Desire2Learn To Expand Mobile Offerings


Desire2Learn 2Go adds gradebook and class list features, along with enhanced access to course content.

Desire2Learn this week unveiled an update to its mobile learning management system client, Desire2Learn 2Go. The company previewed the new functionality at its annual Fusion user conference, happening this week in Chicago.

Desire2Learn 2Go, originally launched in April 2009, is a mobile application for BlackBerry devices that lets users view courses and class lists, edit profile and contact information, look up grades, connect to organization sites, and sign up for study groups.

The forthcoming tools being previewed this week include Desire2Learn 2Go Reader, which lets users log into the Desire2Learn Learning Environment and view bookmarked course materials online or download them to an SD card for offline viewing.

The company has also introduced Desire2Learn 2Go Gradebook and Desire2Learn 2Go Classlist. Gradebook allows users to access grades as they're made available and also drill down into grades for individual assignments and tests. Classlist provides a comprehensive directory of classmates, including profile information and phone numbers. (Security settings at the individual institution will determine which limitations are applied to classmates' personal details.)

Desire2Learn has not yet announced when it expects to ship the expanded functionality, though the company said the software is "soon to be available for BlackBerry smartphones with device software v5.0." Further information about Desire2Learn 2Go can be found here.

About the Author

David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .


Featured

  • student reading a book with a brain, a protective hand, a computer monitor showing education icons, gears, and leaves

    4 Steps to Responsible AI Implementation

    Researchers at the University of Kansas Center for Innovation, Design & Digital Learning (CIDDL) have published a new framework for the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence at all levels of education.

  • glowing digital brain interacts with an open book, with stacks of books beside it

    Federal Court Rules AI Training with Copyrighted Books Fair Use

    A federal judge ruled this week that artificial intelligence company Anthropic did not violate copyright law when it used copyrighted books to train its Claude chatbot without author consent, but ordered the company to face trial on allegations it used pirated versions of the books.

  • server racks, a human head with a microchip, data pipes, cloud storage, and analytical symbols

    OpenAI, Oracle Expand AI Infrastructure Partnership

    OpenAI and Oracle have announced they will develop an additional 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity, expanding their artificial intelligence infrastructure partnership as part of the Stargate Project, a joint venture among OpenAI, Oracle, and Japan's SoftBank Group that aims to deploy 10 gigawatts of computing capacity over four years.

  • laptop displaying a phishing email icon inside a browser window on the screen

    Phishing Campaign Targets ED Grant Portal

    Threat researchers at cybersecurity company BforeAI have identified a phishing campaign spoofing the U.S. Department of Education's G5 grant management portal.