Category Archive for Higher Education
By John McLeod | Published: Wednesday, May 01, 2013
2013 Desire2Learn Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning - Winners Announced!
At Desire2Learn, we’ve always believed empowered learners can change the world. We celebrate efforts to create the technologies and practices that help make learning engaging and accessible. That’s why, each year, we join with the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) to recognize innovative post-secondary approaches to education - on an international scale - with the Desire2Learn Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning. This award highlights exceptional ed...
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By John Baker | Published: Friday, July 13, 2012
Setting Sail to FUSION 2012
This is one of the most exciting times of the year for us at Desire2Learn. Getting ready for FUSION, the anticipation is building at the office and, if the amount of Tweets we’re seeing on the subject is any indication, you are just as excited as we are about heading off to San Diego! I’ve been counting down the days and am incredibly excited that our best and biggest users’ conference is almost here! FUSION is the premier opportunity for us to interact with you and fo...
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By John Baker | Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Next Generation Learning Environment is Here
Announcing that Desire2Learn Learning Suite 10 is available for clients to upgrade is truly exciting. Our team has put in a tremendous effort to build the most modern, beautiful, and elegant learning system in the market. This new release of our Learning Suite is the result of a strong focus on design, creativity, and technology. Months of ongoing communication with hundreds of clients including instructors and administrators, has made this possible. The input of learners and a focus on engagi...
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By David O'Hagan | Published: Thursday, December 22, 2011
Get Passion
Recently, I read a blog post from Angela Maiers on passion-based learning. The post was great, and it highlighted some key points that relate to both teaching (integrating learning into a student's whole life) and leadership in general. Her point 'a' on reaching out to the disenfranchised, while stating "we need to prepare kids to be successful in the real world, not just while in school", is very relevant in preparing children to be both inspired and equipped to deal with various personalities,...
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By Marsha Conley | Published: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Increase Student Success by Personalizing Online Learning
The idea of using technology to personalize education for each individual learner has been around since the early days of Computer Based Training. These early devices could track a learner’s answers to quiz questions and then deliver additional materials based on the questions missed which was a major improvement in those days. However, modern Learning Management Systems (LMSs) can do much more and have many new tools for personalizing online learning. What does personalizatio...
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