Cal State University System Adopts Moodle

The 23-campus California State University system has announced the adoption of learning management systems Moodle and Angel. In a statement release, CSU's Director of LMS Initiatives Kathy Fernandes citied reasons for supporting Moodle included interoperability with existing systems, lack of licensing fees and for meeting W3C accessibility standards. According to Moodlerooms, the Moodle service provider that CSU signed an agreement with to provide campus support for Moodle, several of CSU's campuses have already been piloting Moodle programs for more than a month. Full details of this announcement can be found in yesterday's Campus Technology article.