Collaboration & Web 2.0


Civitas Launches New Community To Improve Learning Analytics

Civitas Learning has launched a new learning community designed to improve "key academic outcomes in higher education," according to information released by the company.

Blackboard's New Android App Supports Facebook and Twitter

Blackboard Inc has released a new Blackboard Connect app for Android that lets users create and send messages directly from mobile devices, both to users and on social media channels like Facebook and Twitter.

34 Washington Colleges Migrate to Cloud-Based LMS

The 34 institutions that make up the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges are dropping their legacy LMS and moving to a cloud-based system.

Caltechs James Kent Blackburn sits at his desk with the Duet PCS speakerphone system behind him.

Caltech Boosts Communication for Remote Project Teams

Perceptive Software, U Kansas, workflow, business process, Huron Consulting

Converting Social Networking Skills to Social Business Savvy

This pilot at San Jose State aims to teach students how to apply their personal skills in a business setting



The Wait is Over: The LMS and the ePortfolio Merge to Serve a Culture of Learning

There's ample evidence of a cultural shift in focus in higher education, from teaching to learning, from classroom-centric to learning-centric, from lecture to activity. These and other examples, especially the shift from learning in courses to continuous learning, represent areas that may have an impact on the LMS. Is it possible that the values of the LMS will become more aligned with those of the ePortfolio? Will these two previously distinct technologies merge to serve more common purposes?

Citrix Promotes Collaboration with Podio Purchase and GoToMeeting Update

Citrix Systems has released a new version of its GoToMeeting Web conferencing software that works specifically on Apple's iPad. It has also begun mixing its technology into the work done by an acquired company that combines work with social networking.

Los Angeles Community College District Moves to Live@edu

Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is providing all of its students, faculty, and staff with accounts for cloud communication and collaboration tools using Microsoft's Live@edu.

U Minnesota Bookstores Partner with McGraw-Hill To Reduce Textbook Costs

Students at the University of Minnesota (U of M) will soon have access to their course textbooks through their e-readers and tablets at a reduced cost.

Cengage Learning, Blackboard Collaborate on Digital Resource Integration

Cengage Learning and Blackboard have partnered in an effort to give instructors and students more streamlined access to Cengage Learning's digital learning solutions and core curriculum materials through the Blackboard Learn learning management system.