Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

New Ownership for an LMS Giant: Private Equity Firm to Buy Instructure for $2 Billion by Jeffrey R. Young Instructure, the publicly traded company best known for its Canvas learning management system, has agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo in a $2 billion deal—unless a better offer comes along. Editor’s Picks.

EdTech 79

EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 79

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

It’s not even an LMS, quite frankly – something Edmodo tried to use as a selling point for a little while. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system. The LMS has long positioned itself as an “operating system,” of sorts for higher education. If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. The incident, she added, had also made her aware that “Pearson is monitoring all social media during PARCC testing.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145