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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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
edX | January 17, 2023
edX, a prominent global online learning platform from 2U, Inc., announced Wesleyan as the newest member of the worldwide edX partner network, joining hundreds of other elite institution dedicated to expanding access to the world's finest education. In 2023, the institution intends to launch various Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on edX.org.
Michael S. Roth, Wesleyan President, said, "Wesleyan has long been a champion of educational innovation. We believe in expanding access to education by sharing versions of our classes with the wider world." He also added, "Our partnership with edX gives us the ability to grow our online offerings, bringing creative and diverse programming to more than 46 million learners around the globe."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
Wesleyan, as a top-ranked liberal arts university, aims to deliver a liberal arts education characterized by boldness, discipline, and practical idealism. In recent years, the university has worked hard to pursue its mission beyond the borders of the Middletown campus, encouraging more individuals worldwide to join its lifelong learning network.
President of Partnerships at edX, Andrew Hermalyn, said, "Wesleyan and edX are mission-aligned with the goal of making the world's best education available to everyone." He also said, "We look forward to collaborating with the university to create accessible, affordable courses that integrate Wesleyan's distinctive approach for blending disciplines together in a unique way."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About edX
edX is a global online learning platform that exists to assist learners all over the world in unlocking their full potential. Harvard and MIT founded edX in 2012 to make the world's best education accessible to everyone. Today, as a 2U, Inc. company, it connects over 46 million aspirational learners with the skills, knowledge, and support they need to achieve their goals. In collaboration with the world's leading universities and businesses, the platform provides thousands of free and open courses, professional certificates, boot camps, credit-bearing micro-credentials, and undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
The CE Shop | January 05, 2023
People in Connecticut who want to start a new career in real estate, a thriving profession with steady market demand, now have an option for flexible learning to grab a full-time job! The CE Shop is the first leading provider of online professional education to offer this form of flexible learning for the Connecticut Salesperson Pre-Licensing course.
The Connecticut Salesperson Pre-Licensing course, in total, takes 60 hours and is made up of several learning modules. Students can finish the course at their own pace using the company's self-paced delivery method, attend live online classes, or do a mix of both.
The state of Connecticut sets no time limit on the final exam, and you can take the Salesperson Pre-Licensing Exam as often as you want. Most people can finish their real estate education and pass their examinations within a month or two. They can then start a career in real estate and earn the average real estate agent salary in Connecticut, which is $90,726 per year, according to Indeed.com. The real estate market in Connecticut is one of the best in the country, and The CE Shop is an ideal place to learn about your next career.
After taking the Connecticut Pre-Licensing course and passing the final exam, a new real estate license is accepted in Alabama, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Rhode Island. This is because of a reciprocity agreement between the states. All applicants from Florida, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, and those from reciprocal states who still need to take a written test, must take the State Portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Examination.
About The CE Shop
Based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado, The CE Shop is the leading provider of online professional education with mortgage and real estate courses in the United States. It is consistently named one of Colorado's fastest-growing private companies and a top place to work. It believes that good education can make a difference; thus, it keeps providing a good education for professionals all over the country, whether they are already working in their field or want to start a new one.
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