Cloud-Based Solution Integrates Advanced Lecture Capture, Student Engagement, Content Management and Learning Analytics to Enhance Academic Performance Before, During and After Class
DULLES, VA--(Marketwired - September 30, 2014) - Echo360, the global leader in active learning and distance learning solutions, today announced the availability of the Active Learning Platform. It is the first cloud-based academic technology platform engineered to elevate student performance in the classroom and improve learning outcomes through enhanced learning analytics. The Active Learning Platform provides instructors and institutions with an unprecedented view of student activity both inside and outside the classroom using comprehensive dashboards. The platform is the first of it kind to combine advanced lecture capture, content management and student engagement technologies with robust learning analytics in a single technology solution.
The Active Learning Platform helps instructors teach more effectively with real-time analytics on student engagement, comprehension and study habits. Instructors can use the data to identify at-risk students and help improve individual student performance. Institutions can use aggregated data to help increase retention and graduation rates. Students use the Active Learning Platform to confidently master course material with 24/7 access to content and personalized study guides.
The Active Learning Platform integrates multiple proven education technology components in one cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with guaranteed uptime and reliability:
"Education institutions are modernizing the classroom but haven't had access to an fully integrated platform that creates actionable student data to improve learning outcomes," said Fred Singer, CEO of Echo360. "The Active Learning Platform combines the best of teaching and learning solutions and delivers a level of learning intelligence never before available."
The Echo360 Active Learning Platform is available now. Attendees of the Educause Conference, September 30 -- October 2, can visit Echo360 booth #1031 for a complete demonstration. For more information on the Echo360 Active Learning Platform, visit the Echo360 website.
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About Echo360:
Over 2M students in 8,000 classrooms at 600 institutions across 30 countries rely on Echo360 active learning technology to enhance their educational experience before, during and after class. Developed for educators by educators, Echo360 increases in-class participation with digital polling, provides a rich out-of-class experience by recording and publishing course instruction and delivers deep usage analytics to help instructors respond to student needs. Students revisit lectures, collaborate with peers and participate in class on smartphones, tablets and laptops, wherever, whenever they choose. Echo360 was recognized with the Product Line Strategy of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan, is CSIA-certified for outstanding customer service and was named a Visionary Vendor in Educational Technology by IT research firm Basex. Echo360 is backed by Revolution Growth led by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis.
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