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GU Transitions From Blackboard

By Elisabeth Neylan September 23, 2016

Professors have been transitioning to Canvas – an alternative to learning management system Blackboard – after the university made the system available to all professors for this Fall. Current students...

University to Replace Blackboard, Implement New Technology Initiatives

By Tala al Rajjal May 5, 2016

Georgetown will introduce Canvas as its new learning management system in the fall semester and eventually replace Blackboard in an effort to improve the university’s technology infrastructure, among...

Chalk, Full of Problems

By The Editorial Board October 9, 2015

Georgetown has made significant efforts to incorporate the benefits of new technology and Internet connectivity into students’ academic instruction. The university prides itself on providing numerous...

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A growing number of schools are moving their learning management systems away from Blackboard, which Georgetown uses for its LMS. Blackboard’s nearly 90 percent market share has slipped to about 44 percent.

Blackboard Usership Steadily Declines

By Eunsun Cho October 9, 2015

Blackboard Learn, Georgetown University’s campus learning management system and the traditional dominant player in the LMS industry, is facing hard times. The company continues to see its market...

Retrospective Pops at National Gallery

By Kim Bussing October 26, 2012

POP OFF THE CANVAS: Lichtenstein's art is known for its dramatic primary colors.[/caption]Entering an exhibit for Roy Lichtenstein’s art is a bit like stepping into both a comic book and Saturday morning...

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