Convene.com's Acquisition of Izio's Web-Based Management Tool Helps Educators Do What They Do Best -- Teach!Business Editors, Education/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Convene.com, a leading eLearning application service provider for colleges, universities and businesses, today announced the acquisition of Izio(TM), an easy-to-use web-based application See Web application. offering instructors a way to enrich live lectures through a dynamic and functional online environment. "Convene.com recognizes that as traditional instruction migrates to an online forum, instructors continue to be critical to the overall success of the learning program," said Dan Klein, 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. and president of Convene.com. "With the acquisition of Izio, Convene.com continues its commitment to help make eLearning more accessible to the educational and business communities by bringing eTeaching to eLearning." Izio was developed by Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. instructors who wanted a simpler way to manage the administration associated with large numbers of students, freeing them to do what they do best -- teach! Izio enables educators and trainers to create and post all materials that support and enhance a classroom experience on the web in as little as 30 minutes with no previous programming or HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. skills required. Izio course management tools include time-sensitive posting of materials, personal and course-level calendars, confidential grade reporting, file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. and collaborative messaging. Izio is currently used by 190 educational institutions such as: Stanford University, Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. , Tulane University, California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. , Vanderbilt University, Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. , the University of Alberta and the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. . By improving communications and productivity Izio received high marks from both faculty and students on the latest customer satisfaction survey. "Izio has greatly simplified the maintenance and effectiveness of my class and it is easy to use," said Godfrey Mungal, professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University. "It is a tremendous convenience because now students can get handouts and emails and monitor their weekly grades on the web which simplifies life for myself and my students." Izio.com Free Trial Offer To learn more about Izio, and for a free trial offer, please visit www.convene.com. Convene.com Convene.com is a total eLearning solutions provider for colleges, universities and corporate training programs. Since 1993, more than a quarter of a million courses have been offered by over 300 organizations using Convene.com eLearning and eTeaching solutions. Convene.com is committed to empowering partner institutions to effectively reach its audience by providing instructors with the tools to deliver quality online education with simplicity and confidence. Convene.com's suite of offerings include: collaborative and self-paced eTeaching and eLearning platforms, customized course development services, customized websites, 24/7 live technical support and instructor training. For more information, please visit www.convene.com or contact a Convene.com representative at 1-888/CONVENE. |
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