D2L continues to improve the LMS user experience and move to cloud hosting in a manner quite different than Blackboard’s move to Learn Ultra.
LMS & Learning Platforms
Everything you want to know about Learning Management Systems and whatever comes after them.
Interview with CEO of Instructure on changes to executive team
Out: the three M’s – Marc Maloy, Misty Frost, and Mitch Macfarlane. In: Bjorn Erikkson and Dan Goldsmith. Question: How will Instructure handle the latest executive changes?
Portentous Changes in Instructure’s Executive Management
A new president, a departing COO, a reorganization, and some open questions.
Comparing the First Ten Years of Blackboard and Instructure in LMS Market
Rather than comparing Instructure and Blackboard today, what if we compared each company’s first decade in business? One result – a new type of chart for us.
Moody’s Downgrades Blackboard Debt, Focuses On Learn Ultra Delivery
Moody’s downgrades Blackboard’s debt. Behind the financial lingo lies some insight into the company’s turnaround efforts and impact from late delivery of Learn Ultra.
Preliminary Data on K-12 LMS Market
As we expand our coverage of academic LMS usage, we are sharing preliminary data on the K-12 LMS Market. It’s another version of the Big Four, this time with Moodle, Canvas, Google Classroom, and Schoology.
Why Moodle Supporters Should be Concerned
The changes in global LMS adoption patterns we are beginning to observe may spell trouble for Moodle’s long-term sustainability.