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The Rise of Online Program Management (OPM)
For any higher education institution looking to thrive in 2021 and beyond, the adoption of an Online Program Management system is more or less mandatory
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Career Readiness Solutions: From K-12 to Higher Education
Career Readiness Solutions have an upwards trend in the number of implementations that clearly started in 2012.
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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: 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
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
New Category in the Portal: Room Scheduling
Part of a trimestrial routine, room scheduling remains an essential step in providing education to thousands of individuals. University staff have to make sure that their system tracks the institution’s needs, the instructor’s needs and the learning equipment’s availability to optimally assign classrooms and laboratories. It is especially useful in peak periods such as exam ... New Category in the Portal: Room Scheduling Read More
HigherEd Email Market: Not Just Gmail and Outlook
As North Americans, we often think that the email product category is pretty much stagnant: it’s either Microsoft or Google or if you prefer Outlook versus Gmail. This is true in North America, but the rest of the world has a different email software landscape. Before going into details, let’s add an important note: our ... HigherEd Email Market: Not Just Gmail and Outlook Read More
Catalog Management: A New Product Category
The once-a-year schedule of updating academic catalogs has been curbed as catalog management solutions have made an appearance in postsecondary institutions. Over the last few years, we received requests from institutions and edtech companies to start tracking these catalog management tools and we are pleased to provide you with some data on this product category. ... Catalog Management: A New Product Category Read More
Symplicity Expands in Canada
In early December 2021, we learned that Symplicity Corporation acquired Orbis Communications. While the acquirer is well-known for its student employability systems, the acquiree is Canada’s most trusted experiential learning solution. According to the press release, Symplicity wanted to expand its footprint in Canada. Orbis can call 100 institutions its clients. With Orbis’ solutions, connections ... Symplicity Expands in Canada Read More
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
The Evolution of CRM in Education
CRM adoption in the higher education space is reaching a new record-high.
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