Mar 26, 2012 4:00 PM EDTBlackboard Acquires Moodlerooms, Netspot
Company Now One of World’s Largest Education Open Source Service Providers Moodlerooms, NetSpot Will Continue to Operate Independently
WASHINGTON – March 26, 2012 – Blackboard Inc. announced a major investment in open source today with news that it has acquired Moodlerooms and NetSpot, two leading providers of open source online learning solutions to the education industry. Both organizations will continue to operate independently to support their clients.
read moreMar 14, 2012 9:00 AM EDTMoodle Founder and Open Learning Expert, Martin Dougiamas to Deliver Keynote Address at Moodle Moot US- West Coast 2012
Organized by the California State University System and enterprise Moodle service provider, Moodlerooms, open source community gathering will highlight the future of Moodle 2.0 and feature six session tracks
Baltimore, MD — The California State University System, California State University, Northridge, and Moodlerooms, Inc., provider of enterprise e-Learning solutions, are pleased to announce their co-sponsorship of the Moodle Moot, US-West Coast 2012 (conference) in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles County), CA. The event, taking place July 31- August 3, will feature a keynote address by Martin Dougiamas, founder and lead developer of Moodle, the most widely adopted learning management system worldwide. Moodle provides open source teaching and learning tools to more than 55 million educators and learners.
read moreFeb 7, 2012 3:00 PM ESTMoodlerooms Integrates Microsoft’s Live@edu with Moodle Learning Management System
Plug-in to be released worldwide to Moodle’s open-source community of over 55 million users
Baltimore, MD— Moodlerooms, Inc., has developed an integration connecting Microsoft’s Live@edu services and Moodle, the world’s most widely-used learning management system. With this integration, Moodlerooms will make select functionality of Live@edu directly accessible within the Moodle 2 and 1.9 environments via single sign-on, further enabling teachers and students to access the quality, enterprise-level tools they need to effectively teach and learn online.
read moreJan 30, 2012 9:00 AM ESTKeystone College Transitions to Moodlerooms
Institution sees faculty satisfaction with launch of new enterprise, open source e-Learning platform
Baltimore, MD— Keystone College, a fully-accredited, independent, private college in La Plume, Pa., has launched joule®, an enterprise e-Learning platform based on the open-source software, Moodle. joule is delivered by Moodle partner and e-Learning solutions provider, Moodlerooms, which provides Keystone with a fully-supported teaching and learning environment that integrates seamlessly with its student information system and delivers access to e-portfolio capabilities, synchronous communication tools, and a social hub for campus networking and collaboration.
read moreDec 5, 2011 9:00 AM ESTMoodlerooms Recognized for Excellence in Six Categories of Education Technology
Innovation, ease of use, visual appeal, support and scalability are among EdTech Digest Awards’ criteria for winning products.
Baltimore, MD— Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, announced today that it has been honored across six different categories in EdTech Digest’s 2011 Awards Program. Collecting top awards in the categories of Learning Management System, Social Networking and Open Source Solution, Moodlerooms’ joule 2 enterprise e-Learning platform was also named a finalist in the categories of E-Learning Solution, Professional Development and Cool Tool.
Among the criteria judges used to identify offerings playing a truly “transformative” role in education through technology were attractiveness, ease of navigation, evidence of success in the field, long-term value and comprehensive support.
Nov 16, 2011 1:00 AM ESTUnited States Telecommunications Training Institute Launches New Online Learning Community Based on Enterprise Open-Source Platform
New platform will expand developing nations’ access to vital ICT professional training
Baltimore, MD — The United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI), a non-profit government-industry joint venture that provides tuition-free training in the area of ICT policy, management, and cyber security, in partnership with the Florida State College of Jacksonville, has launched a new online learning community (www.ustti2.org) for delivering training to key IT regulators, communications professionals, service providers and entrepreneurs in the developing world.
read moreNov 2, 2011 8:00 AM EDTMoodlerooms Wins Hottest Tech in Town Award
Innovative open source e-learning solution beats out host of tech companies
Baltimore, MD — Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, today announced it’s been named top winner of the Hottest Tech in Town award by the Greater Baltimore Tech Council (GBTC). The GBTC, an organization dedicated to driving innovation and entrepreneurship, chose Moodlerooms as the first place winner over more than 30 other products after two rounds of judging by the organization’s membership and board, including an element of community voting.
read moreOct 21, 2011 10:00 AM EDTCampus Management Partners with Moodlerooms to Establish Standards Based Integration with Open Platform
Baltimore, MD— Campus Management Corp., a leading provider of enterprise software products and services for educational institutions, has formed a collaborative partnership with Moodlerooms to establish integration between their company’s respective product offerings. The integration of Campus Management’s CampusVue® Student, a fully unified academic and administrative platform designed for today's service-oriented institutions, and Moodlerooms’ joule®, an enterprise e-Learning platform based on Moodle, will enable colleges and universities to adopt more comprehensive and fully-supported campus solutions.
read moreOct 19, 2011 8:00 AM EDTCengage Learning and Moodlerooms Enhance the Usability and Functionality of Digital Solutions for Open Source Moodle eLearning Platform Through MindLinks
Stamford, CT, October 19, 2011 – Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announces the integration of its digital content and solutions with Moodlerooms enterprise platform joule. The integration is scheduled in its next enterprise release in December. The collaboration leverages the power of MindLinks integration to deliver improved ease of use for students, instructors and administrators. Full integration via MindLinks will be available for Moodlerooms users of Cengage Learning digital solutions including Aplia, CourseMate, CengageNow, and MindTap. The integration includes single sign-on and seamless links to content using industry integration standards. Support for real-time gradebook integration is also planned.
read moreOct 18, 2011 8:00 AM EDTMoodlerooms Ensures Standards Compliance for Moodle 2 User Community
Open source LMS platform releases code to benefit users of newest Moodle iteration
Baltimore, MD — Moodlerooms, Inc., Moodle partner and provider of proven e-Learning solutions, reaffirms its dedication to global interoperability by offering its development expertise to ensure the Moodle 2.2 release, planned for December 2011, aligns with IMS standards. IMS Common Cartridge and Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standards allow users to integrate into their platforms more diverse content and assessment options, and increased flexibility around sharing, re-packaging and re-using lesson plans and other materials. The standards also provide for the secure, streamlined integration of web-based, content and tools, such as chat and domain-specific learning sites, at reduced costs.
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