E-LEARNING COMPANY RECIEVING $3.5 MILLION TO OPEN AN OFFICE IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Desire2Learn is a company that is aiming to transform the way the world learns.  John Baker founded the eLearning or Learning Management Systems (LMS) company Desire2Learn in 1999 after identifying his own unfulfilled need for learning online while studying Systems design engineering at the University of Waterloo. Baker has won numerous awards including Top 40 Under 40 in Waterloo Region in 2009, has been inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame in Waterloo Region as Intreprid Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009, and received the University of Waterloo Engineering Young Alumni Achievement Medal in 2010.

According to CBC news, the company currently employs 560 people worldwide and has operations in the Untied states, Europe, Brazil, Australia and Singapore.

Desire2Learn may provide the next generation learning environment and solutions to involve and influence learners for a lifetime. They help their clients break down barriers to accessing the highest quality learning experiences, including being recognized for their leadership in accessibility.According to their website, Desire2Learn is a global leader in Cloud-based (SaaS) learning solutions and provides an open and extensible platform to over 700 clients and over 8 million learners in higher education, K-12, healthcare, government and the corporate sector (including Fortune 100 companies).

“We’re trying to build a company that’s really trying to transform the way the world learns.” –Desire2Learn president and CEO John Baker.

According to Desire2Learn, they are passionate about “creating solutions that can ignite the desire to learn in anyone.” They say that they are driven to make a real difference in people's lives, which is why nearly half of their staff is dedicated to research and development. With a focus on user experience, accessibility, mobility, platform security and reliability they deliver systems that their clients and learners can count on anywhere, anytime.