D2L Brightspace learning platform to enhance ISTE U’s AI courses and professional development offerings

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MARCH 13, 2025) – ISTE+ASCD today announced an expanded partnership with D2L, a global learning innovation company, to enhance and scale its professional learning offerings in artificial intelligence through its online professional learning hub, ISTE U. This collaboration builds upon a successful partnership that began in 2017 and comes at a crucial time as educators worldwide seek guidance on implementing AI in their classrooms.

“Online learning has proven to be a game-changer in education, enabling us to personalize professional development at scale,” said Joseph South, Chief Innovation Officer at ISTE+ASCD. “As school leaders work to implement policies for safe and effective AI use in education, our expanded partnership with D2L will ensure educators have access to the training they need through a proven, robust platform.”

The strengthened partnership responds to the surge in demand for online professional development since the pandemic and the growing need for comprehensive AI training in education. Already, more than 5,000 educators have engaged with ISTE U’s AI professional learning modules, demonstrating the need for high-quality, accessible training in this rapidly evolving field.

"We celebrate the work of ISTE+ASCD as they continue to provide teachers across the nation with timely, relevant, and authentic professional learning opportunities," said Kassia Gandhi, D2L's VP for K-12 education. "We are honored to further extend our partnership as the ISTE U learning platform, providing easy to use tools that enable engaging, personalized educator PD needed to meet teachers where they are in their lifelong learning journey."

D2L’s Brightspace platform, a learning management system built to focus on the learning moment, will power ISTE U’s comprehensive suite of AI modules and courses. By combining artificial intelligence, learning science, and human ingenuity, D2L Brightspace improves learner achievement while providing educators with an intuitive, accessible learning environment.

To learn more about ISTE U’s AI professional learning offerings, visit https://iste.org/iste-u.

About ISTE+ASCD
In 2023, ISTE and ASCD merged to create a unified organization dedicated to ensuring every student has an amazing learning experience every day. Today, ISTE+ASCD is the largest innovation-focused education non-profit worldwide, serving over a million educators in every US state and over 100 countries around the world. ISTE+ASCD offers inspiring events, professional certifications, dynamic member communities, and innovative thought leadership to help educators create transformational learning experiences.

About D2L 
D2L is transforming the way the world learns, helping learners achieve more than they dreamed possible. Working closely with customers all over the world, D2L is on a mission to make learning more inspiring, engaging and human. D2L helps transform lives and delivers outstanding learning outcomes in K-12, higher education and business at www.D2L.com.