Mozilla's Open Badges initiative has received the official nod from educational technology company Blackboard, which has integrated digital badges into its learning management systems Blackboard Learn and CourseSites.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/19/13
Online video platform developer ShareStream has unveiled Version 2.0 of its video tool that integrates with the open-source Sakai Collaborative Learning Environment (CLE). The ShareStream Video Tool is available now.
Video capture and management provider Panopto has enhanced its integration with Instructure's Canvas learning management system with the intent of enhancing ease-of-use for students, teachers, and IT administrators who use video capture and streaming.
LearningStation and itslearning have partnered to integrate their assessment and learning management systems solutions with hopes of offering an all-inclusive system for school districts.
ConnectEdu will integrate CoursEval, its online course evaluation software with, Canvas, Instructure's open, cloud-based learning management system.
- By Sharleen Nelson
- 05/23/13
The Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning in Texas is replacing textbooks with digital open educational resources (OER) for its math and science classes using iPads.
Moodle HQ has released Moodle 2.5, a major update to the widely distributed open source learning management system.
A 2,100-student district in Massachusetts spent two years assessing learning management systems as part of a larger program to integrate technology more fully into teaching and learning.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/14/13
A university study comparing learning management systems has concluded that the latest crop of learning management systems evaluated have made "significant progress" since the assessments started in 2005. However, one of the report's authors noted, "We believe much more needs to be done."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/13/13
Moodle HQ has released an all-new HTML5-based mobile app for both Android and iOS.