Soar Above the Competition with Desire2Learn
You are constantly striving to achieve your eLearning vision. Perhaps your organization was not looking for a new Learning Management System, but with unexpected changes in the marketplace you may be looking to take your program to the next level.
The right technology is critical, but we think there is more than that required to enable your success.
At Desire2Learn, we believe our people make the real difference.
We go above and beyond to ensure our clients are leaders in their market:
| Blackboard | Desire2Learn | |
| Business Objective |  |
Education first. Motivated by helping clients succeed in vision for eLearning. No external investors. No debt. Extensive investment in research and development. Our friendly, approachable staff are passionate about making a difference for education. |
| Client Focus | |
Continuous client engagement from product development and design through implementation and supporting services. Development of partnerships throughout the client lifecycle to deepen our understanding of our clients' evolving needs. |
| Customer Support | |
Timely service, clear notifications and rapid escalation. Effective critical incident resolution for all clients. |
| Innovation | |
Dynamic, client-centered technology and service advancements to improve teaching, learning and accessibility for all. |
| Reliability | |
Extremely high system availability that clients can count on. |
| Flexibility | |
Customizable approach to create a learning environment responsive to your unique institutional requirements. |
| Scalability | |
Our technology spans across client enterprises: Small single institutions with hundreds of students; Region-wide institutional consortia with 50 campuses; Multiple satellite campuses around the world. Our technology scales across any enterprise. We fit client needs their way to their requirements. |
What our customers say about our Business Objective
We invite you to discover what Desire2Learn can offer your organization
Until March 31, 2010 we are offering a significant discount off the first year of your license to assist you with an easy and quick migration. Learn more about this offer: SoarAbove@Desire2Learn.com or call us at 1.888.772.0325 ext 382.
- "The Desire2Learn vision really aligns with what Guelph wants to do as well. We're not just buying a product; we're buying the philosophy of the company. We're very comfortable with the Desire2Learn philosophy."
Mike Ridley
CIO
University of Guelph - "With Desire2Learn there has always been a sense of sharing in our success. The values of Desire2Learn meet our values around making students the most important part of the equation and around us being accessible; their roadmap indicates the same path we envision for future developments. In the end we chose them because of the functional fit, roadmap for the future and values of the company."
Director of Libraries and Knowledge Resources
Nottingham Trent University - "With the challenges of declining enrollments and strained budgets, coupled with high poverty areas as well as the decreasing capacity to offer recovery, remedial or elective classes to students, online learning has become a critical educational option in our region. Working with Desire2Learn, we are able to provide quality, rigorous online learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of our students."
Rochelle Van Den Heuvel
Superintendent
Greenway School District - "Defining a strategic partnership between a higher education institution and a distance learning application provider can sometimes be difficult: however, the Desire2Learn team truly understands our business and how to provide outstanding service to their clients."
Kevin Palmer
CIO
Columbia College - "First and foremost, Fanshawe College was searching for a student centered learning management platform that would combine academic, administrative and social resources in a single integrated product. Our dream product had to engage students and faculty, and fulfill the unique needs of both groups. It had to enhance communication and improve efficiency. It had to be secure, easy to operate and affordable. It had to allow for growth while preserving the College's investment over a multi-year period. We had a long list. I believe we got it all with Desire2Learn."
Bob Beatty
Chief Information Officer
Fanshawe College - "The Desire2Learn system is extremely intuitive and easy-to-use: it provides an accelerated learning curve. In addition, we appreciate the openness and collaborative approach in influencing the future product direction."
Bruce A. Cameron
eLearning Development Manager, Learning Technologies Center
University of Arizona - "I was very impressed with how orderly and easy everything was to access and the way it was presented. I become more independent and as a result more responsible."
Student
Calgary Board of Education - "Although success is an ongoing determination, we see success in the use of the system from faculty, students and administration and the up-time of the environment. We look forward to continuing the partnership with Desire2Learn on new and exciting initiatives."
Director of Libraries and Knowledge Resources
Nottingham Trent University - "Desire2Learn has been instrumental in extending our learning environment, providing educators with the ability to differentiate instruction, broaden assessment, and engage students in the construction of knowledge. Providing a safe and dynamic learning experience for students will be essential for the future of public education. I appreciate working with a company that shares those values and that vision."
