NetLearning Partners with Astound To Offer Web Conferencing In Computer-Based Learning Systems.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000 Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). Courses for Health Care Workers Will Include Live Interaction With Instructor Astound a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, , Incorporated, the leading provider of web conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. and collaboration, today announced the formation of a distribution partnership with NetLearning, a leader in computer-based learning (CBL Cbl cobalamin. ) for the health care industry. As a new Astound Value-Added Channel Partner, NetLearning will offer the advanced features and functionality of Astound Conference Center to its CBL customers. "We've been using the Astound product internally for some time, so we knew it would be a valuable addition to our course offerings," said Fred Hess, Director of Marketing for NetLearning. "The Astound Conference Center enables us to take the onus off the student to sit down and learn the material independently. Now they can ask questions and get clarification. It's the next best thing to having an instructor in the room." NetLearning offers Computer Based Learning (CBL) to meet JCAHO JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, see there (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, n.pr the United States body that accredits healthcare organizations. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO/TJC), n. ) and OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) compliance and continuing education requirements for the health care industry, and also creates and develops tailor-made courses for individual clients. Offering over 1000 courses, NetLearning can manage and deliver any courseware that is 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. or web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. compatible. The new features offered via the Astound Conference Center include:
- Live Application Sharing -- allows the instructor and students to view and
collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, files and programs in real-time.
- Advanced Slide Builds and Animation -- enables companies to maintain the
animated effects and slide builds from their original presentations.
- Synchronized Audio and Streaming -- matches the voice over IP audio stream
with instructor-controlled slide timings.
- Quick and Easy Viewer Set-Up -- with no need for bulky software downloads.
- Annotation and Emoticons -- lets instructors highlight text and emphasize key
points while students express their emotions ("confused", "agree", etc.) to the
instructor by displaying the appropriate Emoticon icon.
- Follow-Me Browsing -- instructors can lead students to Web sites during their
presentation to clearly illustrate points with information and content on the
Web.
- Polling & Surveys -- provides instructors with real-time feedback at any time
during or after the course session, and results are easily archived for future
use.
The inclusion of these features enables NetLearning to cost-effectively deliver the benefit of real time two-way communication Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
"The combination of NetLearning's curriculum and the Astound Conference Center will greatly impact the ease with which health care professionals receive their continuing education training," said Steve McWilliam, Vice President of Marketing for Astound Incorporated. "Adding web conferencing capability means that NetLearning can train more people more effectively than ever before." About Astound Founded in 1996, Astound Incorporated is a leading provider of Web conferencing and collaboration services, enabling companies to communicate in real time with their employees, customers and partners. With over 250,000 users of its award-winning presentation software, Astound Incorporated has leveraged this multi-media experience to launch the Astound Conference Center. Requiring only a Web browser, the Astound Conference Center is the ideal way for businesses to conduct live interactive meetings, deliver high impact presentations, demonstrations and training via the Web to audiences of one to five thousand. The company has corporate headquarters in Toronto, Canada, with U.S.-based offices in Los Altos, California Los Altos (IPA: [lɔs ɑltos]) is a city at the southern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is in Santa Clara County, California, United States. . For more information, call 1-877-ASTOUND (278-6863) or visit the company's Web site at www.astound.com. About NetLearning Founded in 1994, NetLearning is the nation's leading provider of computer-based learning (CBL) management systems to the healthcare market. The company is located in Knoxville, Tennessee “Knoxville” redirects here. For other uses, see Knoxville (disambiguation). Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox CountyGR6. and on the web at www.net-learning.com. |
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