Tag Archives: Ed Tech

Open as in Transparent: Instructure Conducts 2nd Public Security Audit on Canvas LMS

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

I wrote a series of posts last fall about security testing for higher ed LMS products. In my initial post I called for more transparency. We need more transparency in the LMS market, and clients should have access to objective measurements of … Continue reading →

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Mobile in Ed Tech: Moving Beyond Browser Replacement

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

In 2003 Steve Jobs made a speech to the International Design Conference in Aspen, and the audio for this speech has just been re-discovered and shared. There is even a transcription from the Verge available here. During his talk, Jobs foresaw … Continue reading →

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Lore Announcement Shows Promise of Cloud-Based Platforms: Low Cost of Design

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

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 →

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Piazza – An Example of Free Learning Tool Targeted at Faculty / Student Adoption

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

In my recent webcast with Patrick Masson for WCET, we described the growing usage of learning tools outside the official LMS solution. Patrick described survey results done by UMassOnline that captured the rich source of (often free) learning tools used … Continue reading →

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When Large Companies Enter Ed Tech

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

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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