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May 15

Pearson Sees Continued Growth and Expansion of Higher Education Online Learning Programs

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Boston (PRWEB) May 13, 2013

More than 200 schools are working with Pearson to address the ongoing demand and desire for results-oriented online learning programs. Increasingly, students who need a flexible path to earning a degree are looking to online learning programs to access quality higher education. In response, higher education institutions around the country are investing in comprehensive educational services that develop and scale online programs that are high quality, rigorous and drive student achievement.

As the leading provider of educational services for fully online degree programs, Pearsons online services and support are extensive. These include market research, recruitment marketing and retention, student support services, course design and development, access to materials developed for the online modality by leading subject matter experts, faculty development, and cloud-based learning management systems with advanced data analytics to monitor student performance and learning outcomes.

Columbia Universitys Center for Economy and Ecology in Society partnered with Pearson to convert its locally-renowned teacher professional development program, designed for middle-school teachers in New York City, to a fully online program that is available to teachers across the country.

By partnering with Pearson and Columbia’s Teachers College, we are able to reach thousands of more educators, while most importantly, maintaining quality a critically important factor that cannot be underestimated when growing an online program, said Rebecca Johnson, Director of Education, Professional Development, and Outreach, Columbia University.

Californias state university system, the nation’s largest four-year university system, partnered with Pearson in 2012 to launch Cal State Online, a fully online program designed to increase access to higher education. Cal State Online launched in January 2013 with a select number of undergraduate and professional masters programs, now being offered by some of the institutions 23 campuses.

Don Kilburn, Vice Chairman of Pearson Higher Education, said, Our demonstrated success with providing comprehensive services that power and grow quality online programs speaks for itself; all are excellent examples of how we work together with our partners to create personalized, innovative solutions that help increase access to education while driving academic achievement.

Pearson is committed to the science of evidenced-based learning design to ensure successful outcomes and experiences for the online student, professional development around best practices for teaching online, identifying future online learners, and matching them up with the best institutions and programs. To continue to improve educational outcomes for its academic partners, Pearson has partnered with the Cambridge Service Alliance, a global cooperation between businesses and universities, to develop new models for delivering innovative services that meet the changing needs of institutions.

Additional educational partners include Arizona State University, George Washington University School of Business, Rutgers, ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, Northern Arizona University, Ocean County College, Texas Southmost College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Washington State University.

For more information, visit http://www.pearsonlearningsolutions.com/academic-executives/powering-online-learning.php.

About Pearson

Pearson is the worlds leading learning company, providing educational materials and services, business information through the Financial Times Group, and consumer publishing through the Penguin brand. Pearson serves learners of all ages around the globe, employing 41,000 people in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit http://www.pearson.com.

Media Contact: Susan Aspey, susan.aspey(at)pearson(dot)com, (or) 800-745-8489







May 04

Dr. Susan Aldridge Receives the 2013 Hall of Fame Award from USDLA for Leadership in Distance Learning

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St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 03, 2013

Dr. Susan Aldridge, Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington, DC and past president of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), was recently honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) with the 2013 Hall of Fame Award “for her significant contribution to the field of distance learning through leadership, technology, research and teaching”.

USDLA presented the Award to Dr. Susan Aldridge in conjunction with the 2013 National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. USDLA is a 501(c) 3 non-profit association, founded in 1987, as the nations leading distance learning organization. The association reaches 20,000 people globally with sponsors and members operating in and influencing 46% of the $ 913 billion dollar U.S. education and training market.

“In Dr. Susan Aldridges years of professional experience, her accomplishments have contributed immeasurably in laying the successful foundation for distance learning and its application within the educational community, said Dr. John G. Flores, Executive Director of USDLA. Dr. Aldridge has raised the bar of excellence and we are truly honored by her commitment and contributions to the distance learning industry.”

The USDLA Awards were created to acknowledge major accomplishments in distance learning and to highlight those distance learning instructors, programs, and professionals who have achieved and demonstrated extraordinary results through the use of online, videoconferencing, satellite and blended learning delivery technologies.

