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Strategic Alliance to Focus on Increased Access to Personalized Learning
Charlotte, N.C.— March 22, 2005 LearningStation and Vital Knowledge are launching a strategic alliance with the purpose of expanding access to personalized learning tools and resources. The alliance, announced today, enables the delivery of P.E.T. Learning Style Solutions via the LearningStation Education Desktop, a custom web desktop for teaching and learning.
“LearningStation is focused on enabling personalized learning through innovative applications and web-based technologies”, according to Jim Kirchner, LearningStation President & CEO. “We are confident that our alliance with Vital Knowledge will serve as a significant advancement in our objective of delivering solutions that will positively impact student achievement by increasing the personalization of learning in schools.”
P.E.T. Learning Styles Solution is an easy to use Web-based teaching and learning style assessment and management tool based on the work of Carl Jung and the research of Dr. Patricia Cranton and Dr. Robert Knoop. The P.E.T. Learning Styles Solution correlates personality preferences with learning styles, teaching styles, conflict resolution, leadership, management, problem solving, stress and teamwork. This innovative new Learning Styles Solution is one of the most powerful ways for education professionals to assess, manage and understand differences among students and their unique learning styles.
“The entire management and staff of Vital Knowledge.com are extremely pleased today in signing an agreement with Learning Station, that will see our two organizations working closely in the education sector .We see this relationship as a starting point in a long term partnership that will help students, teachers and parents better understand their personal learning styles in achieving their educational goals”, said Nola Chiasson, CEO of Vital Knowledge. “Vital Knowledge Software Inc looks forward to a long and growing relationship with LearningStation in the development and enhancement of solutions that personalize education.”
According to Mark Cosby, LearningStation VP of Marketing, “LearningStation is very pleased to add the significant capabilities of P.E.T. Learning Styles Solution to our robust platform. LearningStation will announce the launch an innovative grant program in the coming weeks to ensure that as many schools as possible are able to take advantage of these services in 2005.”
About Vital Knowledge Software Inc.
Vital Knowledge Software Inc., based in Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, is an award-winning educational software developer dedicated to helping educators obtain essential skills to meet the challenges of today’s dynamic learning environments.
About LearningStation
LearningStation, a leading provider of customized portal solutions, focuses on helping schools authentically engage students in learning through innovative applications and web-based learning tools. LearningStation has been honored as a 2005 and 2006 SIIA Codie Award finalist, a 2003 Media & Methods Magazine Awards Portfolio recipient and a recipient of the EdNET 2002 Pioneer Award for significant contributions to the growth of education technology.