SMART Technologies Points Thousands of End Users to CoursePark.com for Solutions Training and Certif
SMART Technologies Points Thousands of End Users to CoursePark.com for Solutions Training and Certification
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V: BPL), today announced a 2-year agreement with SMART Technologies Inc. (NAS: SMT) (TSX:SMA), a leading provider of collaboration solutions. The learning management system agreement offers a new, state-of-the-art training solution, powered by CoursePark.com that enables educators using SMART products and SMART resellers to access, track and manage online courses and instructor-led training in CoursePark's collaborative learning environment.
More than 2.5 million SMART Board interactive whiteboards are used globally in education, business and government, with over 2 million installed in K-12 classrooms, offering more than 40 million students and their teachers inspiring learning opportunities. Bluedrop is using its CoursePark.com cloud-based learning platform to provide this global user base with a seamless solution that integrates with the popular SMART Learning Space and SMART Exchange website. The same solution provides resellers and end users with resources, training courses, certifications, e-commerce capability and collaborative engagement with peers.
"We needed a flexible training solution built around communities of learners who want to share and collaborate," said Sandi Boga, Program Manager, Education Software Product Management, SMART Technologies. "We are extremely pleased with CoursePark and how it allows us to address different user groups' specific training needs. Effective use of our products is key, and the way a teacher uses their SMART solution is different from how a reseller or training provider uses it. CoursePark.com gives us the flexibility we need to create engaging training experiences that help our customers get the most out of our products and realize a return on their investment. CoursePark offers one of the most effective training solutions available today and I think people will love how easy it is to use," added Boga. To see the new SMART Learning Space, visit: learningspace.smarttech.com.
"Large organizations that want to train clients, partners, resellers and end users are becoming dissatisfied with the complex, inward-looking solutions available from the Learning Management System (LMS) industry. That was one of the drivers that inspired us to create CoursePark.com. We are pleased to help SMART pursue even greater client satisfaction and loyalty from their customers and reseller channel. Our underlying CoursePark.com technology can provide the world's leading product and services organizations with a flexible, modern solution that elegantly addresses all their trainings needs," said Emad Rizkalla, founder and CEO of Bluedrop Performance Learning.
SMART moved their customers, resellers and training providers onto the new training system on April 1, 2013. For more information, go to learningspace.smarttech.com. The move to the new, social learning platform replaced the previous learning management system.
About Bluedrop
Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V: BPL) is an innovator in workplace training for individuals, corporations, military personnel and the public sector. Launched in 2004, with more than 100 employees in six offices across Canada, Bluedrop is transforming the workplace by designing, developing and delivering affordable training content that improves individual and overall performance of organizations.
CoursePark.com is Bluedrop's cloud-based training delivery platform and contains more than 5,000 third-party online courses from the world's leading publishers and subject matter experts. Launched in 2011, the CoursePark platform is growing quickly, with registered users in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.bluedrop.com
About SMART Technologies
SMART Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions that enable inspired collaboration in schools and workplaces around the world by turning group work into a highly interactive, engaging and productive experience. SMART delivers integrated solutions of hardware, software and services, designed for superior performance and ease of use, and remains a world leader in interactive displays.
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