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Convene.com Uses Collaborative Web-Based Training -- CWBT -- to Make Classrooms Come Alive.


Business Editors/High-Tech & Education Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001

Convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. .com today announced the signing of an agreement with WebEx Communications, Inc., the leader in communications infrastructure for Web meetings, to integrate the WebEx Interactive Platform into the Izio(TM) online learning platform. With reduced travel budgets and training resources, many companies are looking for Looking for

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 cost effective alternatives to reduce expensive Instructor-led classroom training events. In conjunction with Convene's Collaborative Web-based Training (CWBT CWBT Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan ) platform, Izio(TM), both corporate and academic organizations can realize the immense power of synchronous Refers to events that are synchronized, or coordinated, in time. For example, the interval between transmitting A and B is the same as between B and C, and completing the current operation before the next one is started are considered synchronous operations. Contrast with asynchronous.  training and meetings.

Using WebEx's real-time communications services, Convene's Izio(TM) platform users are now able to communicate and participate in "live" Internet learning events with classmates Classmates can refer to either:
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, colleagues, customers, distributors, or suppliers from anywhere at anytime. The addition of WebEx services provides organizations and universities with the ability to conduct both asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end.  and synchronous learning Synchronous learning refers to a group of people learning the same things at the same time. This is the type of pedagogy practiced in most schools and undergraduate programs, but not in graduate programs. Lecture is an example of synchronous learning.  events to construct the optimum blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used  solution for their courses.

Using the Izio(TM) platform, instructors can provide all of the elements of an instructor-led classroom event asynchronously online, including announcements, assignments, handouts, tests, evaluations, discussion, feedback, recording performance and completion status, establishing team projects, and overall course organization. From the Izio(TM) platform, learners can launch synchronous learning events through WebEx. WebEx's Meeting Center service is fully interactive, with data and application sharing A data conferencing capability that lets two or more users interactively work on the same application at the same time. The application is loaded and running in only one machine; however, keystrokes are transmitted from and screen changes are transmitted to the other participants. , providing yet another alternative to costly onsite training events. Convene's Izio(TM) users will be able to leverage this new feature to:
-- Instantly meet with anyone using a standard Web browser

-- Give a presentation to anyone, anywhere

-- Demonstrate software live and interactively

-- Allow anyone in the meeting to view, annotate, or edit any document online

-- Share any application on the system, or the entire desktop

-- Use integrated teleconferencing, voiceover, and live video


"We believe that WebEx's Meeting Center services, in combination with our proven Izio(TM) course management platform, will offer customers a compelling reason to accelerate their online learning initiatives," said Robert Danna, Sr. V.P. and Chief Customer Officer. "Our agreement with the industry leader, WebEx, will enable us to stay at the forefront of CWBT. Convene is reinventing the way academic and corporate learning is conducted by empowering learners to collaborate as never before."

About Convene.com

Convene.com is a premier online learning service provider for corporations and academic institutions seeking the best in online training and education. Since the early 1990's, Convene has been a pioneer in the online education industry including the development of a comprehensive eLearning platform for the first and most successful online university in the world. Today, from our San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation).

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 headquarters, Convene continues to improve the instructor-led model of teaching by enhancing online collaboration and facilitation Facilitation

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 with our Izio(TM) course management platform. With Izio's highly intuitive user interface, Convene.com's Collaborative Web-based Training (CWBT) solutions blend the best of instructor-led and online learning to readily develop and deploy courses, allowing learner's to quickly master complex information from anywhere at anytime. Convene.com's offerings include collaborative and self-paced eTeaching and eLearning tools, customized course development services, learning portal development, 24/7 technical support and client training.

For more information about Convene.com, log onto www.convene.com or send an e-mail to info@convene.com.
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