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ANGEL Learning Management Suite
The ANGEL LMS is used by K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, universities and proprietary schools to create Virtual Learning Environments
Virtual Learning Environments
A virtual learning environment (VLE) in educational technology is a web-based platform for the digital aspects of courses of study, usually within educational institutions. They present resources, activities, and interactions within a course structure and provide for the different stages of assessment.
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for online learning and to offer hybrid or blended (web-enhanced) classes. Corporations also use the system for online corporate training.

Full Answer

What is Angel Learning?

What is Angel LMS?

What are angel learning partners?

When was Angel Learning created?

What is Angel ePortfolio?

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ANGEL Information

With extremely robust features and an intuitive, user-friendly interface, the ANGEL system offers a level of simplicity and a range of capabilities that make it an ideal choice for our rapidly-growing suite of online programs.

Information about the ANGEL course management system

With extremely robust features and an intuitive, user-friendly interface, the ANGEL system offers a level of simplicity and a range of capabilities that make it an ideal choice for our rapidly-growing suite of online programs.

What is Angel Learning?

ANGEL Learning and the ANGEL LMS evolved from research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The initial research system deployed in 1996 became Indiana University's OnCourse founded by Ali Jafari and David Mills. The ANGEL LMS was created using the early system concepts and was released by the newly formed CyberLearning Labs, Inc. in July 2000. The company has since changed its name to ANGEL Learning. On May 6, 2009, competitor Blackboard Inc announced that it is purchasing ANGEL Learning with the merger's completion planned for the end of May, 2009.

What is Angel LMS?

The ANGEL LMS is used by K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, universities and proprietary schools to create Virtual Learning Environments for online learning and to offer hybrid or blended (web-enhanced) classes. Corporations also use the system for online corporate training. The latest version, 7.4, was released in April 2009. It is for all students of the United States

What are angel learning partners?

ANGEL Learning has a number of partners who either offer content in the ANGEL format or integrations to the ANGEL LMS. Some of these partners include BigGyan, Elluminate, Emantras , Pearson Education , SMARTHINKING, Tegrity, Turnitin, Wiley, and Wimba.

When was Angel Learning created?

The ANGEL LMS was created using the early system concepts and was released by the newly formed CyberLearning Labs, Inc. in July 2000. The company has since changed its name to ANGEL Learning.

What is Angel ePortfolio?

ANGEL ePortfolio is used by students to create an electronic portfolio of their digital work. Schools use ANGEL ePortfolio to collect and report on data for accreditation purposes. The latest version, 2.1, was released in June 2008.

What is Angel Learning?

ANGEL Learning and the ANGEL LMS evolved from research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The initial research system deployed in 1996 became Indiana University's OnCourse founded by Ali Jafari and David Mills. The ANGEL LMS was created using the early system concepts and was released by the newly formed CyberLearning Labs, Inc. in July 2000. The company has since changed its name to ANGEL Learning. On May 6, 2009, competitor Blackboard Inc announced that it is purchasing ANGEL Learning with the merger's completion planned for the end of May, 2009.

What is Angel LMS?

The ANGEL LMS is used by K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, universities and proprietary schools to create Virtual Learning Environments for online learning and to offer hybrid or blended (web-enhanced) classes. Corporations also use the system for online corporate training. The latest version, 7.4, was released in April 2009. It is for all students of the United States

What are angel learning partners?

ANGEL Learning has a number of partners who either offer content in the ANGEL format or integrations to the ANGEL LMS. Some of these partners include BigGyan, Elluminate, Emantras , Pearson Education , SMARTHINKING, Tegrity, Turnitin, Wiley, and Wimba.

When was Angel Learning created?

The ANGEL LMS was created using the early system concepts and was released by the newly formed CyberLearning Labs, Inc. in July 2000. The company has since changed its name to ANGEL Learning.

What is Angel ePortfolio?

