By Phil Hill. There is an interesting post at MoodleNews titled "Open Source LMS Alive And Well: Moodle Breaks World Higher Ed Records, Tops North America, Grows Everywhere" looking at some of our recent LMS market data, focusing primarily on what the data reveal about open source systems such as Moodle, Sakai, Claroline, and Chamilo. More...
Schoology, NEO, Claroline, Chamilo: The beginning of the LMS long tail
By Phil Hill. We have described how the global LMS market is converging in the sense that the Big Four - Moodle, Blackboard, Instructure, and D2L - end up being the primary competitors in more and more global regions, often with similar dynamics. We have also described Sakai and its decline in some detail. But what about the next level down? Let's consider four LMS solutions that are still quite active but with fewer institutional users than Sakai - Schoology (whom we have described before), NEO, Claroline, and Chamilo. More...
Transitioning to a new advising structure at Northern Arizona University
How Northern Arizona turned several systems into one cohesive management platform to improve its advising offerings. More...
University System of N.H. undergoes spend management transformation with JAGGAER
JAGGAER, the world’s largest independent spend management company, proudly announces that the University System of New Hampshire has selected JAGGAER’s full suite of S2P solutions in a significant upgrade from their existing system. More...
College now offering advanced manufacturing, supply chain management programs
Gateway Technical College has launched two new degree programs aimed at helping fill the pipeline of new jobs Foxconn Technology Group will bring to southeastern Wisconsin. More...
LMS market after Blackboard-Moodle breakup
Techno-News Blog. Two of the leading learning management system companies are cutting ties after a six-year partnership — a split that Inside Higher Education reported was likely “messy.” U.S.-based Blackboard and Australia’s Moodle separately announced the end to the partnership, which will mean that Blackboard won’t use the Moodle name in the future, but its Moodlerooms product will be maintained. More...
Quelles conséquences du management moderne sur le travail ? (partie 1)
Le management moderne ne cesse de mettre en avant le travail comme une expérience d’accomplissement et une marque de la reconnaissance de la "dimension humaine" des salariés. De leur côté, les sociologues du travail constatent que ce mouvement est plus ambivalent qu’il n’y paraît. Loin de permettre aux salariés de bénéficier d’un climat propice à la réalisation de soi, cette forme de management fondée sur une psychologisation des rapports de travail revient à accroître la domination sur les salariés. Plus...Quelles conséquences du management moderne sur le travail ? (2e partie)
Le management moderne ne cesse de mettre en avant le travail comme une expérience d’accomplissement et une marque de la reconnaissance de la "dimension humaine" des salariés. De leur côté, les sociologues du travail constatent que ce mouvement est plus ambivalent qu’il n’y paraît. Loin de permettre aux salariés de bénéficier d’un climat propice à la réalisation de soi, cette forme de management fondée sur une psychologisation des rapports de travail revient à accroître la domination sur les salariés. Plus...7 myths about new management models
However, one could argue that those Silicon Valley and Japanese supply chain models are a thousand miles away from higher education practices. More specifically those of public universities, sometimes considered to be ivory towers resistant to change. More...
Ere digitale : les 12 travaux d’Hercule de la transformation du management
Les rentes sont mises à mal car les barrières à l’entrée sont violemment bousculées, par effet de la baisse des coûts marginaux permis par les nouveaux business models issus du digital, mais aussi parce des organisations ont su développer des modes de fonctionnement agile. Plus...