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Pearson Unveils a Bold Approach to Online Learning

Pearson LearningStudio Launched During EDUCAUSE

On November 3, 2009, Pearson launched a new generation, personalized learning environment—Pearson LearningStudio. Pearson LearningStudio is a powerful new learning platform that helps drive student performance and faculty engagement as well as course and program enhancement. Ongoing demonstrations of this solution held at the Pearson booth were well-attended during the 2009 EDUCAUSE Conference by some of the over 4,000 instructional technologists and education professionals attending in Denver.

Pearson LearningStudio expands Pearson’s current suite of product offerings to support the broader needs in education. This breakthrough learning environment embraces the latest technologies to support a culture of collaboration and creativity, including Software-as-a-Service and providing educators with a choice. Pearson LearningStudio offers three powerful licensing levels that support fully online, blended and face-to-face learning environments.

“Pearson LearningStudio brings together a suite of capabilities that hasn’t previously been available to educators,” said Matt Leavy, CEO of Pearson eCollege. “We have combined the Pearson eCollege learning platform with our European learning management system, Fronter. Pearson LearningStudio allows an institution to serve many different needs with a single technology from a single provider.”

Expanded Technology Options
In February of this year, Pearson expanded its learning technology footprint with the acquisition of Fronter; a well-known learning platform in Europe. Founded in Norway in 1998, Fronter set the standard for online learning solutions in Europe, providing a flexible and collaborative learning environment for the next generation of global education. The Fronter platform is used by millions of teachers and learners around the world.

Pearson eCollege has been helping colleges, universities and K-12 schools to deliver innovative education options since 1996. Pearson LearningStudio combines the power of two existing platforms that currently serve 9 million students worldwide with Pearson’s educational heritage, proven track record and customer service.

What Does Pearson LearningStudio Mean for Your Institution?
The launch of Pearson LearningStudio does not change the technology, services and support your institution receives from Pearson eCollege today. You will continue to receive the same stable and reliable platform, service levels, client support and consultation from the same dedicated staff.

This new learning environment, provide greater opportunities for teaching and learning. Pearson LearningStudio is comprised of the following three licensing levels.

• Campus Edition (formerly Fronter) combines a wide range of 100 easy-to-use tools for learning and collaboration online for classroom instruction.
• Blended Edition brings educators a choice of customizable learning technologies and services to fit the institution’s needs.
• Online Edition (formerly Pearson eCollege) provides the technology and services your institution uses today.

Pearson LearningStudio offers access to learners, affordability to institutions and enables academic achievement at every level. From high-intensity use of online programs to collaboration and learning tools for face-to-face classes, Pearson LearningStudio offers the solutions you need.

Offering Greater Choices to Education
“Pearson LearningStudio is all about choice. We now offer choice in tools, technology and services,” said Anne Keehn, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Pearson Learning Solutions. “This choice helps us answer the question, “How do you want to learn today?” Do you want to learn on a mobile device? Do you want to learn from home, from your office, from the classroom? Pearson LearningStudio is able to provide global education, services and technology on a single learning platform.”

Four institutions are already evaluating Pearson LearningStudio’s Campus Edition. Arizona State University, Case Western Reserve University, Ocean County College and The University of Mary Washington are collaborating with Pearson to implement this solution at their institution; each in their own way. You can learn more about these design partners and their use of Pearson LearningStudio Campus Edition by reading the In the News section of this issue.

Discover more about Pearson LearningStudio by visiting www.pearsonlearningstudio.com or by contacting your Account Manager.