Subscribers to Epsilen's Online Environment Surpasses One Million Users

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of students and instructors subscribing to Epsilen's learning environment has increased by 250 percent during the past eight months, bringing the total number of users to more than a million.  That positions Epsilen as the fastest growing network of students, educators, and professionals worldwide.

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Evan Nisonson, Epsilen's chief executive officer, said the exponential growth reflects the changing trends that are taking place in learning globally. "Students today increasingly want to integrate their social online communities with their learning. And educators and institutions are coming to recognize the power of these learning communities to realize retention and student success.  Hitting the one million mark shows that Epsilen is meeting these expectations."

Serving educators and students in K-12 and higher education in more than 600 institutions in 138 countries, Epsilen is a hosted online learning environment that focuses on learner engagement and the teaching and learning experience. In addition to the social learning environment, Epsilen offers personal learning tools such as an ePortfolio, enterprise level tools for institutions to support education, a robust Learning Management System, and a retention application that was recently released in beta called the Advising Portal.

"Epsilen has become a place where students learn - they connect with one another on assignments and projects, they aggregate their learning artifacts over their academic careers, and they use ePortfolios to represent their growth to prospective colleges, universities, graduate schools, and employers. They can connect with peers in their own institution, or join networks of students from across the world, said Nisonson. "And because the tool is provided to them for life, they can remain connected to the academic contexts that are important to them.  That's a powerful advantage to students as they strive to realize their academic and career goals."

"The trend shows students and teachers becoming more and more immersed in online social communities to enhance what is being taught in the classroom," added Nisonson. "Students have access to Epsilen's anytime, anywhere community to interact with people for a myriad of reasons - to share course materials, ask for help on homework assignments, or to interact with their professors. Educators also use Epsilen to access material for curriculum development, and share assignments or course materials. Learning via non-traditional platforms is becoming much more of an integral part of the learning process."

About Epsilen, LLC
Serving educators and students in over 600 institutions worldwide, the Epsilen Environment is a hosted online learning solution that focuses on learner engagement and the teaching and learning experience. It situates a robust set of learning tools within a learning community, offering the advantages of both.  Additionally, Epsilen offers clients exclusive access to The New York Times Content Repository, a rich collection of digital resources and learning objects. Epsilen is majority owned by The New York Times Company. Visit: www.epsilen.com

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