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Shifting Enrollments in US Colleges During the Pandemic: Going Online

With the late August release of IPEDS enrollment data, we have new, important views into the enrolment shifts that have occurred across US higher education. Specifically, another year of 12-month enrollment data was released- allowing for more segmented measurements of how the impact of the pandemic has been playing out in terms of shifting enrollments ... Shifting Enrollments in US Colleges During the Pandemic: Going Online  Read More
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itslearning Exits the US Market

Last week, we found a document that said: “During the 2021-2022 school year, itsLearing [sic] announced it was ending service to all of North America.” At first, we were surprised but tried to understand the announcement. We contacted Phil Hill to get his input on the itslearning move. “[I] knew they were exploring options but ... itslearning Exits the US Market  Read More

Farewell, Edmodo!

On August 15, 2022, the learning management system community learned it was about to lose one of its members. As mentioned in the Twitter announcement, Edmodo will sunset its LMS portal (its only product) on September 22, 2022. What led to this decision? At first, we tried to understand why NetDragon (the owner of Edmodo ... Farewell, Edmodo!  Read More

My Take Away From the D2L Fusion Conference

I was invited to attend this year’s D2L Fusion Conference. This was my first D2L conference. It was held in Boston (Mass.), July 20-22, 2022. Instead of welcoming the regular 1,000 participants, the conference hosted around 700 attendees. The attendance drop is due, you guess it, to the COVID-19 virus and the travel difficulties it brings. ... My Take Away From the D2L Fusion Conference  Read More

Justin’s Thoughts on Anthology Together

Earlier this month, I was invited to attend the annual Anthology/Blackboard conference, entitled Anthology Together. This was my first time attending an Anthology or a Blackboard conference. The conference took place at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Orlando (Florida) from July 11th to July 14th, 2022 and had about 2,200 total attendees. I must say that ... Justin’s Thoughts on Anthology Together  Read More

Class Acquires Collaborate: Two Visions Emerge

On May 19, 2022, Class and Anthology announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Class to acquire Anthology’s Blackboard Collaborate virtual classroom tool. While Class doubles down on a future with Zoom and Blackboard Collaborate as a virtual classroom tool, Anthology goes all-in on its Blackboard Ultra LMS. Collaborate and Class: The Numbers Before ... Class Acquires Collaborate: Two Visions Emerge  Read More
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A Brief History of Blackboard

It’s time for another company profile. For this post, we want to paint the picture of one of the first LMS companies: Blackboard. Once the leading company in this product category, Blackboard diversified its corporate assets to curb the decline of revenues and to explore new business opportunities. To understand how Blackboard started, we need ... A Brief History of Blackboard  Read More
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Instructure’s Impressive Implementations Record

In the many product categories we track, we often spot a player who has unique characteristics and who pushes us to dig a little deeper into our data. In the learning management system category, this company is Instructure, with its product Canvas. Since its inception in 2008, Instructure has seen an impressive and unmatched run ... Instructure’s Impressive Implementations Record  Read More
PowerSchool's Running Number of SIS Implementations

PowerSchool: The Path to Dominate the K-12 Market

Like many IT stories in the 1980s and 1990s, the creation of PowerSchool initiated from one specific need: getting attendance tracking (as well as other information) to be sent through the school district’s network. From this initial class project, Greg Porter (founder of PowerSchool) worked on his project to build the first version of PowerSchool ... PowerSchool: The Path to Dominate the K-12 Market  Read More
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Average Year of First Learning Management System Implementations

At ListEdTech, we like to drill down into our data to better understand historical market trends. As you may know, we have lots of data on learning management systems. In this post, we want to show when the average year of the first learning management system implementation was for each country. To make sense of ... Average Year of First Learning Management System Implementations  Read More
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Moodle: The Open-Source LMS

The learning management system product category is one where many companies fight hard to gain more market shares. Moodle set itself apart from the beginning by deciding to offer its LMS for free. In 2022, not many products remain open-source. What makes Moodle a different player? The Long History of Moodle Moodle is not only ... Moodle: The Open-Source LMS  Read More
How Moodle Overtook Blackboard

How Moodle Overtook Blackboard

Early this week, Miami Dade College announced that Canvas will replace Blackboard as its main learning management system. For Blackboard, this is another important loss as MDC currently enrols more than 50,000 students. This is a continuation of Blackboard’s slow market decline. Looking at the historical North American market progression, we can see that Blackboard ... How Moodle Overtook Blackboard  Read More

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Introducing the Competitive Compass: A Smarter Way to Read the EdTech Market

Understanding education technology markets isn’t just about who’s “winning.”It’s about who is best — for whom, and why. At ListEdTech, we believe that context matters. Comparing two products without understanding their target users is misleading. One product may dominate large research institutions in North America; another might be the go-to choice for small vocational colleges in ... Introducing the Competitive Compass: A Smarter Way to Read the EdTech Market  Read More

Breaking Down the Payment Stack in Education: Who Does What?

Some contextual notes:At Ellucian Live earlier this year, I took the opportunity to walk the exhibit hall and ask questions—lots of them. The education payments market is big, complicated, and full of nuance. While we have a wealth of data at ListEdTech, each conversation I have reminds me how much more there is to learn. ... Breaking Down the Payment Stack in Education: Who Does What?  Read More

Google, Instructure, and PowerSchool in the Classroom: Usage Insights and Legal Concerns

As K–12 schools increasingly rely on digital platforms like Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology, usage data reveals a clear trend: strategic dual-LMS adoption is on the rise. However, alongside this growing reliance on EdTech tools, a parallel story is unfolding—one marked by legal scrutiny. In the second part of this post, we shift focus to ... Google, Instructure, and PowerSchool in the Classroom: Usage Insights and Legal Concerns  Read More