Cogito Learning Media Content to be Offered On Convene.com Platform; Convene.com Enhances Ac@deme Offering With Cogito Learning Media, Inc. Partnership.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 Convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. .com, an e-learning (Electronic-LEARNING) An umbrella term for providing computer instruction (courseware) online over the public Internet, private distance learning networks or inhouse via an intranet. See CBT. application service provider for colleges, universities and businesses and Cogito This article is about the philosophical magazine. For the software used in the extended version of the current Linux revision system git, see Cogito (software). For the famous philosophical saying by Descartes, see cogito ergo sum. Learning Media, Inc., a leader in interactive multimedia content solutions in mathematics, biological sciences, statistics, health sciences, chemistry, business and economics, today announced a strategic alliance that will enable instructors using Convene.com's platform to integrate Cogito content into their courses. "Partnering with Cogito Learning Media is yet another opportunity for Convene.com to provide value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to our clients," said Reda REDA Recycling Economic Development Advocate (EPA) REDA Resonant Excitation Double Autoionization Athanasios, President of Convene.com. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to offer our customers a library of visually engaging content within the ac@deme(tm) learning environment. While instructors and institutions will continue to have the ability to develop their own content, Cogito Learning Media represents an excellent option to those want to augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: their curriculum with pre-developed material." Cogito Learning Media is recognized as the leader in producing interactive multimedia for rigorous subject areas at the university level. The award winning content and assessment has been converted to Web-enabled versions that Convene.com will deploy in their e-learning environment. "The richness and depth of Cogito products bring a powerful teaching and learning tool to the Web," said Linda Chaput, President of Cogito Learning Media. "We are pleased that our Web-enabled Cogito products will now be available to Convene.com education partners." About Cogito Learning Media Cogito Learning Media is a publisher of multimedia educational products. Cogito Learning Media is dedicated to harnessing emerging technologies to make the process of learning a pleasure for the curious-minded. Cogito Learning Media's content supplements feature animation, video, and exercises for review and self-testing in a clear, well-organized visual format. Cogito Learning Media has been creating multimedia-learning tools for undergraduate and graduate students since 1995. These course supplements are developed in partnership with internationally known educators. The content maps directly to the top five textbooks in each discipline. Cogito Learning Media products are both technologically and pedagogically ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. superior, successfully leveraging the knowledge of highly experienced professors to create effective self-paced learning tools. Cogito Learning Media's founding advisors and authors are committed to providing outstanding educational and reference materials in emerging, electronic, and traditional media. For more information, please visit www.cogitomedia.com. About Convene.com Convene.com is an e-learning application service provider for the academic and business communities. In addition to its learning platform, Convene.com offers its clients virtual campus creation, network administration, marketing consultation, a 24 hour helpdesk, and one of the most comprehensive instructor training programs in the industry. Convene.com's e-learning platform, ac@deme(tm), offers users two ways to work: via a live Web connection or via WebSync(tm), an exclusive technology that automatically duplicates the entire web classroom on the user's hard drive. With WebSync(tm), the need for a sustained Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connection is eliminated, allowing students and instructors to productively work on their course materials anywhere. Since 1993, more than a quarter of a million courses have been delivered using Convene.com. For more information, please visit www.convene.com. |
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