The inspector general of the dept of education audits Western Governors University and under hyper-literal interpretation of regulations finds that WGU should not receive Title IV federal funding.
Response on LMS Market Size Analysis
A response to Josh Kim post at IHE questioning whether LMS market could be worth $5 billion as claimed by several market analysts.
Research in Translation: Cultural Limits of Self-Regulated Learning
New research shows that the effectiveness of what may seem like common-sense techniques for learning how to learn are not effective in many cultures.
Some Ed Tech Perspective on UC’s Billion-Dollar Payroll System Fiasco
A scathing report by the California state auditor describes UC’s billion-dollar payroll system fiasco for what it is. Some perspective would be helpful by comparing to ed tech expenses.
California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution
eVersity’s experience highlights a major challenge that states like Arkansas and California face when trying to create a new fully-online institution – the accreditation process is incredibly slow.
InstructureCon 2017: Culture as a competitive weapon
While D2L and Blackboard are showing real improvements lately, the Canvas LMS also continues to get better; while others seek to learn how to listen to customers, that’s been part of Instructure’s culture from day one.
BbWorld Report: Blackboard May Be Turning Around
While Blackboard is still losing customers domestically and likely to continue doing so over the next 12 months, there are definite signs of life.