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PLATO ® Developmental-Level Courses John Whattam, Territory Manager

PLATO ® Developmental-Level Courses John Whattam, Territory Manager. Session Focus. Overview of PLATO Learning, Inc. PLATO Developmental-Level Courses PLATO Learning Environment Q & A. Who We Are. PLATO Learning has: been helping learners succeed since 1960

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PLATO ® Developmental-Level Courses John Whattam, Territory Manager

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  1. PLATO® Developmental-Level Courses John Whattam, Territory Manager

  2. Session Focus • Overview of PLATO Learning, Inc. • PLATO Developmental-Level Courses • PLATO Learning Environment • Q & A

  3. Who We Are PLATO Learning has: • been helping learners succeed since 1960 • served more than 18 million learners worldwide • over 6,000 hours of quality instructional courseware Inspired Solutions for Teaching and LearningTM

  4. PLATO Post Secondary Solutions

  5. Developmental Studies • “By and large, colleges and universities have not yet begun to realize the promise of technology to improve the quality of student learning and reduce the costs of instruction.” Carol Twigg, Executive Director The National Center for Academic Transformation

  6. Post Secondary Courses on the PLATO Learning Environment Math (4) Reading (2) Writing(2) Developmental Education Courses

  7. Post Secondary Courses on the PLATO Learning EnvironmentSpring Release 4/29/11 ASVAB HESI TEAS ACT WorkKeys NRS PRAXIS II National Career Certification ACT SAT ACCUPLACER COMPASS ASVAB GED CASAS TABE

  8. PLATO Learning Environment Spring Release • Reader Support Featuring: • Text-to-Speech • One Word Dictionary Look-up • Translation

  9. Copy selectable text Paste into Reader Support Choose voice Text-to-Speech

  10. Dictionary Look Up Define

  11. Translation Tool Translate

  12. Flexible Implementations

  13. Licensing Model 50 different learners X 8 hours a day 400 learners served 50 different learners X 12 hours a day 600 learners served 50 different learners X 12 hours a day 600 learners served NOTE: Figures are for one hour per learner per day – most will want more.

  14. Developmental Education Depts. (M/E/AH) CPT Prep Nursing Workforce Educator Prep Athletics Learning Center & Adult Ed

  15. PLATO Developmental Courses

  16. PLATO Developmental Courses

  17. PLATO Developmental Courses

  18. PLATO Courses • Whole-semester courses • Flexible & customizable • Add, remove, or re-sequence content • Online assessment and reporting

  19. Learner- Focused Mastery Learning

  20. PLATO Learning Environment

  21. Customization and Flexibility

  22. Data and Reports

  23. Age appropriate Objective-focused Mastery-based Engaging content Applicable contexts Interaction beyond just multiple choice Learner-controlled multi-media Pre-aligned courses Easily customized to match local needs Online tools and manipulatives Maximizes ROI Multiple implementation types Multiple delivery models Batch enroll and update tools Reporting and data extraction tools Location-based management and license control Built-in instructional communication tools Why Choose PLATO?

  24. Upcoming Webinars(register at www.plato.com) • College and Career Readiness: Wednesday April 13th 9:00am MDT • Transitioning to the Plato Learning Environment: Tuesday April 19th 10:00am MDT • Using Federal Funding, Wednesday April 20th 10:00am MDT

  25. Questions • ? • ?

  26. PLATO® Developmental-Level Courses John C Whattam Post Secondary Territory Manager 303-913-3362 jwhattam@plato.com To request additional information or a PDF of today’s slides, send an email to jwhattam@plato.com.

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