Education analyst firm The Tambellini Group offers insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by educational institutions.

Its StarChart assesses a learning platform’s usability and innovation—two key factors influencing technology investment decisions.

D2L Brightspace earned the top spot in the StarChart “Commander” category, which includes learning solutions with user-centric designs.

“This ranking reflects our ongoing commitment to build the best learning platform in the world and one that can make the learning experience better for both learners and educators,” said D2L CEO and founder John Baker.

“Their approach to both AI and tools that strengthen teaching and learning makes them a leader in the current market. As expectations continue to rise in higher education, D2L offers technology to help institutions prioritise student experience and outcomes," said Tambellini Group senior analyst Matt Winn.

Earlier this year, D2L was also ranked as the "Easiest to Use" Learning Management System (LMS) by G2, a peer-to-peer review site.

G2 identified D2L Brightspace as the usability category leader by measuring real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, in addition to how well the product meets key business requirements.

"Brightspace has been an amazing platform that has allowed us to transform the way we approach teaching and learning both synchronously and asynchronously. It seems that no matter what we want to do, no matter what problem we want to solve, Brightspace can be used to meet our goals," said Delaware Technical and Community College instructional designer Adrian Peterson.

"The time I spend managing my classes, marking assignments, and prepping my lessons has decreased by at least 30 percent since I started to use Brightspace," said Southern Alberta Institute of Technology new media production and design instructor Dan Stephenson.