itslearning is a
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learning management system
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developed by the
Norwegian
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company itslearning AS. It is designed for both K12 and higher education. The LMS allows teachers to deliver materials to students, including assessments,
Office 365
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documents, etc.
History
The system was created by a group of students at
Bergen University College
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences () or HVL is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in January 2017 through the merging of formerly independent colleges across five campuses: Bergen, Førde, Haugesund, Sog ...
in 1998 as a project on the topic of "virtual classrooms".
A group of teachers asked whether the system could be created, and after receiving a sum of start-up money from the College, itslearning was created the following year and Bergen University College became the first user of the system.
The company was first established as "it:solutions".
In 2004, Arne Bergby became CEO of itslearning.
A U.S. office was opened in 2009 in Massachusetts.
In 2013, itslearning acquire
SkoleIntra and in 201
Fronter In 2014, 40% of the company was sold to the Swedish private equity fund
EQT. The company at the time was valued at 600 million NOK ($73 million).
In December 2019, itslearning was acquired by Sanoma Group – a leading European learning and media company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
As of 2020, the company headquarters are in
Bergen
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, Norway, with offices in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
,
Berlin
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,
Boston
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,
Copenhagen
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,
Enschede
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,
Helsinki
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Milton Keynes
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,
Malmö
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, and
Paris
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.
Features
Itslearning demonstrates features that enable 21st century learning models. Some of these include:
* A content library
* Advanced reporting and analytics
* Individual learning plan capabilities
* Teacher communities
* Follow-Up and reports for students
* Teacher-to-student messaging
The system gives teachers and students a virtual home for learning collaboration. There are tools for individual and group messaging, group projects, classroom competitions.
Content
The system is an arena for communication and cooperation, as well as a tool for administration, evaluation and follow-up. itslearning is specially adapted for schools, and enables publishing of subject schedules, and individual or group messages (as to a class). In project assignments, students can create groups where files may be uploaded, or ideas discussed. It is also possible to create and publish tests and competitions in the system. Assignments may be published with or without a deadline, and hand-ins may be uploaded digitally, with options for grading the hand-in digitally and displaying the assessment to the student. There is also access to
ePortfolio
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, which gives students a concrete end-of-year presentation of their accomplishments.
Users
itslearning has millions of active users worldwide, mainly in the United States, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Over 900.000 users exist in Norway alone.
In Norway, itslearning is used extensively by several states and educational institutions, including
BI Norwegian Business School
BI Norwegian Business School () is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff o ...
. Additionally, it is used by primary, middle and high schools. The
county municipalities of
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
,
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
,
Hedmark
Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...
,
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
,
Rogaland
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,
Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...
and
Vestfold
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all use itslearning in high schools.
In May 2020, itslearning became the leading learning management system in higher education in Denmark after th
University of Southern Denmark(SDU) selected itslearning as their new learning management system for 45,000 users following a rigorous tender process that involved several large and well-established LMS providers. itslearning also supports teaching and learning at University College Copenhagen, VIA University College, University College Lillebælt, University College Southern Denmark, University College Absalon and several other higher educational institutions in Denmark.
Several US school districts use itslearning as a school platform, including
Houston Independent School District
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,
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
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,
Spring Branch Independent School District
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,
Forsyth County Schools
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, an
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
Reception
Evaluations of itslearning indicate that its users were satisfied with the system. A survey carried out in 2003 showed that a high percentage of users at Bergen University College were pleased with the system. In 2010, A second survey, carried out in conjunction with a Master's degree project, showed that 67% of students at different faculties at
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
and
Sør-Trøndelag University College
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are satisfied or very satisfied with itslearning. However, another survey also carried out at
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
in 2013 showed a multitude of issues both students and teachers were dissatisfied with.
Awards
* Winner of 2019 EdTech Digest Cool Tool Award for Learning Management System (LMS) Solution (2019)
* Finalists for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (IN) “Deeper Learning for All Students” (Universal Design for Learning) (2019)
* IMS Global, Using LMS Interoperability to Power and Drive Student-Centered Learning. Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township (2018)
* IMS Global, Bronze Medal: Taking Technology Integration to the Next Level in K-12. Houston ISD (2017)
* IMS Global, Silver Medal: itslearning “HUB” at Houston ISD (2015)
* CODiE award for best personalized learning platform (2014)
* TISIP's e-learning award (2009)
*
DnB NOR
DNB ASA (formerly DnB NOR ASA) is Norway's largest financial services group with total combined assets of more than NOK 1.9 trillion and a market capitalisation NOK 164 billion as of 20 May 2016. DNB's head office is located in Oslo.
The two lar ...
's business award (2008)
* Bergen municipality establisher award
* Rising star Award (2007)
''Rising star winner''
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References
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External links
* https://itslearning.com
Norwegian educational websites
1999 establishments in Norway
Computer-related introductions in 1999
Educational software
Learning management systems
Educational technology companies of Norway