EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY, ONLINE EDUCATION
Ellucian | February 24, 2023
On February 23, 2023, Ellucian, an education technology solutions provider, announced being awarded The Cloud Awards in the Best Hybrid Cloud Solution category, recognizing it for innovation and transformation in the education sector through cloud computing solutions.
Ellucian platform supports higher education institutes with innovation and support for resilience. Its integrated solutions assist faculty members and education staff in successful outcomes for students through data-driven insights. It offers in-house experts, a partner network, advanced cloud-based solutions, and capabilities.
The Cloud Awards is an international program honoring innovators for organizational transformation through cloud computing. It considers small, large, start-up and established organizations worldwide for the awards. Its categories are Best SaaS, Most Promising Start-Up and "Best in Mobile" Cloud Solution. It is part of three programs: The Cloud Awards, The Cloud Security Awards and The Software-as-a-Service Awards.
CTO of Ellucian, Mike Wulff, said, "Making the transition to the cloud can be daunting, requiring confidence in the technology, time, and resources." He added, "Our customers understand the advantages that come with making the change, and we are committed to working closely with higher education institutions -- offering a tailored approach that suits their specific needs. It is an honor to be awarded a 2023 Cloud Award, recognizing our efforts to provide efficient and customized hybrid cloud solutions."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
Head of Operations for The Cloud Awards, James Williams, said, "Ellucian is an admirable winner of The Cloud Awards as their solution takes the industry a step forward." He added, "There were many innovative solutions among the finalists, but Ellucian's solution stood out to the judging panel as the ultimate category winner for Best Hybrid Cloud Solution."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About Ellucian
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Ellucian, a higher education services provider, offers solutions for SaaS, digital transformation, workflow software, document management software, talent management system, cloud services, student retention, recruitment and enrollment management software, mobile campus, higher education ERP, student information system, higher education software and services. It has been empowering colleges and universities with its cloud-based solutions since 1968. In addition, it offers professional services like management consulting, education, training, and application software implementation. It helps customers with remarkable digital transformation for a successful institution and student development.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
YouScience | February 21, 2023
YouScience®, an educational management services provider, has recently launched its new education-to-career platform called YouScience® Brightpath, connecting technology, academic relevance, and engagement. It will help educators and students to plan for personalized individual education and career success.
This new solution will solve the skills gap crisis for employers and students, assisting learners in a successful academic and career life journey. It utilizes extensive research and a proprietary artificial intelligence engine for student engagement, innovation, personalized learning, and career enhancement. It improves diversity, equity and inclusion outcomes and graduation rates. It inspires student engagement for in-depth education, providing customized guidance for each student. It designs career and technical education CTE programs for many students at a time. It quantifies learning outcomes with industry-recognized certificates, showcasing learning relevance with education and industry. Finally, it enhances student enrollment and active participation in post-secondary education.
It helps students to discover their natural talents and understand themselves better through those talents. It introduces them to various educational opportunities in trade, vocational, and technical schools, colleges, and universities with industry certifications that align with their aptitudes and majors. This feature will increase college enrollments and pass-outs. It allows students, counselors, and school personnel to come together to select the right course. It provides certifications in more than 200 studies. It provides access to local, regional, and national employers willing to offer internships, apprenticeships, and jobs as per their choice.
Founder and CEO of YouScience, Edson Barton said, "We constantly hear from students and educators alike that there is a missing link in education. That missing link is the connection between the classroom and the real world." He added, "Our mission is to empower everyone to find intentional, individual success. YouScience® Brightpath is a first-of-its-kind solution that uses decades of proven data and advanced AI to help students discover, prove, and pursue their passion, their path, and their purpose."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About YouScience
Headquartered in American Fork, Utah, YouScience, an education management company, has offering solutions for talent assessment, career development and planning, ability assessment, psychometrics, career counseling and management, and job analysis. It strives for equal educational opportunity for all learners. It helps them demonstrate and discover their interests, skills, aptitudes, and knowledge. It aligns those personality elements with purpose-driven education and career opportunities through authentic research, artificial intelligence, and industry inputs. Additionally, it connects learners, parents, educators, and counselors to support teaching and career success.
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ONLINE EDUCATION
YuJa | January 23, 2023
Prairie State College recently announced that it is integrating with YuJa Panorama to avail of a digital platform for unlimited learning alternatives for its valuable learners.
YuJa Panorama is one of YuJa's high-impact media solutions that helps institutions deliver user-friendly video and media content. It makes things more accessible by automatically creating accessible versions of course materials in the background. It also has a visual accessibility gauge that lets creators know when their content has problems, a website accessibility tool that enables students to change how their user interface works, and detailed reports and scorecards. In addition, YuJa Panorama connects with D2L, the school's learning management system.
Prairie State College has emphasized accessibility in its mission, which is as follows: 'We provide unrestricted opportunities for learning suited to students' individual and collective needs and implement a fair process that recognizes their dignity.'
Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer of YuJa, said, "YuJa is committed to providing tools that make accessibility easy to implement and manage from an institutional standpoint, and that drive inclusivity and promote learning for all students." He added, "Prairie State College is proactive about providing accessible content for all learners, and YuJa Panorama provides all the tools to help them meet their accessibility needs."
(Source - Business Wire)
About YuJa
YuJa is a prominent education and technology solutions company. It empowers organizations of all sizes with tools to motivate, engage, educate, and collaborate. It supports learning endeavors across various organizations, including higher education, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit, and corporate. Its legal headquarters are in Delaware, with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley (California) and Canadian offices in Toronto.
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