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The ideal academic technology strategy should support the diversity of disciplinary and pedagogical needs.

Instructure is changing definitions of what Canvas is, confusing the subject of whether the LMS market is slowing

Introduction to LMSs When engaging in this lesson, be sure to do the following: Follow the links that you are directed to in each section View the videos in their entirety Use the questions to prompt your thinking in your Reflection and Participation Journal What are common LMSs?  Which systems are most often used in…

7 Things to avoid when selecting a learning management system. Learn about responsive design, secure systems, hidden costs of an LMS and contracts

Learning Environment Needs Analysis (LENA) The Learning Environment Needs Analysis (LENA) project is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin System Learn@UW Executive Committee (L@UWEC) and financially supported by all UW institutions through Common Systems Review Group funding. The LENA project is a continuation of a multi‐year UW System effort to: Understand the current and future [...]

A Comparative Study of Strategies and Lessons Learned in Recent MOODLE Training in Tonga, Samoa, Papa New Guinea, Botswana and South Africa Introduction Backgr…

Yesterday, I wrote about my experiences at the recent IMS Learning Impact Leadership Institute. Today, I'm going to write about a sentence that I heard uttered several times while at that summit. One

These two institutions faced the same goal — convincing all their instructors to use the learning management system. Here's what's working.

You’re about to make a huge commitment to the technology partner that will help you manage your digital learning environment, and you want to make sure that you’ve chosen the right provider for the job. If you’re not particularly well-versed about learning management systems, your search for the perfect provider can seem overwhelming. Finding the right learning management partner doesn’t have to be an ordeal. When choosing an LMS, ask these nine questions: What are the top 3 must-haves for your LMS? Not all LMS platforms are created equally. Make a list of what you’re looking for, and prioritize it. …

What can be gained from the immense effort put forth in an LMS migration? It can be far greater than a well-functioning LMS, explains University of Oregon Associate Dean of Libraries and Chief Academic Technology Officer Helen Chu.

Students love to hear good news about how well they're doing in their courses or how their performance — good or bad — compares to other students in the class, according to a research project undertaken by Blackboard's analytics and research team.

I have been tuned into the discussion of the LMS provider Infrastructure by a private equity firm lately because of my exposure to my partner in crimes world of Ed-Tech. I have also written several stories about the LMS providers API in the past, and I find the recent discussion around the economics of the business interesting in several ways. For me, the conversation represents what I consider to be the fundamentals of the API economy, a phrase we like to throw around in the API sector. Most

Institutions aren’t switching learning management systems as often as they used to. What does that mean for companies looking to win new customers?

Phil Hill's blog - making sense of EdTech, bringing together insights from people you can trust.

With its LMS contract set to expire, the University of Wisconsin System set out to reimagine its systemwide learning technology platform to better har

Blackboard to be replaced by early 2020.

New cloud specialty solutions have earned a role in the corporate learning ecosystem. But is this coexistence with talent LMS platforms actually a threat?

UDL is gaining attention in colleges and universities as a way to make digital learning programs more accessible to all learners.

LOS GATOS, Calif., July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Education technology research firm e-Literate has released the first data-based global analysis of the learning management systems (LMS) market, which reveals major shifts in higher education purchasing and implementation, as cloud-based solutions and