Eleven months ago, I wrote a post about Instructure entering its “awkward teenage years.” That was a setup for the inevitable alternative metaphor that was coming, along with Instructure’s inevitable fall from grace. Now that they’re off the pedestal, it’s time to address the crazy way we talk about ed tech companies.
LMS & Learning Platforms
Everything you want to know about Learning Management Systems and whatever comes after them.
The IMS at an Inflection Point
The IMS has been amazingly successful. I take a deep dive into both the what and the why, and then look at how the next challenge of learning analytics is going to mean the next decade of interoperability work will be different from the last one.
Instructure: Plans to expand beyond Canvas LMS into machine learning and AI
Instructure is not the same company it was just a year or two ago. Thanks to public reporting, the changes are out in the open.
Moodle Workplace: A new product and change in open source deployment
Moodle HQ more aggressively pushing into pro-ed market with Moodle Workplace with a change in how open source code is deployed (hint, it’s not universally available).
D2L: Continuing emphasis on services and completion of move to SaaS model
If you want story of aggressive migration to SaaS model (public cloud) for an LMS company, look no further than D2L and Brightspace. Transformation to be complete in 2019.
Blackboard Updates: Learn SaaS progress and LMS market news
Blackboard shares news with e-Literate about Learn SaaS and company updates.
State of Higher Ed LMS Market for US and Canada: 2018 Year-End Edition
New release of LMS market data for the US and Canada for higher education, with a market in transition.