Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

One name floated by company watchers is Ray Henderson, the former chief products officer at ANGEL Learning. After ANGEL was acquired by Instructure rival Blackboard, Henderson served as president of learning platforms for Blackboard until 2013. Thoma Bravo is unlikely to break Instructure down and sell its remains.

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LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 104

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

So explained Dr. Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow, in an edWebinar sponsored by Blackboard , examining findings from the program’s 2020 annual research project, Speak Up , for which 10,000 K-12 students nationwide shared their preferences and expectations for two-way communications with their teachers.

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 72

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

“ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? E-Literate claimed this week that “ Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share” – with some additional analysis about “What’s Important about the Blackboard Market Share News.”

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Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. People were relieved that there was a new alternative to Blackboard. The company IPO’d in 2015 and finally surpassed Blackboard’s US market share in 2018. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Via El Paso Inc : “In mid-April, computer hackers had five days’ access to the personal data of a reported 51 El Paso Independent School District employees and were able to redirect their April 15 paychecks.” ” Via The Kansas City Star : “ Rockhurst University is sued over data breach in phishing scam.”

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52