If the mantra of ‘any news is good news’ is accurate, then you’ve got to hand it to Pearson and their OpenClass announcement for dominating the public discussions leading into Educause – Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle, Campus Technology, countless blog entries – and even NPR Marketplace – all since Thursday. That’s quite a bit […]
Does BYOD Solve or Worsen K-12 Tech Woes?
Over the weekend, educator and journalist Gary Stager penned a fiery blog post calling BYOD (“bring your own device”) the “worst idea of the 21st century.” Stager’s post is a response to the increasing popularity among K-12 schools to allow students to bring their own computers to schools, whether they’re laptops, netbooks, iPads, or cellphones. […]
Analysis of Blackboard Response to Recent Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities
There’s been an interesting set of public relations based on the recent news of Blackboard security vulnerabilities. SC Magazine’s Australian edition broke a story on September 16 about an investigation by two or more anonymous Australian universities working with a security firm, Securus Global. In conjunction with the magazine, this investigation exposed a number of security vulnerabilities […]
Blackboard Mergers and Acquisitions
This is just a quick post to note the fact of two pretty big announcements coming out of Blackboard. First, the acquisition of the company by Providence Equity has been completed. Second, Providence immediately turned around and executed a merger between Blackboard and Edline, makers of an LMS-like product aimed at the K12 market. I […]
I Need Your Input: What’s Up at e-Literate
I’m sure you’ve noticed that I’ve been bringing in more featured bloggers to the site. While I am committed to continuing my own blogging, it has become clear to me that I will not be able to return to my previous pace of writing any time in the foreseeable future. Over the years, e-Literate has built […]
The Learning Black Market
This is a guest post by David White. David is an education & technology researcher based in the Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning (TALL) unit at the University of Oxford. He is keen to see beyond the technology to the larger underlying trends that are emerging as society moves online. His TALL posts live here while […]
Please Welcome Featured Blogger David White
Since I am bringing on some bloggers for relatively sustained participation in e-Literate as part of an experiment that I’ll write about more in a future post, I have decided to call these folks “featured bloggers” to distinguish them from one-time or occasional “guest bloggers.” I’m proud to announce our newest featured blogger will be David […]