University of Kansas Medical Center Teaching & Learning Technologies Department and KU School of Allied Health Recognized for Excellence

Interdisciplinary team wins ANGEL Impact Award for improving quality of online learning.

Indianapolis, Indiana 5/29/2008 07:21 PM GMT (FINDITT)

ANGEL^® Learning, recognized innovator of course management software and services, awarded a team from the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) an ANGEL Impact Award for Excellence at the annual ANGEL User Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio this month. The award recognizes a joint University of Kansas School of Allied Health and Teaching and Learning Technologies (TLT) Department project for improving the quality of online learning.

Titled “Extreme Course Makeover” the award-winning project optimizes ANGEL Learning Management Suite features to incorporate instructional best practices into online courses and make online learning active. Results include:

· An increase in the average course final exam grade from a C+ prior to the course makeover to an average final exam grade of A- following the course makeover.

· Positive student course evaluations.

· Faculty volunteering for course makeovers.

Individual KUMC ANGEL Impact Award recipients are:

· Lisa Bittel, PhD, PT, Professor and Chair, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Services, KU School of Allied Health

· Dave Antonacci, Director, Teaching & Learning Technologies

· Stephanie Gerald, Teaching & Learning Technologies Liaison to the School of Allied Health

“The ANGEL user community is all about teaching and learning,” said Christopher Clapp, president and CEO, ANGEL Learning. “To stand-out in this crowd takes more than a little creativity and energy. I sincerely congratulate the University of Kansas Medical Center Extreme Course Makeover team for their exceptional accomplishment.”

About ANGEL Learning
ANGEL Learning, Inc. develops and markets enterprise elearning software. Our flagship products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite and the ANGEL ePortfolio system. Our products have been honed by use – with millions of students and instructors served from K to corporate. We enjoy a reputation for creating products with exceptional ease of use, excellent vision into learner progress and for keeping our commitments. ANGEL LMS won the Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award for Best Postsecondary Course Management Solution in both 2006 and 2007 and is the only product to win the award two years in a row. Educators ranked ANGEL first in customer satisfaction in the IMS GLC Learn-Sat awards. ANGEL world headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. To learn more about the ANGEL difference, visit us at www.angellearning.com.