{{Short description|Norwegian digital learning management system}} {{Advert|date=October 2021}} {{lowercase title}} {{Infobox company | name = itslearning | logo = Itslearning_logo.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | type = Stock company | industry = Educational | genre = Learning management system | founded = 1999 in [[Bergen]], Norway | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Bergen | hq_location_country = Norway | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Kirsi Harra-Vauhkonen ([[CEO]]) | website = {{URL|itslearning.com}} | parent = [[Sanoma]] | footnotes = }}
'''Itslearning''' (stylized ''itslearning'') is a [[Personal computer|digital]] [[learning management system]] (LMS) developed by [[Norway|Norwegian]] company Itslearning AS.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-08 |title=itslearning LMS Debuts iOS and Android Apps |url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/05/08/itslearning-lms-debuts-ios-and-android-apps.aspx |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=THE Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Designed for both K12 and higher education, the ''itslearning'' LMS allows teachers to deliver learning materials to students, including assessments, [[Office 365]] documents, and other educational content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ravipati |first=Sri |date=2017-04-28 |title=itslearning LMS Integrates to Microsoft Office 365, G-Suite Cloud Apps |url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/04/28/itslearning-integrates-to-microsoft-office-365-g-suite-cloud-apps.aspx |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=THE Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History== The ''itslearning'' LMS was created by a group of students at [[Bergen University College]] in 1998 as a project on the topic of "virtual classrooms".<ref name="itsaboutus">{{cite web|title=About us|url=https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/|website=itslearning |access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="E24 1">{{cite news |last1=Lilleby |first1=Jan |title=Nedturen har vært å prøve oss i markeder vi ikke har lyktes i |url=http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771 |access-date=15 October 2016 |publisher=E24 |agency=E24}}</ref> A council of educators inquired about the platform's feasibility, and once awarded a grant by the College, ''itslearning'' was established the following year. Bergen University College became the system's first user.<ref name="itsaboutus"/><ref name="E24 1"/> The company was first established as "''it:solutions''".<ref name="itsaboutus"/>
In 2004, Arne Bergby became CEO of ''itslearning''.<ref name="itsaboutus"/> An American office was opened in 2009 in Massachusetts.<ref name="itsaboutus"/> ''itslearning'' acquired SkoleIntra in 2013<ref name="itsaboutus"/> and Fronter in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-10 |title=itslearning Acquires Fronter |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2015/11/itslearning-acquires-fronter.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2014, 40% of the company was sold to the Swedish private equity fund [[EQT AB|EQT]]. The company at the time was valued at 600 million NOK ($73 million).<ref name="E24 1"/>
In December 2019, ''itslearning'' was acquired by Sanoma Group – a European learning and media company in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itslearning.com/global/our-story/|title = Our Story - itslearning LMS for education | itslearning Global}}</ref>
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== External links == * https://itslearning.com
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