This years USDLA Hall of Fame recipient, Dr. Susan Aldridge, represents one of the finest examples of leadership in the field. The depth and breadth of the USDLA membership allows us to engage with leaders from higher education, K-12, industry, military, and government who daily demonstrate the power of distance learning. We are very proud and excited to be able to recognize this level of excellence,” said Dr. Rob Robinson, President of USDLA.

Dr. Aldridge is a nationally and internationally recognized academic leader in higher education. She has led some of the largest global universities in the US, launching online programs in cutting-edge areas such as cyber security. Dr. Aldridge serves as Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Her research, writing and consultation are in the areas of online learning, sustainable university business models, international education and university leadership. AASCU is a national membership organization of 430 US state colleges and universities, based in Washington, DC.

USDLA has been the forum for innovation, collaboration, and forward-leaning pioneers in technology-enhanced education. For over 20 years we have worked globally to increase access to education, to improve teaching and help students learn utilizing exciting new technology. I am humbled and honored to be recognized by such distinguished colleagues, said Dr. Susan Aldridge.

Dr. Denzil Edge, Chair of USDLA Board of Directors noted that, This years award winners represent many of the most innovative leaders in the field of distance learning.

About Dr. Susan Aldridge

Dr. Susan Aldridge is an internationally recognized thought leader in the field of higher education, and is committed to expanding learning opportunities to underserved populations by delivering strategic counsel to universities, businesses and organizations worldwide. Dr. Aldridge is based in Washington, D.C. Visit Dr. Aldridges blog for her personal insight and views of technology-mediated higher education, global University governance and more.

About the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) represents more than 400 public colleges, universities and systems of higher education throughout the United States and its territories. Members of AASCU work to extend higher education to all citizens, including those who have been traditionally underrepresented on college campuses. By Delivering Americas Promise, these institutions fulfill the expectations of a public university by working for the public good through education and engagement, thereby improving the lives of people in their community, their region and their state.

About United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is a 501(c) 3 non-profit association formed in 1987 and is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The association reaches 20,000 people globally with sponsors and members operating in and influencing 46% of the $ 913 billion dollar U.S. education and training market. USDLA promotes the development and application of distance learning for education and training and serves the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity. Distance learning and training constituencies served include pre-k-12 education, higher and continuing education, home schooling as well as business, corporate, military, government and telehealth markets. The USDLA trademarked logo is the recognized worldwide symbol of dedicated professionals committed to the distance learning industry.







Apr 29

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Mar 30

Allen Interactions to Have a Large Presence at eLearning Guilds 2013 Learning Solutions Conference

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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) March 11, 2013

Learning Solutions 2013 is for anyone focused on the management, design, development, and/or distribution of technology-based learning solutions, performance support, or blended solutions incorporating traditional training. The program supports the entire learning team, so regardless of specific roles, this event offers tools, technologies, ideas, strategies, and best practices for maximizing organizational performance.

Here are the sessions Allen Interactions will be presenting at the conference:

The Myths and Realities of Cloud-based Technologies for Learning

Michael Allen, chairman & CEO, Allen Interactions, and Shannon Jackson, manager of engineering, Allen Interactions, will present a session designed to clarify, with minimal techno-speak, what cloud-based technologies are, address myths, talk specifically about what organizations have to do to use the cloud, and enumerate the many advantages the cloud has for learning. Participants will see some powerful examples of cloud-based computing for learning. Managers, instructional designers, developers, and all those responsible for or involved with the delivery of learning solutions should find this session valuable, including those in IT who need to appreciate the needs of the learning community.

Training is Draining but Performance is Priceless

Training is draining literally. It drains budget, time, resources, and the enthusiasm of the learner. In this session, Lisa Stortz, strategic relationship manager, Allen Interactions, will address how to design and deliver e-learning programs that are more performance-based, rather than just training. Competing for e-learning budgets is much easier when you can show performance results. Participants in this session will learn how to approach learning strategy, design, development, and assessment differently to better achieve performance results.

People Skills through e-Learning? Yes, You Can!

In this case-study session led by Kenneth Gregson, senior director learning and development, AutoNation, and Angel Green, senior instructional strategist, Allen Interactions, participants will learn how a two-day instructor-led training course was transformed into a blended learning curriculum using highly interactive, scenario-based e-learning modules that reduced classroom time by 50 percent. Using the Successive Approximation Model (SAM) for development, Allen Interactions created customer negotiation simulations for AutoNations sales associates, allowing them the opportunity to practice techniques in a safe environment as often as they needed. AutoNations business-performance metric outcomes will be shared along with learning about the adoption of the new learning methods by the sales team.

