Making Sense of EdTech

Revised Outlook for Higher Ed’s Online Response to COVID-19

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 31, 2020/0 Comments/by Phil Hill

If you expect Fall 2020 to allow a return to normal . . . don’t. #MindWiresOnline

Sale of Instructure to Thoma Bravo Now Complete

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 24, 2020/2 Comments/by Phil Hill

It’s official – Instructure sold to private equity firm Thoma Bravo. #MindWiresLMS

A View From The Trenches: The ‘second phase’ of the COVID-19 transition to remote learning

Author Kevin Kelly, Blog March 23, 2020/4 Comments/by Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly response to Phil’s post last week and collection of key lessons #MindWiresOnline @KevinKelly0

US Higher Ed Set to Go Fully Online in Just Four Weeks Due to COVID-19

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 22, 2020/6 Comments/by Phil Hill

Data views of rapid adaptation of HE institutions #MindWiresOnline

Covid-19 Migration to Online: Entering the second phase

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 19, 2020/0 Comments/by Phil Hill

In less than two weeks we are entering the second phase of the great online ed migration. #MindWiresOnline

What we learnt from “going online” during university shutdowns in South Africa

Blog, Laura Czerniewicz March 15, 2020/4 Comments/by Laura Czerniewicz

Laura Czerniewicz: Covid-19 is not the first time rapid shifts online in education have happened. @Czernie

2U, Blackboard OpenLMS, and the Continuing Wave of EdTech Buyout Activity

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 10, 2020/10 Comments/by Phil Hill

Instructure, Ellucian, 2U, Blackboard (OpenLMS), MHE/Cengage, Oh My! #MindWires

Impact or Headlines: In EdTech they’re not always aligned

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 2, 2020/3 Comments/by Phil Hill

A tale of two online initiatives in California Community Colleges.

Concordia University Portland Closure: There’s more to the story

Author Phil Hill, Blog March 1, 2020/3 Comments/by Phil Hill

For OPMs, better to be a remora than an Alien #MindWiresOPM

Instructure CEO Dan Goldsmith Resigns and New Approach for Bravo Acquisition

Author Phil Hill, Blog February 18, 2020/8 Comments/by Phil Hill

Wow. Instructure’s board really wants to sell – let’s change the game. #MindWiresLMS

[Updated] According to Bloomberg: Instructure fails to get votes to approve Thoma Bravo acquisition

Author Phil Hill, Blog February 12, 2020/1 Comment/by Phil Hill

According to Bloomberg, Instructure has already failed to get shareholder votes #MindWiresLMS

State of Higher Ed LMS Market for US and Canada: Year-End 2019 Edition

Author Phil Hill, Blog February 12, 2020/by Phil Hill

It has now been a dozen years of sharing the LMS Market share graphic, commonly known as the squid diagram. With the release of our Year-End 2019 report this week to subscribers, it’s time for us to look at updates on the institutional LMS market for North America (US and Canada) higher education. Note that our […]