Product Implementation Peaks
Higher EdWe clearly see when a particular system has peaked in terms of implementations within the sphere of higher education.
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Chatbots in Higher Education
Higher EdIn the case of HigherEd institutions, Chatbots are used in the context of responding to queries and helping students navigate mainly through the processes of admission and registration
Retention Systems Used in Higher Education
RetentionWhen we break down the use of retention systems by enrollment size, we notice that the bigger they get, the most likely institutions are to use retention systems.
Average Price Paid for a Learning Management System (Updated)
Learning Management SystemsThe price per student appears to be going up higher than the rate of inflation
Are Student Information Systems Being Replaced?
Student Information SystemsAs you may have noticed, HigherEd evolves in a pendulum motion. At the university level, we can observe movements of centralization of services being depleted over time in favour of a decentralization favouring services in faculties and schools to then return to a central decision-making process a few years later. With IT systems being implemented … Are Student Information Systems Being Replaced?
Francisco Partners Purchased VitalSource
Mergers and AcquisitionsOn June 1, Francisco Partners, an investment firm that focuses on technology, officially acquired VitalSource to broaden its investments in digital education. With this new investment, Francisco partners gain more than 25 years of experience in digital learning platforms, implemented across the world. About VitalSource Founded in 1994, VitalSource has improved the online course materials … Francisco Partners Purchased VitalSource
What is a peer institution for Education?
Institution DataWhen it comes to product selection, a question that is often asked is: what product is implemented in a comparable institution? This is a normal and healthy exercise. To be able to answer this question, we first need to set some criteria to define what is a peer institution. Criteria to define a “peer institution” … What is a peer institution for Education?
An update to our report on grant management system
Grant Management SystemsAt LISTedTECH, with spring comes our second report on grant management systems. After last year’s interest in our report, we are working hard on the updated version for 2021. Should you be interested in reading the report, we aim to have it available in early June. Like last year, we have contacted the companies in … An update to our report on grant management system
Quottly – Helping Students Graduate on Time
Company Profile Student Information SystemsStudent graduation rate is a challenge that many universities and colleges face. We often see student success/retention systems being implemented to tackle this situation, but what about coming back to the basics and simply helping them find courses to finish their program? As part of our monthly series on edtech companies, this month, we showcase … Quottly – Helping Students Graduate on Time
Are RFPs a Good Predictor for Product Purchase?
Higher EdSince the inception of LISTedTECH, we mostly relied on web crawling to gain our knowledge about implementations in HigherEd (and K-12) for all product categories. As we want to become more efficient and versatile with our data collection, and possibly get an extra indicator of market trends, we have started, six months ago, compiling RFP … Are RFPs a Good Predictor for Product Purchase?
Cloud Nine for Ellucian
Company Profile Student Information SystemsEllucian had their yearly conference Ellucian live 2021 last week. During the event, we saw several announcements about their cloud implementations. At LISTedTECH, we like to use this type of affirmations to help validate our data. We decided to use this occasion to share it. As a general rule, we are able to gather 80% … Cloud Nine for Ellucian
Average Lifespan of IT Systems in Higher Education
Higher EdHow much time a system is kept before it’s due to be replaced? What is the average lifespan of IT systems in a said product category? Is it time for our institution to change its systems? How many systems does an institution change per year? You guessed it, this post will talk about implementation numbers … Average Lifespan of IT Systems in Higher Education