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Recently, the tech staff at Washington and Lee University turned into walking QR billboards to welcome new students to its Lexington, VA campus. While staffing first-year check-in and orientation, members of the university's IT Services team wore custom t-shirts they'd had printed up with useful QR codes. MoreBlackboard's pending acquisition by a private equity firm has received shareholder approval. The company announced that at a special meeting held Sept. 16, 2011 shareholders representing 81 percent of outstanding shares approved the proposal put forth by Providence Equity Partners. MoreDesire2Learn has partnered with ReadSpeaker to increase the usability and accessibility of the Desire2Learn learning platforms. MoreBlackboard has released an upgrade to CourseSites, a free online course system, which includes support for six languages, and other new features. MorePanopto has released a new version of its Web-based rich media video lecture capture and library platforms. MoreStudyBoost has released a mobile platform that helps student learn using text- or instant messaging-based quizzes. MoreThe University of Kansas has created an online system that helps students learn the writing process and lets teachers evaluate, score, and offer feedback. MoreLogMeIn has updated its screen sharing service, join.me, with new collaborative features and a new desktop app. More
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