About Allen Interactions

Allen Interactions creates powerful custom learning experiences that help achieve organizational business goals by improving performance one interaction at a time. With 20 years of deep experience and expertise in instructional design, technology, creativity, process, and project management, Allen Interactions consistently achieves positive business impact. In addition to its service offerings Allen Interactions has an awesome new authoring tool, ZebraZapps, which allows developers and non-programmers to create rich interactive media applications easily and quickly, as well as share, publish, and sell objects or entire applications.

About The eLearning Guild

The eLearning Guild is the oldest and most trusted source of information, networking, and community for eLearning Professionals. As a member-driven organization, the Guild produces conferences, online events, e-books, research reports, and Learning Solutions Magazineall devoted to the idea that the people who know the most about making eLearning successful, are the people who produce eLearning every day in corporate, government, and academic settings. Their goal is to create a place where e-learning professionals can share knowledge, expertise, and ideas to build a better industryand better learning experiencesfor everyone.







Mar 20

Learning in the 21st Century – Part 6 – How could e-learning help me?

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Mar 19

Adapt Courseware Releases Learning Outcomes Study, Demonstrating Higher Student Completion, Retention, and Success Rates

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Rochester, NY (PRWEB) March 04, 2013

Adapt Courseware, the provider of comprehensive adaptive online curriculum resources that individualize each students learning experience, has released the results of the first in a series of outcomes studies that are underway measuring student performance using the companys adaptive learning methodologies. In this initial study, Adapt Courseware compared learning outcomes in two separate online sections of Introduction to Psychology at Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC). In the first section, students used Adapt Coursewares online adaptive learning content, while students in the second section used a high quality online comparison course that did not include adaptive features. The Adapt Courseware section reported higher student completion, retention, and success rates.

The measurable improvements we experienced in our adaptive learning section when evaluated against our comparison section speak well of Adapt Coursewares ability to engage and motivate students, said Dr. Mark Estepp, president of SWCC and member of the Virginia Community College Reengineering Task Force. We are always looking for new and better ways to help students learn more effectively, while at the same time drive the outcomes that are so important to our continued sustainability. Adapt Coursewares results are quite compelling in this regard.

For the Fall 2012 term, Adapt Courseware reported that students enrolled in the section using its content had a 19% higher completion rate than the comparison section, as measured by the number of students earning a letter grade of A through F at the end of the course divided by the number enrolled at the add-drop deadline. Course success, defined as those students earning a letter grade of A through C, was 30% higher. Re-registration rates, defined as students enrolling in at least one course in the subsequent term, were 27% higher than the comparison group.

We expected to see improvements in course completion rates based on our mastery learning and motivational support principles, and it was extremely encouraging to see these results translating into increased student retention rates as well, said Dr. John Boersma, founder and CEO of Adapt Courseware. This indicates that by using a varied set of learning methodologies, a student’s overall perception of the college experience can change in a positive way and the student can be inspired to keep on going. We look forward to releasing more results as our other research studies with two- and four-year public and private institutions become available.”

The comparison section included traditional online curriculum, including instructional videos. While the comparison section had a high rate of student satisfaction and above-average learning outcomes as compared to a national benchmark, the section using Adapt Courseware content delivered an 11% higher student satisfaction rate, and student learning performance scores that were 6% higher using a summative assessment based on the College Board’s CLEP exam.

“I am so excited about Adapt Coursewares approach to learning. It is an amazing example of eLearning best practices brought together in a realistic and achievable way, said Dyan Lester, Director of Distance Learning and Instructional Designer at SWCC. Because it touches on a variety of learning modalities, including video, text, and multimedia interactives, students can create their own learning strategies. The ability for students to choose not only when, but more importantly how they learn really makes a difference in relevancy, student satisfaction, and competency.

As Adapt Courseware continues to pursue outcomes research studies, it has issued a Request for Proposals for its Scalable Adaptive Online Learning Grant program to demonstrate measurable learning outcomes on a large-scale. Institutions, departments, faculty members, or teams of faculty members can obtain additional information by visiting http://www.adaptcourseware.com/researchgrants/.