ANGEL ePortfolio is used by students to create an electronic portfolio of their digital work. Schools use ANGEL ePortfolio to collect and report on data for accreditation purposes. The latest version, 2.1, was released in June 2008.

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Audience

  1. Any instructor teaching a course listed in ISIS can activate a course space within ANGEL
  2. Faculty members at Penn State may access the Course Submission and Consultation System (CSCS) within ANGEL. See CSCS pagefor details.
  3. Anyone with a Penn State Access account or FPS account can access courses or groups in …
  1. Any instructor teaching a course listed in ISIS can activate a course space within ANGEL
  2. Faculty members at Penn State may access the Course Submission and Consultation System (CSCS) within ANGEL. See CSCS pagefor details.
  3. Anyone with a Penn State Access account or FPS account can access courses or groups in which they are enrolled.
  4. Anyone with a Penn State account can create an ANGEL group. There is a default limit of 10 groups a single user can create – http://kb.its.psu.edu/cms/taxonomy/term/87_

CORE Functionality

  1. Access online course space or group space
  2. Online courses include automated roster management to track student adds and drops
  3. Upload and link to other file types
  4. Post to discussion forums
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Requirements

  1. To enter a course or group, a Penn State Access Account or FPS Account is required
  2. To create a group, an Penn State Access Account is required
  3. To activate a course, the user must be listed as the instructor of record within ISIS.
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Policies That Govern

  1. Uploads into ANGEL courses are restricted to 1 G total for courses and 300 M for groups.
  2. Instructors must abide by copyright policies as specified by the TEACH Act for password protected courses.
  3. Instructors must comply with all other normal course policies at Penn State including FERPA, providing accessibility accommodation for students with disabilities and so forth.
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Points of Contact

  1. Contact form for ANGEL – _https://cms.psu.edu/psad/psad20/support.asp_
  2. ANGEL Community Hub – _http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/angel/_
  3. ANGEL listserv – To subscribe to the latest ANGEL news, send an e-mail to [email protected]. No subject or message text is required.
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Links to Other Resources

  1. Penn State Testing Center – http://testing.psu.edu/
  2. Linking Libraries Reserves to ANGEL – http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/reserves/angel.html
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Overview

ANGEL Learning, Inc. was a privately held educational software company specializing in eLearning. Its main products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS), ANGEL ePortfolio, and services offerings. In May 2009, it was acquired by Blackboard Inc.

Products

The ANGEL LMS is used by K-12 schools and districts, community colleges, universities and proprietary schools to create Virtual Learning Environments for online learning and to offer hybrid or blended (web-enhanced) classes. Corporations also use the system for online corporate training. The latest version, 7.4, was released in April 2009. It is for all students of the United States

Background

ANGEL Learning and the ANGEL LMS evolved from research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The initial research system deployed in 1996 became Indiana University's OnCourse founded by Ali Jafari and David Mills. The ANGEL LMS was created using the early system concepts and was released by the newly formed CyberLearning Labs, Inc. in July 2000. The company has since changed its name to ANGEL Learning. On May 6, 2009, competitor Blackboard …

R&D projects

ANGEL Learning recently contributed source code to the development of the IMS/GLS Common Cartridge Digital Content and to educational wiki development through a source code contribution to TiddlyWiki.
ANGEL Learning created and maintains ANGEL Learning Isle in Second Life. The island is open to educators for educational experimentation in the use of virtual collaboration technologies for on…

Partnerships

ANGEL Learning has a number of partners who either offer content in the ANGEL format or integrations to the ANGEL LMS. Some of these partners include BigGyan, Elluminate, Emantras, Pearson Education, SMARTHINKING, Tegrity, Turnitin, Wiley, and Wimba.

Awards

The ANGEL LMS has received several industry awards, and ANGEL Learning has also been recognized by various organizations. Recent awards include:
• 2009 CODiE Finalist - Best Classroom Management Solution for preK-12
• 2009 CODiE Finalist - Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management Solution

See also

• E-Learning
• Learning management system