Press Release
Global learning technology leader D2L is continuing its innovative partnership with open-standards software solution providers to support learners, educators, and school administrators. The move to open-standards solutions as an extension of the Brightspace ecosystem is intentional. Enabling these open-standard integrations provides three key benefits to customers—seamless interoperability between systems, empowering customers to decide the right mix of solutions to support their business and learners, and providing the flexibility of futureproofing. D2L is working with these partners using the IMS Global Learning Consortium certification protocol, which guarantees interoperability across the widest range of integrations and thousands of certified products. Learn more about IMS Global’s Standards First Pledge, which D2L recently signed, here. Prior to this partnership, teachers using Infinite Campus’s student information system (SIS) or many other SIS tools together with D2L’s Brightspace platform had to enter information twice, which was time-consuming and inefficient. A successful pilot project showed that integrating the two systems allowed information such as classes taken and grades achieved to be shared seamlessly between them. The range of open-standards software solution providers includes, among the most recent to join in partnership with D2L:- Synergy® from Edupoint®, for rostering and grades—Synergy is a world-class SIS that uses data and process management to extend beyond traditional SIS boundaries to deliver greater value.
- ClassLink, for identity management, access to digital resources, and analytics—ClassLink’s platform handles seamless Single Sign-On (SSO), automated rostering and provisioning, as well as detailed engagement and usage analytics for an education institution’s entire ecosystem of digital resources.
- Skyward, for automated rostering and grades—Skyward's award-winning SIS and ERP solutions are designed to automate and simplify daily tasks in K-12 student management, financial management, and human resources.
- Blackbaud, for rostering and grades—Blackbaud’s student information software solution enables K–12 schools to easily manage attendance, academic records, schedules, grading, and much more.
- Global Grid for Learning (GG4L), rostering and grades—GG4L's School Passport platform, an Open Standards First Integration Platform, facilitates education-related data interoperability, enabling the education sector to implement highly impactful solutions in accordance with their unique, local needs, and allows schools and education supporters to measure the impact of these initiatives.
- Infinite Campus—Infinite Campus makes an industry-leading SIS to help educators track vital student data.