Education: A Smart Investment - The Learning Edge North America Partners with Edutopia

Denver, CO, November 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- At EDUCAUSE 2009, The Learning Edge North America today announced a partnership with Edutopia.

Edutopia, published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that documents, disseminates and advocates for innovation and the redesign of learning environments, including how technology can transform teaching and learning.

As part of the partnership, The Learning Edge North America will make a contribution to the foundation for every client, prospect or partner that attends the organization's client event on Wednesday evening at EDUCAUSE 2009, or visits their booth for a demonstration of EQUELLA, the web-based digital repository.

“Edutopia is a key driver in stimulating education reform,” said Bob Cupitt, Chief Executive Officer, The Learning Edge North America. “Education is a smart investment, and The Learning Edge North America's support of this organization reflects our position of supporting high quality education initiatives.”

The partnership will also investigate how EQUELLA can store and manage content produced by Edutopia to aid in the successful undertaking of their key education initiatives.

For further information about the partnership, or details about Edutopia's vision, please visit The Learning Edge North America at booth 1027/1029 for a copy of the Edutopia magazine, or navigate to www.edutopia.org.

About Edutopia
Edutopia is published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation, founded in 1991 by filmmaker George Lucas as a nonprofit operating foundation that documents, disseminates and advocates for innovation and the redesign of K-12 learning environments, including how technology can transform teaching and learning. Through Edutopia.org, Edutopia magazine, Edutopia video, the Edutopia News e-newsletter, and a growing online community, the Foundation is building a movement to stimulate education reform with a special focus on core concepts of comprehensive assessment, integrated studies, project learning, social and emotional learning, teacher development, and technology integration. More information about Edutopia is available at Edutopia.org, one of the leading education sites on the Internet.

About The Learning Edge North America
The Learning Edge North America's principal offering is EQUELLA, a digital repository that incorporates learning objects, learning content management, and integrated content authoring. EQUELLA integrates with popular course management systems and has been implemented by universities, community colleges, and state-based school systems worldwide. The Learning Edge North America has locations in Boston, Toronto, Chicago and Sacramento. Visit us at http://www.equella.com.

Contact Information:
The Learning Edge North America
Alistair Oliver
+61 417 397 044
info@equella.com
www.equella.com

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