Agilix Unveils Online Collaborative Learning Community.BrainHoney Combines Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network and Innovative Instructional Tools OREM, Utah Orem is an incorporated town in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,324. & ATLANTA -- Today at the National Educational Computing Conference, Agilix Labs, Inc., a worldwide leader in e-learning solutions unveiled BrainHoney, a revolutionary, user-generated, collaborative learning Collaborative learning is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches in education that involve joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers. Collaborative learning refers to methodologies and environments in which learners engage in a common task in which each network. BrainHoney harnesses the power of social networking to create an open learning community in which participants worldwide can instruct and learn from one another. Throughout the development process, Agilix consulted academic experts and professors to ensure BrainHoney embodies the best thinking in instructional design Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication technology) and content to help learners and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively. The process consists broadly of determining the current state of learner understanding, defining the end goal of . The result - the community is uniquely tuned to connect students and teachers by facilitating rich media discussions and enabling rapid information sharing See data conferencing. . "BrainHoney is an open door global classroom, with 21st century tools that allow every participant to become a student and a teacher, easily sharing what they know and learning about what they don't," said Curt Allen, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Agilix. "This community is not structured to deliver lectures; it's built to facilitate rich media discussions, allowing instructional materials to take on a living, growing quality." Agilix's BrainHoney features a free and intuitive rich-media authoring tool that enables participants to create and share engaging learning content related to any topic. The community provides an ideal toolset for teachers to share curriculum with their peers and search for age-appropriate instruction across a wide range of subjects. At the same time, students can use BrainHoney to discover and create instructional content and watch its impact spread across time, topic and geography. Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. users can download a mini-application gadget and receive constant, real time feedback on the spread of their contributions and the rise of popular new instruction, right on their Vista Sidebar. "With BrainHoney, we're able to immerse students in a stimulating and motivating learning environment that provides access to a wide variety of multimedia input," said Dr. Michael Bush Michael Bush (born June 16, 1984, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football running back player for the Oakland Raiders. He attended the University of Louisville for college. He is listed at 6'1" and 245 lbs. , long-time developer and pioneer of interactive language learning materials and ESL (1) An earlier family of client/server development tools for Windows and OS/2 from Ardent Software (formerly VMARK). It was originally developed by Easel Corporation, which was acquired by VMARK. Program Development Partner. "BrainHoney has the unique ability to cater to various individual learning styles through visually rich animation, text, audio clips and engaging interactions, thus creating a revolutionary and engaging way for students to experience information and flourish." As a ground-breaking experiment in collaborative ESL instruction, Dr. Bush, students from Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , and the Agilix team are creating seed material which will be shared with communities of language teachers, experts, and learners who will then be able to expand and improve while simultaneously strengthening English skills worldwide. The English as a Second Language (ESL) development serves as a real-world testing ground Noun 1. testing ground - a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American for BrainHoney. For more information on becoming involved in BrainHoney or to sign on as a beta tester, please visit: www.agilix.com/brainhoney. To learn more about Agilix, go to www.agilix.com. About Agilix Agilix Labs, Inc. is driving the next generation of e-learning with innovative software solutions. Its flagship GoCourse[TM] learning platform is designed to radically transform instructional management and the learning experience. Based on the principle that traditional learning models do not effectively address the requirements and interests of today's students globally, Agilix products enable delivery of rich interactive learning content through online and offline access. Agilix also leverages the power of social networking for learning with its user-generated, collaborative learning environment, BrainHoney[TM]. Through partnerships with some of the industry's most progressive technology leaders, including Microsoft, Intel, Blackboard, Epic Learning and FranklinCovey, Agilix delivers its software applications to users in more than 110 countries worldwide. Founded in 2001, Agilix is based in Orem, Utah. For more information about Agilix, please visit www.agilix.com. |
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