Pearson's Award-Winning CourseConnect™ Courses Now Available for iPad

BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson today announced that its award-winning CourseConnect™ courses for online and blended learning are now available for the iPad.  Students accessing their CourseConnect courses on their iPads will find the same rich learning experiences as on their computers, with iPad-designed features including easy touch-screen navigation, practice exercises, relevant imagery and integrated rich media. 

CourseConnect courses for higher education can be used either stand-alone or mapped to any textbook, and used in any learning management system.  Designed using clear course level outcomes and enabling lesson-level objectives, course content is created by a team of credentialed subject matter experts, faculty advisors, course authors and e-learning instructional designers.

"Learning is happening anywhere, anytime on any device," said Don Kilburn, CEO of Pearson Learning Solutions.  "Today's students want their educational content to be interactive and personal to their learning style, whether they learn best through audio, visual or both.  That's why we've optimized CourseConnect courses for the iPad. It's another example of how we're leveraging the best of technology and content to improve access and achievement for our students."

To view a demo of CourseConnect for iPad, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2fX4UApyU&list=UUYOosmcnlw_tKabT3iJSmSQ&index=1&feature=plcp.

About Pearson Learning Solutions

Pearson Learning Solutions is a business unit within Pearson, the world's leading learning company.  As an education partner and consultant to higher education institutions, Pearson Learning Solutions is committed to designing total, client-driven education solutions.  We are a team of world-class education experts, instructional designers, curriculum development experts, education course writers, development editors and textbook publishers.  We tailor solutions to each institution's individual needs, including off-the-shelf online, in-classroom or blended courses and fully customized curriculum development.  We also provide a range of technology tools and learning platforms to help students, faculty and institutions succeed. For more information, please visit http://www.pearsonlearningsolutions.com.

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