Tag Archives: Blackboard

Summary of Statements by Key Players in Blackboard Announcement, Including Competitors

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Phil Hill

Given all the news and discussion surrounding Blackboard’s strategy change last week, I thought that it would be useful to collect the public statements from Blackboard and their competitors in one place. No analysis, no interviews, just statements. I have … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Confronts Erosion of Market Share, Makes a Major Change in Strategy

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Phil Hill

In a series of announcements that has the educational technology world buzzing, Blackboard reversed their strategy of their core LMS business. Blackboard acquired two Moodle hosting and service providers – MoodleRooms in the US and NetSpot in Australia. Blackboard created … Continue reading →

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What If OpenClass Succeeds in Disrupting LMS Market?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Phil Hill

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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Ambivalent on Ed Tech: The EDUCAUSE Re-write

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Phil Hill

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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Analysis of Blackboard Response to Recent Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Phil Hill

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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