Learning management systems

Blackboard's Accessibility Solution Continues Strong Momentum, Impacting 3 Million Learners Worldwide

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Educational technology, Education, Learning, Distance education, Blackboard Inc., E-learning, Online education, Learning management systems, Accessibility, Blackboard

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Blackboard today announced that the Blackboard Ally accessibility solution continues to experience strong growth, having expanded into 16 countries over the last 12 months and added support for 20 languages.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Blackboard today announced that the Blackboard Ally accessibility solution continues to experience strong growth, having expanded into 16 countries over the last 12 months and added support for 20 languages.
  • It provides educators with guidance for improving the accessibility of their course materials, while also supplying comprehensive reporting on the current state of content accessibility at both the course and institutional level.
  • Since its launch in April 2017, Blackboard Ally has processed 12 million courses, checked 285 million content items, generated over 1 million alternative formats, and helped instructors improve hundreds of thousands of content items.
  • Since deploying Blackboard Ally, the overall accessibility score reported by the institutional dashboard shows an increase of 16 percentage points.

Canvas Makes Voice-Enabled Technology Capabilities More Open

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Software, Learning management systems, Computing, Learning, Instructure, Amazon Alexa, Alexa Internet, Amazon, Wire, Learning Management, Software as a service, Canvas

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Canvas , the open online learning management system (LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier, today announced it is now open sourcing the code for Canvas skill creation within the Amazon Alexa environment.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Canvas , the open online learning management system (LMS) that makes teaching and learning easier, today announced it is now open sourcing the code for Canvas skill creation within the Amazon Alexa environment.
  • The new, more open environment within the Canvas skill for Amazon Alexa, which initially launched last year , makes way for significant growth in the numbers and types of skills that can be synced to Canvas.
  • Now by open sourcing the code, we're enabling our institutions to expand the cooperation of Canvas and Alexa in nearly any way they can imagine."
  • Instructure, Inc. is a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes software that makes people smarter.

Instructure Announces CEO Transition

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Monday, October 29, 2018
Learning management systems, Instructure, Coates

On that date, Josh Coates will transition from his role as CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board.

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  • On that date, Josh Coates will transition from his role as CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board.
  • "After more than eight years as CEO of Instructure, it's time for me to take on a new role within the company," said Coates.
  • "Instructure has an amazing culture centered around openness, customer satisfaction, and innovation and I'm humbled to be a part of it.
  • To date, Instructure has connected millions of instructors and learners at more than 4,000 educational institutions and corporations throughout the world.

Merger of NetDimensions and PeopleFluent Creates New Learning Suite for LTG

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Learning management systems

The joining of NetDimensions and PeopleFluent sees NetDimensions cease to operate as a separate business within LTG.

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  • The joining of NetDimensions and PeopleFluent sees NetDimensions cease to operate as a separate business within LTG.
  • NetDimensions has joined PeopleFluent's talent management offerings to form a core part of a newly-created learning suite .
  • The addition of gomo products to the PeopleFluent Learning suite enables direct deployment from gomo's authoring tool to NetDimensions LMS.
  • The introduction of NetDimensions' LMS to the PeopleFluent Learning suite provides improved services to customers, including enhanced global support to help customers at their point of need.

Remind launches new integrations in partnership with leading learning management systems Canvas and Schoology

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Educational technology, Learning management systems, Educational software, Learning, Education, Learning Tools Interoperability, Schoology, ReMIND, Unicheck

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Remind , a communication platform for education, today announced new integrations that enable administrators to connect their learning management systems (LMS) to Remind.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Remind , a communication platform for education, today announced new integrations that enable administrators to connect their learning management systems (LMS) to Remind.
  • Along with partnering with Canvas and Schoology, two of the leading LMSes in K-12 and higher education, Remind is now compatible with any platform that complies with Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI), the industry standard for integrating learning systems.
  • By connecting Remind to an organization's LMS, administrators can streamline communication and improve how their communities engage with important information.
  • About Remind: Remind is a communication platform that helps every student succeed by allowing educators to reach students and parents where they are.

itslearning New Learning Path Solution Lets Teachers Design Personalized, Optimal Avenues for Student Learning

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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Education, Learning, Educational software, Learning management systems, E-learning, Itslearning, Educational technology

The intuitive LMS features effectively connect teachers, parents and students to create personalized learning solutions for every student.

