ONLINE EDUCATION
Ciena Solutions | August 26, 2021
As the new school year approaches, educators are looking for ways to encourage students to stay engaged with virtual and hybrid learning while helping them take ownership of their learning.
Join the Ciena Solutions Challenge educator roundtable on Tuesday, August 31 to hear from teachers on how they encouraged students to stay engaged with virtual learning, built positive relationships with students, and helped them find an authentic purpose for learning through the Ciena Solutions Challenge. Educators from the United States and India will share stories of how they supported students in developing solutions for issues related to mental health, climate change and the environment, and community resource mapping. Click here for a summary of the projects students completed during the Ciena Solutions Challenge pilot.
The Ciena Solutions Challenge is a design challenge inviting middle and high school students globally to design solutions that address the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals in their communities. Educators around the world may register now for the Challenge, and beginning on Wednesday, September 15, educators may apply for a $2,500 USD Sustainability Award to sustain and scale students' projects. Educators and students will also receive mentoring, professional learning, and showcase opportunities throughout the Challenge.
Ciena's Digital Inclusion program aims to mobilize the company's global workforce, leverage its innovation leadership, and collaborate with customers, suppliers and other partners to bridge the digital divide. Ciena has committed to fund $10 million (USD) over a five-year period on programming that promotes digital inclusion through greater connectivity, access to technology and digital skilling, with a goal of expanding opportunities for 100,000 underserved students in our global communities.
About Digital Promise
Digital Promise is a nonprofit organization that builds powerful networks and takes on grand challenges by working at the intersection of researchers, entrepreneurs, and educators. Our vision is that all people, at every stage of their lives, have access to learning experiences that help them acquire the knowledge and skills they need to thrive and continuously learn in an ever-changing world.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
OpenSesame | July 28, 2021
OpenSesame, a market-leading SaaS global e-learning pioneer, announced a $50 million investment led by JMI Equity, a growth equity company focusing on investing in top software companies, with previous investors FTV Capital and Altos Ventures participating. This expansion investment will help OpenSesame speed its global expansion, expand its technology platform through product-led M&A, and continue to create value for its global customers.
Companies across the globe were compelled to rethink how they train and grow their organizations as a consequence of COVID-19 and the beginning of the work-from-home age. As a result, organizations accelerated their adoption of online learning and employee development programs with remote workforces, with a particular surge in demand for more training on diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and leadership development, enabling a safe working environment and workplace wellness. The most comprehensive and essential solution for global and remote workforces across all sectors is OpenSesame's extensive library of 20,000+ e-learning courses in over 19 languages and new courses from world-class content partners such as TED and Harvard Business Publishing.
To offer customers even more high-quality courses, OpenSesame will increase its investment in partnerships and technology. The business adds unique courses by collaborating with the world's finest content producers and subject matter experts, as well as its curation team, to create courses that meet the unmet training requirements of today's virtual and varied workforces. With AI-curated course lists, OpenSesame has created technology that enables learning administrators to build custom learning pathways for each learner. In addition, the Simon platform from OpenSesame enables learning professionals to build compelling online training courses in many languages that connect with any learning management system.
About OpenSesame
Through effective online learning in every sector, OpenSesame assists in the development of the world's most productive and respected workforce. OpenSesame assists global companies at every step of the process, with the most extensive library of e-learning courses from the world's top publishers. As a result, OpenSesame has gained additional Global 2000 companies to its client base when the workforce is becoming more virtual. With over 20,000 courses available, the platform serves all industries and markets.
About JMI Equity
JMI Equity is a growth equity company that focuses on top software businesses. Since its inception in 1992, JMI has invested in over 155 businesses in its target markets, executed over 105 successful exits, and raised more than $6 billion in committed capital. In addition, JMI works with outstanding management teams to help them grow their companies into industry leaders.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
education news | June 16, 2021
Education Resources, Inc., a leading continuing education provider for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, has added "Treatment of Motor Issues in Children with Sensory Dysfunction Online Series" to its robust on-demand, online course catalog, taught by the internationally renowned and engaging instructor, Liesa Ritchie-Persaud PT, DPT, PCS, CKTP.
The series, which is now available on ERI's website, was initially recorded during a live webinar and can directly be accessed from the comfort of one's own home or workplace. This on-demand online learning opportunity is available from ERI for $299 per person. Participants will have one year to complete the course and downloadable handout materials, earning 11.5 contact hours (1.15 CEUs).
Ritchie-Persaud teaches therapists how to use "Sensory Aware" tools with young clients referred for gross motor and sensory-motor challenges. Participants will learn how to use sensory information to enhance functional outcomes and boost school and home engagement by improving children's postural control, foundational weakness, instability, incoordination, motor planning, and restricted mobility.
About Education Resources, Inc.
Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) is a recognized continuing education provider that assists PTs, OTs, and SLPs in transforming the lives of their patients.
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