About Adapt Courseware

Adapt Courseware individualizes the learning experience for each student based on academic abilities and needs. The company offers complete, customizable, adaptive online curriculum resources that combine proven learning science with advanced multimedia techniques to help students achieve mastery learning. With Adapt Courseware, colleges and universities can realize measurable learning outcomes, increased student retention, and higher student satisfaction.

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Mar 18

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Feb 21

euronews learning world – Giovani e futuro: il piacere della lettura

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it.euronews.com Nel mondo arabo, la maggior parte delle persone dedica alla lettura meno di 6 minuti in un anno. E’ quanto afferma la Fondazione per il Pensiero Arabo. Esistono pero’ alcuni progetti che mirano a contrastare fenomeni come questo e promuovere la lettura, specialmente tra i giovani. E’ il caso di due iniziative che abbiamo seguito, in Polonia e in Giordania. Ne parleremo anche con un esperto in materia, Alain Bentolila, docente universitario di linguistica e consigliere scientifico dell’Osservatorio della lettura francese. *Polonia: una storia da raccontare* Una campagna televisiva invita i genitori a leggere libri ai propri figli fin dalla nascita, considerati i benefici della lettura sui bambini. Dal 2001 la Fondazione ABCXXI si impegna allo stesso modo per promuovere il piacere dei libri. La sua fondatrice, Irena Koźmińska, col sostegno di 7000 volontari, continua a diffondere nel Paese un semplice messaggio: “Leggi con i tuoi bambini venti minuti al giorno, ogni giorno”. Nella campagna sono coinvolti ospedali, carceri, scuole. I promotori sono convinti che leggendo regolarmente storie ai neonati si contribuisca a far sviluppare in loro le capacità di ascolto ea prevenire l’analfabetismo funzionale. Incoraggianti i risultati: dopo oltre 10 anni di campagna il 54% dei genitori polacchi legge regolarmente con i propri figli e il 20% lo fa quotidianamente. “allofpolandreadstokids”:allofpolandreadstokids.org *Suoni e significati. Alain Bentolila: “Ricercatori …
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Feb 15

According to these Share Market College Reviews, Students Have Nothing but Good Things to Say about the Learning Platform of Brisbane Australia’s Share Market College

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Brisbane, QLD (PRWEB) February 08, 2013

With your [Share Market College] expertise, seminar content, knowledge and overall attitude, I have come away with some excellent theoretical knowledge, confidence and assurance, said one student, John Toowoomba. I am no longer nervous about exploring the probabilities of becoming a share market trader.

Share Market College has revolutionised the way students learn by offering seminars and workshops in the Brisbane area that can be attended in person, as well as an e-learning platform through which they can view taped seminars online. Every course offered is taught by an industry expert, or specifically an individual who regularly trades the markets and one who has the qualifications needed to teach a variety of different topics in the areas of trading and investments.

The College is unlike other learning institutions, however, as students learn at their own pace and move progressively from one level to the next as quickly or as slowly as they wish. Students have said that the curriculums design and subject matter is motivation enough to make them want to move on to each new level, increasing their knowledge of the share market as they go.

My first three seminars (i.e. beginners, intermediate and advanced), I enjoyed them immensely, said student Wendy Blake. I have attended many since and my knowledge of the share market to date has only tipped the iceberg and I am extremely excited at what lies ahead. I simply cant get enough of it.

One of the reasons Share Market College is so appealing is students can pursue their studies while working, caring for children and keeping up with any other commitments they might have. This is possible because the College is said to provide outstanding support, ensuring that every student gets the help they need, whether theyre watching workshops from the comfort of their own home or attending a seminar in person.

My decision to join the Share Market College has been a life changing one, added Blake. I have gained confidence in my trading strategies and take comfort in the knowledge that I can call and speak to somebody should I have a query.

Those interested in pursuing an education in investments and trading should contact Share Market College at 1300 30 90 40, or visit their website (http://www.sharemarketcollege.com) for more information. Gaining the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in the share market just got easier!

The College has increased my knowledge of the equity and financial markets by about 3,000%, said Bernie Townsville. Keep up the great work!







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