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Pearson Education Canada and Seneca College Partner to Develop New Learning Technologies

First of its Kind Contribution from Largest Canadian Publisher

Toronto – February 27, 2004 – The leading integrated education company, Pearson Education Canada, is teaming up with Seneca College to develop new learning technologies and methodologies for Seneca students.

In the first contribution of its kind, Pearson Education Canada has made a significant commitment along with in-kind support for Seneca’s Library & Learning Commons applied research project and Learning Objects Repositories. Pearson Education Canada will supply relevant Learning Object content to be used in the research project and will also work directly with faculty and staff providing guidance in the development of new content to populate a student accessible database.

"Pearson’s support of this crucial applied research initiative – the Learning Objects Repositories Project – will help shape the curriculum at the College, positioning Seneca graduates for success," said Dr. Rick Miner, President of Seneca College. Seneca’s Newnham Campus will host the pilot. The project’s outcomes will greatly advance the digital educational resources available to both faculty and students.

"Pearson Education Canada is the leader in integrating educational content for today’s digital world", says Steve O’Hearn, President of Pearson Education Canada’s Higher Education Division. "While books are still central to what we do, we´re creating reusable digital learning objects, online testing, companion websites and e-books to enhance student learning." Pearson Education’s Higher Education Division is the pre-eminent provider of post-secondary learning materials in Canada.

Seneca College has more than 100,000 full and part-time students on campuses across the Greater Toronto Area. Seneca provides internationally and nationally recognized career education and training, essential to graduate success in the global economy. Every Seneca certificate, diploma and applied bachelor degree is developed to a high academic standard, in consultation with industry, integrated with information technology, combined with technical and transferable skills, and reinforced by opportunities for ongoing education and re-training.

Pearson Education Canada, a division of Pearson plc, one of the world’s leading media companies, is Canada’s largest educational publisher of books and new learning technologies. Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson is the global leader in integrated education publishing providing quality content, assessment tools, and educational services in all available media, spanning the learning curve from birth through college and beyond.

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