EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Vector Solutions | July 04, 2022
The 2022 SmartBrief EdTech Readers' Choice Awards, which honor the best educational technology products based on reader voting, have chosen Vector Training from Vector Solutions as a winner. For professional development, the online training management system for schools was chosen as the winner.
“We are honored to have been selected as a winner by SmartBrief’s audience of industry professionals, including educators and administrators. It's not an easy time to work in schools, and we're proud to offer engaging and effective training that builds the skills of our nation's educators to help them create safer, smarter, better communities.”
-Vector Solutions Head of Product for Education, Rob Buelow
The SmartBrief EdTech Readers' Choice Awards were created by SmartBrief, a digital news service for K–12 education professionals, to recognize businesses and innovations that have had a significant influence on the education sector. In addition to giving staff and students access to hundreds of expert-authored online training courses, Vector Training—previously known as SafeSchools—also makes it simple for administrators to track and administer those trainings on a flexible, easy web-based platform. Additionally, districts are able to design and deliver unique courses through the system using Vector Training.
Vector Solutions, a top provider of software and training to assist schools in making their operations and communities safer, smarter, and better, has just won another education award. The company's educational solutions have also won recognition in the past year from THE Journal, Campus Technology, and Tech & Learning.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
HVL | June 07, 2022
HVL, the venture studio founded by experiences B2B and SaaS experts, has announced the launch of its newest cohort based coaching and online community platform, AppThink.
"Our startup ecosystem is growing in vibrancy. On-ramps that equip first-time founders are more necessary now than ever. Naturally, more people in our community are curious about starting software and tech-enabled businesses. AppThink exists to harness that curiosity by guiding aspiring founders through the fundamentals of making the right decisions early. This includes understanding how to validate an idea and bring it to market with confidence. As an early-stage venture, AppThink is uniquely positioned to "build-in-public" and model the virtuous cycle of ideation, testing, and iteration for our cohort members."
- Kellie Clark, CEO of AppThink
AppThink offers a cohort-oriented learning platform with live online work sessions and a self-paced curriculum. Aspiring founders will be taught the foundation of identifying consumers, testing business assumptions, and exploring options to create an MVP without coding.
"I'm excited to see what's in store for the aspiring founders who engage AppThink. AppThink's curriculum and approach adds value to early-stage founders individually, but it is also poised to contribute immense value to the energy and growth of our tech ecosystem."
- Shegun Otulana, Founder of HVL
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TALENT DEVELOPMENT
AMDA College | June 16, 2022
AMDA College of the Performing Arts has announced the launch of the country’s first fully online BFA in Acting and Music Theatre degrees. With a growing demand for accessible performing arts education, AMDA took to responding to the demand by digitalizing access to its signature education.
The classes in the program will offer students worldwide easy access to high quality education. Students can train in a virtual environment that empowers them with the knowledge to perform at professional levels. The programs will come with a digital technology package, enabling students to train with training equipment that they can keep upon the completion of their course. The virtual degree is part of AMDA’s commitment to delivering equitable access to technology that creates a collaborative classroom process.
AMDA’s emphasis is on providing a learning experience that parallels other emerging artists and alumni regardless of the location of the students.
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