This is a guest post by Phil Hill from Delta Initiative, follow on Twitter @PhilOnEdTech or his blog
It’s been a busy week for LMS announcements, and I expect more announcements leading up to EDUCAUSE. First, the Hawaii Virtual Learning Network (for K-12) is moving from Moodle to Blackboard, which as Michael Feldstein points out, is a new development to watch. Then Brown University announced they are moving from Blackboard to Instructure’s Canvas as their LMS. This morning, Jefferson County school district, the largest district in Colorado, announced that they have chosen a module from LoudCloud Systems’ LMS as the basis for their Instructional Improvement System.
That’s right – they purchased a module from the overall LMS. Normally I cover higher ed more than K-12, but this announcement is worth watching since it shows how the New Mentality in LMS Market is or will be changing our expectations on what an LMS can provide.