As of July 6th, our data partner LISTedTECH informs us that Canvas is now the primary LMS in more US colleges and universities than Blackboard Learn. By a margin of two; Canvas has 1,218 installations, while Blackboard Learn has 1,216. Statistically speaking, the two companies are tied for US market share: Still, this is a […]
Ed Tech
The "Ed Tech" category includes posts about educational technology products themselves, including LMSs and other learning platforms, adaptive learning and other digital curricular materials products, learning analytics, and educational apps of all types. It also includes technical aspects of ed tech products, especially interoperability.
Revisiting 2012 Post on Barriers That MOOCs Would Face
Saying “I told you so” can be so petty. But I’ll get over it this time – MOOCs aren’t magical after all, and reality continues to intrude.
D2L Bets on The Cloud and Advances in User Experience
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.
Some Thoughts on OER
Open licenses, open scholarship, open hearts, and open wounds.
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?
Top Hat’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement
Top Hat further expands, or subdivides the OER movement; and the move doubles down on the company’s bet on faculty engagement
Textbook Authors Sue over Cengage Unlimited Royalties
Nobody likes to be Spotified.