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Tag Archives: Desire2Learn
Interview With Desire2Learn CEO John Baker
As promised, here’s the interview: I have a couple of take-aways from both the interview and the conference. First of all, I was astonished at how much D2L is growing. Based on what I saw at the Sakai conference, what … Continue reading
Posted in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!)
Tagged Desire2Learn, edunomics, John-Baker
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Blackboard v. Desire2Learn Is Over
All lawsuits have been dropped by both sides. The companies will cross-license each others’ patent portfolios under undisclosed terms, which gives both companies an opportunity to save face. After three and a half years, higher education can move on. Left … Continue reading
Posted in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!)
Tagged Blackboard-Inc., Desire2Learn, edupatents
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IMS Learning Information Services: The State of the Union
Regular e-Literate readers know that I am a big booster of the IMS Learning Information Services specification. (For an overview of the basics of the specification, see my posts here, here, and here.) There has been a lot of news … Continue reading
Posted in Openness
Tagged Blackboard-Inc., Datatel, Desire2Learn, IMS, Inigral, Jenzabar, Kuali Student, LearningStudio, LIS, Moodle, Moodlerooms, MyLabs, Oracle-Corporation, Pearson, Peoplesoft Campus Solutions, rSmart, SAIP, Sakai, Sungard, Unicon
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Desire2Learn Delivers IMS Basic Learning Tools Interoperability (BLTI) Support
In other IMS news, Desire2Learn has announced that they are the first LMS provider to support BLTI, a specification designed to support plugging third-party tools into an LMS. According to the press release, here’s what’s included: Management interfaces to define … Continue reading
Blackboard Owes Desire2Learn Over Three Million Dollars
I’m a little late on this one, but late last week the U.S. Court of Appeals denied Blackboard’s rehearing petition. Their only recourse now would be to appeal to the United States Supreme Court and hope that the court miraculously … Continue reading
Posted in Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!)
Tagged Blackboard-Inc., Desire2Learn, edunomics, edupatents
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