Desire2Learn

Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn
Type Private
Industry Educational Software: eLearning
Founded 1999
Headquarters Kitchener, ON, Canada
Key people

CEO: John Baker,

COO: Jeremy Auger,
Products (see Products and Services)
Employees 350+
Website desire2learn.com

Desire2Learn Incorporated (also known as Desire2Learn or abbreviated as D2L) is a provider of enterprise eLearning solutions and develops online Learning Management Systems (LMS) used at more than 450 institutions around the world.[1] Deloitte Technology's Fast 50 program has considered that Desire2Learn is among the fastest growing technology companies in Canada[2] and is one of the Top 50 Small to Medium Size Employers for 2011.[3][4] The company was founded in 1999[5] by President and CEO John Baker. The company is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and has staff in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia.

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Products and services

Desire2Learn develops an e-Learning enterprise suite that serves as the learning management system for schools, colleges, universities, virtual schools, governments, associations, and organizations. Clients include University of Guelph, Calgary Board of Education, Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology, MnSCU, HACC - Central Pennsylvania's Community College, University of Wisconsin System, Colorado Community College System, Tennessee Board of Regents, Virginia Department of Education, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Deakin University, and Wodonga Middle Years College. The Learning Suite provided by Desire2Learn includes:

  • Desire2Learn Learning Environment
  • Desire2Learn ePortfolio
  • Competencies
  • Analytics
  • Web Services
  • Learning Repository
  • Desire2Learn Campus Life
  • Desire2Learn 2GO
  • LiveRoom
  • Desire2Learn Capture

Technology partners

The company has established partnerships with Aventa Learning, Inc.;[6] Cengage Learning;[7] ConnectYard; CourseSmart; IBM; iParadigms, LLC; Learning Objects; McGraw Hill Education;[8] Microsoft;[9] Perceptis; Respondus;[10] Sun Microsystems; SunGard Higher Education;[11] Turning Technologies, LLC; Turnitin; WebTrain Communications; Design Science (DSI); eLearn Campus; Webducate; Pearson Education Inc.; and Pearson EQUELLA.

Legal issues

On July 26, 2006, Blackboard, a rival company, issued a press release regarding its recently granted US patent 6,988,138 on "Internet-based education support system and methods" (U.S. Patent 6,988,138). Blackboard also filed a lawsuit against Desire2Learn. Desire2Learn appealed the case to the Federal Circuit where the Federal Circuit ruled in favour of Desire2Learn across the board—it affirmed the lower court's ruling that the first 35 claims were invalid, and it overturned the judgment resulting from the jury verdict against Desire2Learn.[12] On December 15, 2009, both companies issued a joint press release indicating that legal proceedings had ended with both companies agreeing to license each other's software.[13] In the month of November 2010, Blackboard confirmed in an email that "Blackboard chose to abandon the '138 patent in April and not pursue additional appeals," after the patent's official termination by the USPTO.[14]

For more information about Blackboard and U.S. Patent 6,988,138, see Legal Issues section of the Blackboard Inc. article.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Desire2Learn Expansion Creating Good Jobs In Waterloo Region". http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2011/01/desire2learn-expansion-creating-good-jobs-in-waterloo-region.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  2. ^ Galt, Virginia (2010-05-19). "How to bake innovation into the corporate DNA". The Globe and Mail (Toronto). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/how-to-bake-innovation-into-the-corporate-dna/article1574586/. Retrieved 2010-10-26. 
  3. ^ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/28/head-of-their-class/
  4. ^ http://was2.hewitt.com/bestemployers/canada/pages/smallmediumlist2011.htm
  5. ^ "EPC Spotlight-Desire2Learn". http://www.txdla.org/documents/EPCspotlight/desire2learn.htm/. Retrieved 2010-10-27. 
  6. ^ "Technology: Technology and Learning Management Systems". http://aventalearning.com/technology/. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
  7. ^ "Technology Learning Connected". http://www.cengage.com/tlconnect/client/product/findProduct.do?productId=315. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
  8. ^ "McGraw-Hill Ryerson Canada - Higher Education - Partnerships". http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/he/partnerships/index.php. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
  9. ^ "Learning management systems: Microsoft Education Solutions". http://www.microsoft.com/education/solutions/learningmanagementsystems.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
  10. ^ "Respondus Technology Partners :: Respondus, Inc.". http://www.respondus.com/partners/technology.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
  11. ^ "Higher Education Collaborative Membership Catalog". http://www.sungardhe.com/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=3270. Retrieved 2010-11-22. 
  12. ^ http://www.desire2learn.com/news/newsdetails_136.asp
  13. ^ "Blackboard Settles Longstanding Patent Fight With Rival Desire2Learn". http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blackboard-settles-longstanding-patent-fight-with-rival-desire2learn/9229. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 
  14. ^ "Blackboard Drops Appeals on Software Patent". http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/blackboard-drops-appeals-on-software-patent/28494. Retrieved 2010-12-14. 

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