Union County College Adopts Leading Edge Technology to Deliver Online and Face-to-Face Instruction
For Immediate Release - Aug. 7, 2008
Indianapolis, Ind. – Aug. 7, 2008 – ANGEL® Learning, recognized innovator of enterprise course management software and services, today announced that Union County College (UCC), Cranford, NJ has adopted the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS). Focused on ensuring its programs prepare students for the intellectual and technical demands of the 21st Century, Union County College’s ANGEL adoption provides students and faculty the most up-to-date technology tools for distance learning and blended and web-enhanced instruction.
UCC is piloting the ANGEL LMS fall 2008. The college’s ANGEL implementation will go live spring 2009, replacing the system the college previously licensed. “There’s lots of interest in moving to the ANGEL platform,” reported Barbara Hollywood, director of Distance Education, Union County College. “ANGEL is a powerful system. Its robust features provide faculty many different options for delivering both online and traditional instruction.”
Specific ANGEL features Hollywood identifies as providing extra value include:
- Ease of navigation – allows students to focus on content rather than learning how to use the technology.
- Discussion forums – promote class participation and interaction regardless of students’ physical locations.
- Assessments – provide increased browser security including the ability to randomize questions and answers and delay student review.
“It’s often easier to stay with the status quo than to change to a new technology,” said Christopher Clapp, president and CEO, ANGEL Learning. “We applaud Union County College’s dedication to continuous improvement and are pleased to welcome them to the ANGEL community.”
The oldest community college in New Jersey, Union County College serves more than 11,000 students online and on campuses in Cranford, Elizabeth, Scotch Plains and Plainfield. A two-year degree from UCC prepares students for jobs or to continue their education at a four-year school. UCC offers traditional degree programs, blended programs where fifty percent of instruction takes place face-to-face in class and fifty percent online, and completely online classes and degree programs. All of its online courses are asynchronous, meaning no visits to the physical campus location are necessary.
About ANGEL Learning
ANGEL Learning, Inc. develops and markets enterprise elearning software. Our flagship products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite and the ANGEL ePortfolio system. Our products have been honed by use – with millions of students and instructors served from K to corporate. We enjoy a reputation for creating products with exceptional ease of use, excellent vision into learner progress and for keeping our commitments. ANGEL LMS won the Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award for Best Postsecondary Course Management Solution in both 2006 and 2007 and is the only product to win the award two years in a row. Educators ranked ANGEL first in customer satisfaction in the IMS GLC Learn-Sat awards. ANGEL world headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. To learn more about the ANGEL difference, visit us at www.angellearning.com.
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