[Webinar] Discover What Sets D2L and Blackboard Apart on the 2024 LMS StarChart

[Webinar] Discover What Sets D2L and Blackboard Apart on the 2024 LMS StarChart

Are you ready to learn what makes top learning management systems stand out in 2024? View the webinar for a deep dive into the latest LMS innovations, including why D2L and Blackboard are leading the charge. Explore the cutting-edge features driving their success and uncover why some platforms like Canvas may be struggling to keep […]

Instructure’s Acquisition and What It Means for Higher Ed

Instructure and KKR logos

On July 25, 2024, Instructure Holdings, Inc., the creators of the learning management system Canvas, announced it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by KKR, a global private equity firm, for an estimated $4.8 billion. With this acquisition, which is expected to close later this year, Instructure will become a privately owned company. […]

Tips for Leveraging Institutional Resources to Upskill Higher Education Employees

upskill higher education employees

Colleges and universities are constantly being challenged to do more with less. What if you could train and upskill faculty and staff by making your existing resources work harder for you? You can. In today’s rapidly evolving higher education landscape, institutions need to equip staff with the necessary skills to adapt and succeed. Thankfully, institutions […]

Generative AI in the LMS: A Looming Dichotomy of Instructional Quality

Top of Mind: Generative AI in the LMS

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is simultaneously going to make some instruction better than ever and some worse than it has ever been—and you might not be able to spot the difference. It’s no secret that generative AI is here to stay, and it’s no surprise that learning management system (LMS) companies are rolling out new […]

D2L Executive Summit and Fusion 2023 Conference Recap

Top of Mind: D2L Executive Summit and Fusion 2023 Conference Recap

On June 11–14, 2023, in Anaheim, California, leaders and users from higher education, K-12 education, and corporations joined at D2L’s annual Executive Summit and Fusion 2023 to hear about the company’s plans for artificial intelligence (AI) and workforce development while sharing teaching and learning tips and tricks with a large community of peers. Throughout the […]

Making Technology Career Transitions

Top of Mind Podcast: Making Technology Career Transitions

When is the right time for an IT leader to move on to a new role at a new institution? How much should location matter versus potential for career growth? Aisha Jackson answers these questions and shares insights from her experience navigating the first year as a new technology leader since joining the University of […]

Use Your LMS to Move from Lag to Lead Measures in Student Success

Top of Mind: Use That LMS

Learning management systems or LMS, for short, have become ubiquitous at the higher ed level. Due to COVID-19, even primary and secondary schools that didn’t have an LMS in place are probably using some software to help with course management, even if it’s just Google Classroom. Let’s explore how you can get the most from […]

The Unicorn CIO: Combining IT and Instructional Design Expertise

Top of Mind Podcast: The Unicorn CIO

A CIO with academic technology expertise is a rare yet valuable asset to any institution. With a PhD in instructional design, Dr. Patricia Kahn, CIO at College of Staten Island-CUNY, is one of those IT unicorns. In our latest Top of Mind podcast, she shares her method for collaborating with leadership peers in vetting and […]

Student Analytics: Focusing on a Critical Issue as a Catalyst for Creating a Data Culture

Top of Mind: Focusing on a Critical Issue as a Catalyst for Creating a Data Culture

Institutions have been using terms such as “data driven” and “data informed” with regard to decision making for decades, but, as Tambellini research noted in a recent blog post, the issue of poor data hygiene impedes any meaningful progress for many institutions. So, while many aspire to create a data-informed culture, significantly fewer have the […]

Five Trends on Leading LMS Vendor Roadmaps

Top of Mind: Five Trends on Leading LMS Vendor Roadmaps

Three leading learning management system (LMS) vendors hosted user conferences within two weeks of each other last month. Anthology (Blackboard Learn) and D2L (Brightspace) offered in-person and hybrid events, while Instructure (Canvas) maintained the single-day virtual format it introduced at the beginning of the pandemic. The tight timing across the three events allowed for an […]

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