Edsurge
JUNE 26, 2017
Matthew Pittinsky wants the equivalent of disarmament talks between edtech companies and colleges. EdSurge sat down with Pittinsky last month to talk about lessons from his time at Blackboard, as well as what has surprised him most about how learning management systems have evolved (or haven’t). They didn’t know how to program.
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 1, 2019
In this blog post, I’ll share my review of this product from a company founded in 2000 and will talk about its benefits and features. I tested Urkund inside Google Classroom, however it integrates with most modern Learning Management systems including Blackboard, Moodle, and more. See the graphic below.)
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Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
But as the company itself will tell you, it didn’t spring up overnight. While post-pandemic growth has slowed as schools resume in-person learning, the company is still flush with cash, reporting over $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2021. In the future, there may be many such companies piggybacking off Zoom’s popularity.
Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2020
For example, despite increased activity on the platform—concurrent users on the Canvas LMS were up 60 percent from typical use patterns and video submissions are up tenfold from typical use patterns pre-Covid-19—the costs of moving more data and training more educators will keep the company from a short-term windfall, Benson says.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
As early excitement about Zoom gave way to questions and concerns about privacy, security and unequal access, other companies seized the opportunity to elbow their way into the new competition for digital communication tools appropriate for preschoolers and college students alike. But Zoom has held on. I like early market. It’s high energy.”
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2019
When Instructure was a fledgling at the turn of this decade, it proudly branded itself as a rebel with a cause—to become the anti-Blackboard by building a better learning management system. Now, as a publicly traded company with more than 1,200 employees, things are different. How do you avoid falling into the trap of being complacent?
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Marissa's passion for education came early in her career when she was producing "edutainment" CD-ROM products for The Learning Company. And as the world gets more connected, we think about how we can add value—how we can continue to make life more convenient, more productive for customers, while reducing friction and complexity.
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