Systems Announces Adaptive LMS General Release

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Phil Hill

One of the trends that I’ve been tracking in the LMS market is a move away from the monolithic, all-things-to-everyone enterprise LMS solution. There are several different approaches challenging this model, but the general theme is that the ed tech … Continue reading →

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Farewell to the Enterprise LMS, Greetings to the Learning Platform

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Phil Hill

Along with others, I have written several times over the past 12 months here, here, here and here about the significant changes occurring in the educational LMS market. In my opinion, when we look back on market changes, 2011 will stand … Continue reading →

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Educational Publishers Appear to be Supporting SOPA

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Phil Hill

UPDATE 12/23: Per the House Judiciary Committee, it is now confirmed that these companies are on the record supporting SOPA and the Protect IP companion legislation. Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee began the process of marking up the Stop Online Piracy … Continue reading →

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Instructure Security Assessment Results

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Phil Hill

Instructure has engaged Securus Global to test the Canvas LMS product for security vulnerabilities.  Instructure has also invited me to be an independent observer – participating in the process and independently reporting on the testing and Instructure’s response to any vulnerabilities identified. … Continue reading →

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