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  • The intuitive LMS features effectively connect teachers, parents and students to create personalized learning solutions for every student.
  • The learning path within the itslearning LMS can consist of content such as notes, files, web pages, videos or links to an external game.
  • Teachers can also embed assessments in a learning path to evaluate students' level of understanding, making realtime feedback a reality.
  • "We listened to what teachers were asking for and this Learning Paths solution is the answer."

Inspired eLearning Announces the Launch of Security First Solutions

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Cybercrime, Security engineering, Prevention, Human behavior, Computer security, Security, Learning management systems, Cryptography, Security awareness, Phishing

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inspired eLearning , the world's most effective security awareness platform, announces the launch of their new Security First Solutions , a multilingual, packaged security awareness program.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Inspired eLearning , the world's most effective security awareness platform, announces the launch of their new Security First Solutions , a multilingual, packaged security awareness program.
  • An employee who puts Security First means they are always proactive and diligent when it comes to security.
  • The new solutions announced by Inspired eLearning are:
    Security First Elite - The complete blueprint for a Security First organization.
  • Inspired eLearning offers Security Awareness and Compliance solutions that include Security First Solutions, CyQ, PhishProof phishing assessment software, content integration and a fully hosted web-based eLearning course delivery and tracking system using the iLMS (Inspired Learning Management System).

Blackboard Honored in Annual Readers' Choice Awards from Campus Technology

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Educational technology, Education, Distance education, Learning management systems, E-learning, Online education, Blackboard Inc., Blackboard Learn, Blackboard system, Ali Jafari

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Inc. , a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, was named a winner in multiple categories of the 2018 Campus Technology Readers' Choice Awards.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Inc. , a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, was named a winner in multiple categories of the 2018 Campus Technology Readers' Choice Awards.
  • For the fourth year in a row, Campus Technology readers selected Blackboard Learn as the first place winner in the "LMS & E-Learning Platforms" category.
  • Higher education administrators, faculty, IT staff and AV specialists across the country voted on Campus Technology's Readers' Choice Awards.
  • "Blackboard is honored to be recognized by the readers of Campus Technology," said Kathy Vieira, Blackboard's Chief Portfolio Officer.

Instructure Announces Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call

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Monday, October 8, 2018
Learning management systems, Instructure, New York Stock Exchange, Economy of the United States, New York City

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Instructure, Inc. (NYSE:INST), a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company in education, learning and employee development, announced today that the Company's third quarter 2018 financial results will be released after market close on Monday, October 29, 2018.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Instructure, Inc. (NYSE:INST), a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company in education, learning and employee development, announced today that the Company's third quarter 2018 financial results will be released after market close on Monday, October 29, 2018.
  • Instructure will host a conference call to discuss its results at 3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m.
  • The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the Instructure Investor Relations website at ir.instructure.com along with the Company's earnings press release.
  • To date, Instructure has connected millions of instructors and learners at more than 4,000 educational institutions and corporations throughout the world.

Blackboard Brings Learn SaaS to South Korea

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Educational technology, Education, Learning management systems, Blackboard Inc., Blackboard Learn, Software as a service, Blackboard system

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 3,2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard today announced that its flagship Learning Management System (LMS) Blackboard Learn is now available as a software as a service (SaaS) solution for institutions in South Korea through local Amazon Web Services.

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  • SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 3,2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard today announced that its flagship Learning Management System (LMS) Blackboard Learn is now available as a software as a service (SaaS) solution for institutions in South Korea through local Amazon Web Services.
  • The SaaS delivery model brings a number of technical advantages to institutions, including zero downtime updates, faster release of new features and quicker delivery of fixes.
  • The deployment of Learn SaaS also enables institutions to access the Ultra experience, the next-generation user interface for Blackboard Learn.
  • "We are excited to add Korea to the growing list of regions where Learn SaaS is available," said Yves Dehouck, Vice President, APAC at Blackboard.