Etudes

Etudes is a non-profit 501(c)(3), public charity organization that offers centralized hosting, support, site and account management, training and professional development opportunities to institutions and organizations that need a turn-key, fully-managed course management solution. As an Application Services Provider, Etudes supports over 270,000 student enrollments annually across 25 client institutions with its platform.

           Additionally, Etudes leads open source software development, focusing on building content authoring, collaboration and assessment tools, with an emphasis on e-learning and the needs of its Etudes users and clients. 

Etudes is a community of institutions and individuals who are supporting teaching, learning, and collaboration, and expanding educational opportunities to learners through the organization's platform and support infrastructure. Serving about 125,000 students, Etudes is the platform for delivering, managing, and supporting instruction across 25 higher education institutions.

Since 2002, Etudes has been leading the development of open source (OS) tools for Etudes. Based on the Sakai framework, Etudes is focused on developing tools that respond to the unique needs of our individual and institutional partners, with an emphasis on supporting e-learning, teaching, and collaboration.