EdBizWatch

Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale

Owner Providence Equity Partners has hired Deutsche Bank and BoA to run an auction.

Blackboard Seeks $3 Billion Sale, Baker, Roumeliotis & Stone, Reuters

Blackboard Acquires X-Ray Analytics for Moodle

The cloud-based tool visualizes data generated by learning management systems.

Blackboard Acquires X-Ray Analytics for Moodle, Joshua Bolkan, The Journal 

EdTech Investment Hits New Record - $2 Billion

Education technology is a weird little industry.

Can You Count to $2 Billion? Frank Catalano, GeekWire

ParentLink Acquired by Blackboard for Undisclosed Sum

Utah-based ParentLink connects schools to parents w social media, apps, e-mails.

Blackboard Acquires ParentLink for Undisclosed Sum, Steven Overly, Wash Post

Blackboard to Offer Chegg Tutoring Services

3-yr deal has a minimum guaranteed payment from Chegg, and revenue-sharing.

Blackboard to Offer Chegg Tutoring Services, Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal

Q&A with Instructure CEO, Josh Coates

For problem solvers like Coates, LMS was a classic innovator’s dilemma opportunity.

Q&A with Instructure CEO, Josh Coates, Tony Wan, edSurge

What's in Store for the $8 Billion LMS Market?

There may be a disconnect between end users and decision-makers.

What's in Store for the $8 Billion LMS Market? Tony Wan, edSurge

The Post-LMS LMS

Vendors are increasingly opening their systems to outside developers. 

The Post-LMS LMS, Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Education

The Sum of Desire2Learn's Acquisitions: Brightspace

“I dislike the term LMS because it only covers a small segment in what we do." John Baker

The Sum of Desire2Learn's Acquisitions: Brightspace, Tony Wan, edSurge

The History of Ed-Tech via Patent Applications

What counts as innovation in education? A sampling of education patents.

The History of Ed-Tech via Patent Applications, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Digital Badges Need Mass to Matter

The next iteration of badges will be more than a pretty button.

Digital Badges Need Mass to Matter, Frank Catalano, edSurge

Blackboard Debuts Virtual Bookstores to Buy, Rent Textbooks

Move into textbook rental & sales pits Blackboard against Amazon.com, Half.com, Chegg.com

Blackboard Debuts Virtual Bookstores to Buy, Rent Textbooks, Steven Overly, Washington Post

Blackboard Buys MyEdu

MyEdu's platform helps students showcase skills to potential employers.

Blackboard Buys Student-Centric Web Platform MyEdu, Megan O'Neil, CHE

Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013

Zombie ideas = ed tech ideas that refuse to die even though we know they are monsterous.

Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013, Pt 1, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

New Data for Higher Ed LMS Market

Despite much talk about the demise of the LMS market, the end is nowhere in sight. 

New Data for Higher Ed LMS Market, Phil Hill, e-Literate

5 Questions About Adaptive Learning Platforms

How many of you have actually spent quality time in an adaptive learning platform?

5 Questions About Adaptive Learning Platforms, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Adrenna Purchased by Gilfus Ventures

It's part of a plan to rival LMS powerhouses like Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Instructure.

Adrenna Purchased by Gilfus Ventures, Bill Flook, Business Journal (Washington)

How the Ed Tech Landscape Has Changed Since 2012

Educational publishing & services are heavily impacted by the rise of digital learning

10 Ed Tech Acquisitions, Roger Riddell, Education Dive

Blackboard, Amplify Deals Reflect Shifting MOOC Landscape

Institutions partnering w Blackboard keep "all current & future revenue" from their MOOCs

Blackboard, Amplify Deals Reflect Shifting Landscape for 'MOOCs', Sean Cavanagh, Ed Week

Desire2Learn’s Blind Workers Help Improve Accessibility

Company positioning in accessibility sector, wants to outdo Microsoft's & Apple's efforts.

Desire2Learn’s Blind Workers Help Improve Accessibility Tools, Christina Farr, VentureBeat