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Essentials by Desire2Learn

05/01/07

Essentials by Desire2Learn

DESIRE2LEARN is lowering the ante for campuswide coursemanagement system adoption with a new version of its CMS forbrick-and-mortar and virtual schools with fewer than 5,000 users.A web-based suite hosted by Desire2Learn, Essentials wasdesigned to enable smaller institutions to access a powerful enterprise-scale application. The program provides for customization ofelements such as news, user guides, and events. Features alsoinclude a variety of question types for quizzes and tests, trackingof student involvement in the system, and blogging functions. Price:Determined on a case-by-case basis.

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