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TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Hat Monocle, a provider of technology-based classroom and homework innovations, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Pearson, the world's leading learning company. The two companies will work together on a number of initiatives benefitting higher education, beginning with a discounted, packaged subscription to Top Hat Monocle's classroom response system, offered as an option with purchases of Pearson college textbooks...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Online learning venture edX continues to transform higher education by announcing today its agreement with Pearson VUE to offer learners the option of taking a proctored final exam. "Our online learners who want the flexibility to provide potential employers with an independently validated certificate may now choose to take the course exam at a proctored test site," said Anant Agarwal, president of edX. "This option enhances the...
Pearson’s Innovative Technologies Span Curriculum, Devices, Platforms; Support Schools’ Move to Common Core State Standards San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Exemplifying the ISTE 2012 theme, Pearson is “expanding horizons” for students and teachers around the world through the power of digital solutions that personalize learning, increase access to high-quality, affordable education and, most importantly, improve student achievement. This week at the premier...
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart®, the world's largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, today announced two additions to its executive team who will help to fulfill its mission of increasing access to higher education by connecting digital content publishers with faculty, students and institutions. Daryl Fox has been appointed Senior Vice President of Publisher and Content Strategy and Bryan Spaulding has been named Senior Vice...
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Five major higher education publishers have entered into a settlement with the online tutoring site Student of Fortune, Inc. (www.studentoffortune.com) to resolve claims for copyright and trademark infringement. The publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Cengage Learning, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc. and Elsevier Inc. Each publisher discovered unauthorized digital copies of its learning materials, including...
Multi-Year Partnership with Pearson Aims to Transform Teaching and Learning, Prepare Every Child for Success in Technology-Driven Global Economy Mendon, IL (PRWEB) July 11, 2011 Acting on its commitment to ensure that the district's 714 K-12 students graduate prepared for the challenges of a global economy, Mendon's Community Unit School District No. 4 (CUSD #4) Superintendent Diane Robertson today announced a three-year partnership with the education and technology company Pearson that...
Recognized in Best Mathematics Instructional Solution Category Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 Briggs/Cochran Calculus, an innovative eBook from Pearson, is a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards. The eBook is honored in the Best Mathematics Instructional Solution category. Established in 1986, the CODiE Awards celebrate outstanding achievement across the software, digital information and education technology industries....
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart, the world's largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, has partnered with Pearson eCollege, offering higher education institutions single sign-on access to more than 20,000 eTextbook titles, custom products and other digital course materials from over 25 leading publishers at significant savings. As an added savings to the institution, CourseSmart offers this integration free of charge with no implementation...
NEW YORK, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) announced today that Brian Kibby was appointed president of the Higher Education group. Mr. Kibby will succeed Ed Stanford who has led the group for more than a decade and successfully expanded the group's digital products and services. "Brian Kibby joins McGraw-Hill Higher Education at an exciting time for education, as we continue to accelerate our digital transformation and focus on delivering more...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- infosnap, the leading provider of online admission, enrollment and registration solutions for schools, today announced that the School Systems group of Pearson has named the company an "Independent Software Vendor" (ISV), forming a relationship that allows Pearson and infosnap to jointly bring functionality to market that logically extends the PowerSchool® student information system (SIS). "infosnap is one of our first partners under our new...
