by Guelph Mercury
Desire2learn is partnering with American computer giant IBM to offer a new education platform for schools, colleges and universities. The platform combines Desire2Learn’s education software with IBM’s “predictive analytics” to improve outcomes in education, the two companies said in a news release Friday. To be called the Smarter Education Solution, the combined program offers early-warning systems for at-risk students, instructional intervention plans, insights on teaching effectiveness and other features, the release said. John Baker, founder and chief executive officer of Kitchener-based Desire2Learn, said the two companies have crossed paths in the education field for a number of years. The combined program grew out of a “casual conversation” between the two firms “about how we could improve the teaching and learning experience around the world,” he said in an interview. Desire2Learn, which specializes in online learning programs, also offers analytics technology, but not the kind of “predictive models,” insights and data systems provided by IBM, he said.
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