Pearson eCollege, Campus Management Corp. Announce True Web Services Integration

Pearson eCollege has announced the integration of its Pearson LearningStudio® learning management system (LMS) with Campus Management Corp.'s CampusVue® Student, a fully unified academic and administrative platform. The collaboration creates a seamless exchange of critical student, instructor, program and course-related data between these two industry-leading products.

Now available from Campus Management Corp, the CampusLink^sm Web Services linked with Pearson LearningStudio enables customers to:

• Synchronize course masters and term class scheduling between CampusVue Student and Pearson LearningStudio;
• Synchronize course shell creation, term schedules, real-time student enrollment, attendance and grades;
• Receive real-time updates to enrollments and instructor assignments;
• Simplify importing of course attendance and final grades; and
• Provide students and faculty single sign-on access to online academics through the CampusVue Portal.

"The combination of CampusVue Student and Pearson LearningStudio offers customers a simple, seamless way to effectively manage and deliver a unified student experience as their online enrollments continue to grow," said Matt Leavy, CEO of Pearson eCollege. "We remain committed to supporting open SIS platform integrations so our customers can efficiently grow their online programs and maximize the value and benefits of their solutions."

The integration of these two systems provides users with a single point of access to administrative applications, as well as Pearson LearningStudio courses and information via the CampusVue Portal. The overall solution provides easier access for students and consolidated management for administrators.

"Student retention and instructor workload are two major challenges facing online education," said Timothy Loomer, president and CEO, Campus Management Corp. "By integrating with Pearson LearningStudio, we're able to make the student experience as seamless as possible and reduce the administrative chores for faculty."

The Learning Edge International Joins Pearson

We are pleased to announce that The Learning Edge International is now part of Pearson. The Learning Edge and its principal offering, EQUELLA, is the leader in large-scale digital content management for higher education and K12 institutions in the US and around the world.

Many educational institutions already have large collections of highly valuable digital curriculum and research materials stored in legacy systems that are not readily accessible, shareable or measurable. With EQUELLA, institutions have a unique solution that doesn’t require changes to their legacy systems. Institutions using EQUELLA are connected to multiple content repositories, enabling much more effective use of digital content by students, educators and administrators.

The Learning Edge will continue to do what it does best: producing great software, taking care of existing clients and bringing new clients into the fold. Together, Pearson and The Learning Edge International will extend the impact of EQUELLA while supporting ingenious products and services to make EQUELLA the standard for resource management in educational institutions worldwide.

Adrian Sannier Joins the Pearson eCollege Team as Vice President of Product

Pearson eCollege recently announced the appointment of Adrian Sannier as Vice President of Product. In this role, Sannier will help drive adoption of Pearson’s next generation learning management system - Pearson LearningStudio - as well as other technology offerings, leveraging his extensive technology and higher education expertise.

For the past five years, Sannier served as Arizona State University’s (ASU) Vice President and University Technology Officer, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of ASU’s strategic plan for the application and use of information systems and technology throughout the university.

During his time at ASU, Sannier worked to enhance student access and success for the university’s 65,000 students, empower faculty research, knowledge production and technology transfer, and enhance overall university operations and efficiency. Additionally, Sannier was responsible for the integration of technology to connect multiple ASU campuses with each other and the world. Sannier also served as a professor in the Division of Computing Studies.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Adrian Sannier to our team. A renowned academic and technology thought leader, Adrian’s deep expertise further strengthens our unique ability to develop and deliver the next generation of learning management systems,” said Matt Leavy, CEO of Pearson eCollege. “Adrian’s extensive experience working directly with faculty and students provides not only a welcome addition to our product management team but practical insight into what today’s universities are demanding with regards to online learning.”

Prior to his work at ASU, Sannier was the Stanley Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering at Iowa State University and Associate Director of the Virtual Reality Applications Center, a $10M research center supporting more than 30 faculty and 150 students. Sannier received his B.S. and PhD in Systems Science from Michigan State University.

“I’m excited to join the Pearson team and am confident that together we can make a positive impact on technology decisions being made in higher education today,” said Sannier. “As the technology needs of colleges and universities continue to expand, I wanted to take a more active role in affecting lasting and positive change within higher education - with Pearson, I’ve found that opportunity.”