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Tag Archives: LMS
Blackboard Changes Underway: Jay Bhatt Interview and Management Changes
There is an interesting article today from Bill Flook , who has covered Blackboard as a business, including the story of Michael Chasen’s departure in late 2012 along with two rounds of layoffs. Blackboard Inc. has been a company in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Higher Education, Notable Posts
Tagged Blackboard, David Mills, Kayvon Beykpour, layoffs, LMS, mobile, Siegfried Behrens, Tim Hill, xpLOR
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Big 3 MOOC Providers Turning One Year Old
We are in the middle of the first anniversary of the creation of the big 3 MOOC providers (Coursera, Udacity, edX). Sebastian Thrun announced the creation of Udacity on January 23, 2012 as described by Reuters. Daphne Koller and Andrew … Continue reading
Posted in Higher Education, Notable Posts, Openness
Tagged Blackboard, Coursera, EdX, first anniversary, LMS, Miami Dade College, MOOC, OpenClass, Pearson, Udacity, xpLOR
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Snapshot of LMS Market for Large Online Programs in the US
The transformation of the higher education LMS market continues, and I expect more changes over the next 2 – 3 years. However, it seems time to capture a key segment of the market based on two recent announcements that directly impact … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackboard, Canvas, Desire2Learn, Homegrown, Learning Platform, LMS, LMS market, MSVCC, Sakai, UMUC
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The Billion-Dollar Bet on an Adaptive Learning Platform
Update (2/15/13): Per Apollo Group, the billion-dollar investment mentioned in the Chronicle article (quoted below) refers to total infrastructure – not just the learning platform itself. The total infrastructure includes new CRM, portal, and administrative systems. ***** Earlier this week … Continue reading
University of Phoenix Patents Adaptive Activity Stream for Its Learning Platform
The University of Phoenix recently was awarded a patent (#8341148 B1) for an adaptive activity stream related to its online learning platform. From an initial reading of the patent, it appears very broad to me (deja vu all over again). … Continue reading
