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Lumen Learning
What Lumen Learning is
Lumen Learning develops digital courseware and faculty development resources for higher education. Its materials offer interactive text, video, simulations, practice questions, updated content, and mobile-friendly access as alternatives to expensive textbooks. The catalog covers more than 50 subjects, with emphasis on introductory, general education, and developmental courses. Lumen One adds personalized study plans, immediate feedback, student-faculty connection tools, a peer community, and teaching-practice tips. OHM focuses on practice, full e-text, feedback, and faculty support; Waymaker combines open resources with study plans, supplemental materials, feedback, and communication tools. Courseware can be customized after delivery into Canvas, Blackboard Learn, D2L Brightspace, or Moodle, including for different term lengths. Waymaker and OHM return grades automatically for their built-in quizzes and graded assessments. Course text and images are open educational resources in the catalog, and mobile access works through browsers on iOS and Android without installing software. The listed support fee is $35 per student/term; the free plan covers access to static courseware text and images.
Who it suits
Lumen Learning suits higher education institutions and faculty seeking digital course materials or professional development. Its catalog focus includes introductory, general education, and developmental courses.
What it does well
- Course materials span more than 50 subjects
- Courseware can be customized for different term lengths
- Supports Canvas, Blackboard Learn, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle
- Mobile access requires no app installation
What to know first
- Other LMS integrations are not officially supported
- The listed standard support fee is $35 per student/term
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Per Student Course Support Fee | per student/term · any Lumen course · standard implementation | $35, paid once |
| Success Accelerator for Waymaker and OHM | per seat · 6 weeks · skill-building · virtual learning community | $350, paid once |
| Lumen Circles Fellowship | per seat · 9 weeks · faculty professional development · annualized and bulk pricing available upon request | $750, paid once |
| Annualized Pricing | annualized pricing per institution · pre-paid access · any number of faculty members and students · any Lumen course | On request |
As lumenlearning.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Lumen offers several courseware formats, customization, and support for four named learning management systems. Institutions using other LMS platforms should account for the stated integration limit.
Facts from Lumen Learning's own pages
- Accessibility
- Lumen aims to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA criteria and describes screen-reader text, image alt text, video captions and transcripts, and text alternatives for interactives. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Courseware
- Lumen course materials replace expensive textbooks with interactive text, video, simulations, practice questions, continuously updated content, and mobile-friendly materials. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Coverage
- Lumen provides OER course materials for more than 50 subjects, focusing on introductory, general education, and developmental education courses. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Customization
- Lumen courseware is fully customizable after delivery into Canvas, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, or Moodle, and can be adjusted for different term lengths. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2012 · lumenlearning.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregon, United States · lumenlearning.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integration limit
- Integration with learning management systems other than Canvas, Blackboard Learn, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle is not officially supported. · support.lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- LMS integrations
- Lumen fully supports Instructure Canvas, Blackboard Learn, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle; Waymaker and OHM provide automatic grade return for built-in quizzes and graded assessments. · support.lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Lumen One
- Lumen One provides personalized study plans with immediate feedback, student-faculty connection tools, a supported peer community, and embedded teaching-practice tips. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Mobile access
- Lumen courseware works on iOS and Android devices through common mobile web browsers without installing an app or additional software. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- OHM
- OHM offers customizable digital course materials focused on hands-on practice, full e-text, immediate feedback, and faculty support. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Open content
- Lumen’s static courseware text and images are open educational resources that can be freely accessed through its course catalog. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Lumen Learning is an educational technology company that develops affordable digital courseware and faculty professional development resources for higher education. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- Lumen Learning passed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit valid for a 12-month period in December 2025, with audit results available to institutions or individuals after an NDA. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The standard course support fee includes LMS integration, editing capabilities, online homework, personalized learning tools, and technical and faculty support. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Waymaker
- Waymaker combines enriched open educational resources with personalized study plans, supplemental materials, real-time feedback, and communication tools. · lumenlearning.com, 30 Sept 2026