Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2019

Despite its name, the Learning Management System (LMS) is not about learning. The LMS was originally the CMS—Course Management System. While it’s great for instructor workflows, it has always been a course management tool, not a learning tool. Learning is the product of inputs from students and instructors.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Pre-pandemic, the rollout of a digital learning program would take months; last year, schools had weeks (if not days) to implement remote learning models to ensure students continued their education despite all social distancing rules. Education technologies — or edtech — got a huge boost from a nice-to-have to a must-have.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 29, 2018

In the recording, you will first be blown away by Alan November ‘s keynote, which would motivate any teacher to see the powerful ways students learn with technology. I follow with my talk about transforming classrooms into thriving learning communities with a Learning Management System (LMS). Mini Keynote!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive apps to virtual environments, these technologies create dynamic educational experiences, preparing students for the demands of the digital age while empowering educators to deliver impactful lessons. Collaboration tools facilitate real-time communication and teamwork, essential skills in a digital world.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Instructure, best known for its Canvas learning management system, announced Wednesday that it is set to be acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $2 billion—unless a better offer comes along in the next 35 days. That also means separating the underlying software code of Bridge from that of the Canvas LMS.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Linways LMS is a cloud-based academic management platform that helps teachers to streamline and simplify their daily academic activities. With a powerful learning management platform like Linways LMS to support the teachers, institutions can easily create a better learning experience for the students and teachers in the digital space.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 17, 2022

The conference season is in full swing, with many opportunities for connecting with like-minded education technology enthusiasts around the world. Now more than ever, it’s the perfect time to find inspiration, add more professionals to your personal learning network (PLN) and discover new teaching and learning tools to enhance your practice.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

-based provider of learning management software for K-12, higher ed, government and businesses, has agreed to sell its Open LMS business to Learning Technologies Group, or LTG, a London-based conglomerate of workplace learning software services. LTG also sees opportunities to cross-sell its products with Open LMS.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

What is a Digital Learning Platform? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 21, 2021

There are more options for digital learning than Zoom. Check out these: Big Blue Button –great conference app but embedded in LMS (not standalone). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Canvas –with their Conference option (Big Blue Button). Draw Chat –virtual meeting with a whiteboard.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

What are examples of technology tools in learning? Learning management systems, virtual reality applications, and adaptive learning platforms are just a few examples revolutionizing traditional teaching methods as students are learning in the digital age. What are digital technology tools?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Click on any day to discover a free idea, tool, or template related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. If you enjoy these resources, then take one of my fully accredited continuing education and graduate online courses or check out my latest book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions !

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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.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

The idea of using a learning management system (LMS) to deliver professional learning and development to K-12 educators is not new—but it’s not quite mainstream, either. Face-to-face is still the ascendant modality, but LMS-for-PD is gaining serious traction, thanks to the efforts of educational IT innovators like Ken Dirkin.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Now that so much college work is done digitally in learning management systems, many colleges are trying to analyze student data from those platforms to predict which students need help. Can big data from the LMS predict success in a class? Meanwhile, collecting and working with the LMS data takes significant time and effort.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

During Instructure’s latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Dan Goldsmith told investors “nothing is off the table” in response to a question about a sale or spinoff of its corporate LMS product Bridge, whose customers have taken longer than expected to roll out the product companywide.

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BYOT Network

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Districts usually provide teachers with easy to use Learning Management Systems (LMS) that can facilitate new learning opportunities with technology. However, the greatest potential of learning with technology tools is that teachers and students can transform the traditional learning environment, processes, and products.

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BYOT Network

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Districts usually provide teachers with easy to use Learning Management Systems (LMS) that can facilitate new learning opportunities with technology. However, the greatest potential of learning with technology tools is that teachers and students can transform the traditional learning environment, processes, and products.

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Digital Learning Learning LMS Guidelines 76

Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

What are digital learning platforms? Gone are the days when learning was restricted to the classroom, with the instructor being the primary source of knowledge. A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. At a time when learning is getting more personalized for each student, there is added pressure on teachers to deliver against the odds.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

In the world of Instructional Coaching, the one relationship that is mostly the strongest in a school building is the one between the Instructional Coach and the Library Media Specialist (LMS). When working as a team, it is important that both the Coach and LMS understand and know their role in the building.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Each week, available members opt in for a video call with a peer in their cohort of instructional designers or cohort of deans, directors and provosts of digital learning. So what have Loop members learned in a year of exchanging knowledge? Ben Gottfried, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology, St. Olaf College.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Instructure announced it has reached an agreement to sell Bridge to Learning Technologies Group, a London, U.K.-based based provider of digital learning and talent development tools for businesses and employees. These purchases include Open LMS, a Moodle LMS service provider formerly owned by Blackboard.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2018

Proud to be one of just 13 districts nationwide to receive the Consortium for Student Networking (CoSN) Trusted Learning Environment Seal—which designates institutions that have taken measurable steps to implement practices to help ensure the privacy of student data—we knew that our existing learning management system (LMS) wasn’t up to the task.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

From interactive applications to collaborative online platforms, a diverse array of technologies is contributing to more engaging, personalized, and efficient learning environments. These tools not only cater to diverse learning styles but also empower students to explore, create, and collaborate in unprecedented ways.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Is your school looking for a new LMS? This power move served us well, but as we learned and grew, we realized our transformation was missing an effective system to keep all of us tied together in this digital world. implementing the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS). We can help.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

If you enjoy these resources, then take one of my fully accredited continuing education and graduate online courses or check out my latest book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions ! Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books !

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Embarking on an online computer science degree is an exhilarating journey that marries technological innovation with academic rigor. In today’s digitally-driven world, a degree in computer science not only opens doors to cutting-edge careers but also arms you with skills that are increasingly crucial in various industries.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

What does it mean to be human in a digital age? Some people researching education technology might not spend their days wondering how their work fits into this existential question—but George Siemens isn’t "some people." A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 23, 2024

Their colleagues and modern technologies will! InstructureCon When: July 9-11, 3 days Where: Las Vegas, USA The annual conference organized by the creators of Canvas aims to empower instructors with the latest approaches and technologies. The event is dedicated to the Moodle LMS and related products, networking, and sharing ideas.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

The Library Media Specialist / Coach Relationship In the world of Instructional Coaching, the one relationship that is mostly the strongest in a school building is the one between the Instructional Coach and the Library Media Specialist (LMS). How can the Coach Support the LMS? How can the LMS Support the Coach?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If you enjoy these resources, then take one of my fully accredited continuing education and graduate online courses or check out my latest book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions ! Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books !

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While vendors and e-learning service providers promote microlearning as an off-the-shelf solution to be used like a genie’s lamp to solve all the learning and development issues in your organization, they fail to understand that microlearning is not a technological solution—it is a learning strategy.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This collaborative work has placed the NEO Blog in the first 20% of all e-learning blogs! From well-known subjects of education technology, like BYOD and gamification, to technical aspects regarding school LMSs, to trying to guess the future, the NEO Blog covered it all in its rather short existence.

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BYOT Network

JUNE 11, 2020

Last week we explored how interoperability supports the transition to digital learning. In this week’s post, we investigate the instructional value of an interoperable learning management system (LMS). Learn what it means when your edtech products are IMS certified.

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