Cathy Faber
Director, Curriculum and Learning Technologies
Calgary Board of Education - "The Desire2Learn Learning Environment has met and exceeded the expectations of our staff and students as our selected online software. The functionality of this program has given us the opportunity to provide quality programs with ease in the online environment."
Jim Smokrovich
Principal
Grand Rapids High School - "Virtual Virginia has revolutionized the way I - and students like me - can learn. I'm not confined to the subjects offered at my high school and, thus, I am able to expand my horizons past those my school can provide. Virtual Virginia is a world unto its own - learning without seeing or touching, and yet still meeting other students around our state, around the world, and succeeding."
Student, 11th grade
Virtual Virginia - "We believe that an accessible virtual learning environment is an integral part of our overall eLearning strategy. Accessible eLearning should be normalized. With Desire2Learn we have been able to more fully fulfill our teaching and learning approach so that it is main stream and contributes to an enriched and innovative learning experience for all students."
Director of Libraries and Knowledge Resources
Nottingham Trent University - "We feel we've been successful and Desire2Learn has played quite a big role. The support system is well run and there is a professional approach to implementation. When you go with Desire2Learn they put you through a rigorous process, but that's comforting because you know they are looking at things properly."
ICT Manager
Brisbane Grammar School - "I continue to tell people just how great this software is. I've used [another system]... This stuff we have [Desire2Learn] is seamless. And the tech[nical] support is very prompt and helpful."
Nursing Student
University of Arizona - "One of the merits of the Learning Impact Award is the reduction of duplicated programs and services as a result of the system-wide selection of Desire2Learn's course management system to employ the online teaching and learning, vision and mission, as well as to support the goals of the Tn eLearning Strategic Plan."
Dr. Robbie Melton
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Educational Technology
TBR - "We chose Desire2Learn because it is a fully featured LMS including a sophisticated content management and release system. In addition, it is flexible enough to actually mirror the organizational structure of a K-12 school environment."
ICT Manager
Brisbane Grammar School - "Thank you so very much for all your help and patience. You have a great group on the helpdesk. That is a difficult job and they do it so graciously."
Faculty/Administrator
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College - "Thank you so much. My problem was repaired right on the spot. The help was very polite, efficient, professional and solved my problem. I appreciate your assistance."
Faculty member
Columbia College (CCIS) - "We have been able to test known 'bad' courses on Production and verify that the correct number of grades are making it through to the Registrar. We very much appreciate the attention given this issue. By our calculations, 3/4 of the grades have yet to be transmitted: today is the last day of exams. I don't know how we would have made it through tomorrow. We can tell the support people we had scheduled that they can take the weekend off!"
Travis
Faculty/Administrator
The Ohio State University - "We are very impressed with response time to our issues. I've said it before. I repeat it now. Thank you."
Administrator
North Island Distance Education School - "Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your work on this quiz import problem. After your recommendations I was able to do everything I wanted. I really appreciate the time and energy you gave this problem and we are all very impressed with the timeliness of your responses and help."
Administrator
North Island Distance Education School - "As usual, Desire2Learn delivers above and beyond what they promise. I was very pleasantly surprised to see that the upgrade finished so early."
Jennifer Leimer
Director of Distance Learning
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - "It is my job to know what is going on in online learning. I have seen a lot in the past few years. [The Desire2Learn Solution] is by far the most solid that I have seen. The Learning Environment they create is logical, seamless, flexible, and innovative..."
Rick Nigol
Director
eLearn Campus - "Truly, you guys are the best. I don't know if you just hire the most customer-oriented people at the support desk, or whether you train them to be so... but I, for one, am very grateful for the responsiveness and follow-up that your Support people provide."
Sharon McCarragher
eLearning Specialist
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee - "In my experience with companies who work with the internet, it is rare to find this level of responsiveness and understanding of client needs. Rarer still is Desire2Learn's sincere desire to translate client perspectives into improvements in products and services."
Jayne Butler
Distance Learning Specialist
University of Guelph - "Fall startup of our D2L has gone very smoothly thus far and we have broken all kinds of records for scalability and performance. First day of classes our login count was 222,053 users. Our page hits on the first day was nearly 30 million, 36% more than our previous record. System load included computationally intensive functions and not just static page views. All in all the system has held up remarkably well under severe load and we are very happy, indeed. Best of all our customers, particularly Faculty, are very happy that Fall startup went so smoothly."
Alfred H. Essa
Associate Vice-Chancellor/Deputy CIO
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities