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D2L | February 15, 2022

Global learning technology leader D2L announced today that the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) has selected D2L to deliver its learning innovation platform. D2L Brightspace will enable the ongoing education and professional development of the Canadian public service. At a time when the work of public servants is paramount, a modern, intuitive, and mobile-friendly learning platform that supports their learning and development needs is especially critical. By partnering with ...

edsurge | February 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. Sometimes, they’re a canvas for artists, sources to build community, paths by which people find a higher calling. Sanah Jivani has personally experienced both extremes of the spectrum. It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school. That discovery, coupled w...

Times Higher Education | January 13, 2020

From in-class polling tools to university-wide learning management systems, software applications – apps – are ubiquitous on campuses nowadays. By collecting and crunching data from staff and students, these programs play a key role in supporting students and helping the modern university run smoothly. These data, however, can be highly sensitive – and very valuable. Add the fact that many of these apps are created by third-party companies and you have, some believe, a ticking ...

ONLINE EDUCATION

Datadog | May 27, 2022

Datadog, a leading cloud application security and monitoring platform, announced on May 25th that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Education Competency status. The status makes Datadog an AWS partner and certifies that Datadog has proven technical competency and effectiveness in developing mission-critical systems to manage the workloads of higher education, K-12 primary and secondary, and research and publishing industry customers. "At the Center for T...