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About the Name
Etudes Classic was a pioneer course management system,
based on C and C++, inspired and developed by Michael Loceff, computer
science professor at Foothill College, in 1994.
What about the Etudes name? (pronounced A-tudes)
"I tried to capture the concept of 'easy' and started from there.
Easy to Use, Etu ... Then I remembered my piano lessons as a child,
Etudes. An etude (from the French word étude meaning
"study") is a short musical composition designed to provide practice
in a particular technical skill in the performance of a solo instrument. A learning management system for studying... and the name
was born." -- Michael Loceff, Developer of Etudes Classic
Etudes Classic served colleges for a decade. It was retired
in June of 2007.
The Etudes team adopted the
Sakai platform in 2004, and has
been building tools upon the Sakai framework and core tools since then,
with a goal of meeting the unique needs of its members. Based on Sakai,
Etudes-NG (next generation) was launched in January of 2005 and was
adopted by all Etudes member institutions.
As of May 21, 2008, Etudes, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3),
public charity organization that leads open source development and offers
e-learning services to higher education institutions. The corporation now
serves over 104,000 students.
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