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About the Name
Etudes was inspired by Michael Loceff, computer science professor at Foothill
College, in 1994.
What about the Etudes name? (pronounced A-tudes)
"I tried to capture the concept of 'easy' and started from there.
Easy to Use, Etu ... Then I remembered my piano lessons as a child,
Etudes. An etude (from the French word étude meaning
"study") is a short musical composition designed to provide practice
in a particular technical skill in the performance of a solo instrument. A learning management system for studying... and the name
was born."
-- Michael Loceff, Developer of Etudes Classic
The Etudes team adopted the
Sakai platform in 2003 and is
coordinating its development efforts with the Sakai community, building
tools upon the Sakai framework to meet the needs of its members. Etudes-NG
(next generation) was launched in
January of 2005 and was adopted by all Etudes member institutions. Etudes Classic was retired in June of 2007.
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