The Learning Edge North America Positions EQUELLA to Respond to Issues Facing CIOs
Cambridge, MA, October 27, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Following the recent release of the 10th Annual EDUCUASE Current Issues Survey and the subsequent publication of the Top 10 Issues 2009, The Learning Edge North America has identified EQUELLA as a key solution to overcome numerous points of pain currently experienced by CIOs within educational institutions.
Amongst those issues identified from the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey, EQUELLA directly or indirectly has been implemented amongst educational institutions to address various issues including Funding IT; Security; Infrastructure; Teaching and Learning with Technology; Agility, Adaptability and Responsiveness; and Learning Management Systems.
“One of the key strengths of EQUELLA is the manner in which it can be configured to suit a range of requirements from vastly different educational institutions,” said Peter Van Tienen, VP - Business Development, The Learning Edge North America. “This includes consolidating your content into a centralized repository; protecting your institutional assets, whilst also promoting open access to content; and enabling interoperability with other mission-critical applications.”
In the current economic climate, educational institutions are looking to consolidate underutilized technologies. Specifically, within all institutions, numerous disparate silos of content exist that require funding. This content can be consolidated into one centralized system - EQUELLA. By centralizing your institution’s content and removing redundant systems operating within individual faculties and schools, cost savings can be achieved due to the reduction in licensed systems.
Security was recognized as one of the top three issues for CIOs. EQUELLA equips educational institutions with a unique set of tools that not only allows an institution’s content to be protected via authenticated access and a range of security privileges, but also via leading Digital Rights and Copyright Management functionality. Conversely, for institutions such as College of the Canyons that are striving to provide access to Open Educational Resources, EQUELLA provides open access features such as the ability to search other repositories.
A number of existing clients have positioned EQUELLA as a platform to assist its institution to respond to change, as well as to extend upon their approach to Teaching and Learning with Technology. EQUELLA’s core focus is enabling educators access to the right content at the right time. As a platform, EQUELLA embraces open standards to ensure content created in other systems can be centralized in EQUELLA.
The EDUCAUSE Survey also recognized the impact that Learning Management Systems have within educational institutions. As a platform for all your content, EQUELLA seamlessly integrates with a range of commercial and open-source Learning Management Systems.
“Our response to the leading issues experienced by CIOs is to encourage the implementation of a solution that provides maximum flexibility and subsequently enables the creation of a dynamic learning environment,” said Bob Cupitt, Chief Executive Officer of The Learning Edge North America. “Building upon our Content as a Platform position, EQUELLA can not only address these issues, but provide the platform for this environment.”
The Learning Edge North America team will be attending EDUCAUSE 2009 and can be found at booths 1027 and 1029. In addition to demonstrating how EQUELLA can better position your institution to deal with these issues, the team will be previewing EQUELLA 4.1.
About The Learning Edge North America
The Learning Edge North America's principal offering is EQUELLA, a digital repository that incorporates learning objects, learning content management, and integrated content authoring. EQUELLA integrates with popular course management systems and has been implemented by universities, community colleges, and state-based school systems worldwide. The Learning Edge North America has locations in Boston, Toronto, Chicago and Sacramento. Visit us at http://www.equella.com.
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Amongst those issues identified from the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey, EQUELLA directly or indirectly has been implemented amongst educational institutions to address various issues including Funding IT; Security; Infrastructure; Teaching and Learning with Technology; Agility, Adaptability and Responsiveness; and Learning Management Systems.
“One of the key strengths of EQUELLA is the manner in which it can be configured to suit a range of requirements from vastly different educational institutions,” said Peter Van Tienen, VP - Business Development, The Learning Edge North America. “This includes consolidating your content into a centralized repository; protecting your institutional assets, whilst also promoting open access to content; and enabling interoperability with other mission-critical applications.”
In the current economic climate, educational institutions are looking to consolidate underutilized technologies. Specifically, within all institutions, numerous disparate silos of content exist that require funding. This content can be consolidated into one centralized system - EQUELLA. By centralizing your institution’s content and removing redundant systems operating within individual faculties and schools, cost savings can be achieved due to the reduction in licensed systems.
Security was recognized as one of the top three issues for CIOs. EQUELLA equips educational institutions with a unique set of tools that not only allows an institution’s content to be protected via authenticated access and a range of security privileges, but also via leading Digital Rights and Copyright Management functionality. Conversely, for institutions such as College of the Canyons that are striving to provide access to Open Educational Resources, EQUELLA provides open access features such as the ability to search other repositories.
A number of existing clients have positioned EQUELLA as a platform to assist its institution to respond to change, as well as to extend upon their approach to Teaching and Learning with Technology. EQUELLA’s core focus is enabling educators access to the right content at the right time. As a platform, EQUELLA embraces open standards to ensure content created in other systems can be centralized in EQUELLA.
The EDUCAUSE Survey also recognized the impact that Learning Management Systems have within educational institutions. As a platform for all your content, EQUELLA seamlessly integrates with a range of commercial and open-source Learning Management Systems.
“Our response to the leading issues experienced by CIOs is to encourage the implementation of a solution that provides maximum flexibility and subsequently enables the creation of a dynamic learning environment,” said Bob Cupitt, Chief Executive Officer of The Learning Edge North America. “Building upon our Content as a Platform position, EQUELLA can not only address these issues, but provide the platform for this environment.”
The Learning Edge North America team will be attending EDUCAUSE 2009 and can be found at booths 1027 and 1029. In addition to demonstrating how EQUELLA can better position your institution to deal with these issues, the team will be previewing EQUELLA 4.1.
About The Learning Edge North America
The Learning Edge North America's principal offering is EQUELLA, a digital repository that incorporates learning objects, learning content management, and integrated content authoring. EQUELLA integrates with popular course management systems and has been implemented by universities, community colleges, and state-based school systems worldwide. The Learning Edge North America has locations in Boston, Toronto, Chicago and Sacramento. Visit us at http://www.equella.com.
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