Date: Sep 27, 2011 Source: (
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The next generation of the Adaptive Learning Management System (ALMS), that supports classroom and online
instruction with incredible success b
y increasing student online course completion rates, is being adopted by
national and international K
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12 and university practitioners. ALMS
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4DL HITE Technology moves away from the
one
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size
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fits
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all online LMS platform and provides instructional content t
hat responds to users' learning
preferences in real time. Educational programs that have used ALMS
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4DL HITE demonstrate the highest rate
of course completion in online education (90
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95%).
New! ALMS Cloud Service:
ALMS
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4DL HITE Technology is now
available on Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2). End users can take
advantage of ALMS highly scalable architecture to support 100,000 to 500,000 users, with
no upfront costs
for
the technology infrastructure.
1.
Pay as you go, even with very large volumes o
f online students and employees.
2.
Develop courses and upload on the ALMS CloudTM
for no upfront costs.
3.
Deploy courses on your own Virtual Private ALMS Cloud.
4.
Use the ALMS Cloud™ Repository to store your courses for extended periods of time.
5.
Secure y
our data with advanced encryption services.
6.
Deploy your courses and training on a fault tolerant system with Fail Safe architecture.
7.
Archival support for student and employee learning performance data for 10 years is available at an
affordable cost.
8.
No
need for an expensive IT organization and staff leading to enormous savings.
New! ALMS Cloud
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based Mobile Services:
The 4DL
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HITE 7.0 version is now available to deliver ALMS
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Cloud based courses on mobile devices supported by
Apple and Android operatin
g systems on iPad, iPod, iPhone, Android Phones and Windows Mobile phones. Your
mobile devices will be connected to ALMS Cloud services (24x7) and online courses and training will be at your
fingertips on the mobile devices of your choice. This is truly an
ywhere, anytime, and anyway access to your
courses. The
ALMS Cloud Mobile Services
include:
1.
Web
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apps that run on cross
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platform smart phones.
2.
Web
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apps that are native to Apple and Android
platforms and can be purchased or downloaded in a
few minutes from the Apple or Google app stores.
3.
The native apps allow you to access your courses/training anywhere, anytime without any connection
to the Internet.
4.
You can also take advantage of location
services and connect to fellow learners in your area by
declaring your presence.
Synaptic Global Learning (SGL), a United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 21st Century Sponsor,
has patented this learning platform. ALMS Cloud
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4DL HITE Technol
ogy dramatically increases student course
completion and satisfaction rates. Student achievement is ensured because the course curriculum is presented
in five different learning style formats. The patented system identifies the learners' preferred learning
style
and delivers the curriculum content using varying learning strategies with continuous intelligent feedback,
detailed statistical reports on individual learning performance, and real
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time intervention. ALMS Cloud
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4DL
HITE Technology supports the ne
eds of 21st century learners.
The ALMS
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4DL HITE Technology supports:
1.
A strong pedagogical framework for faculty to design courses;
2.
Connectivity to a taxonomy
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based repository of content for faculty to choose content related to
lessons;
3.
Content pres
entation with multiple learning strategies for accommodating a students learning
trajectory;
4.
System embedded learning outcome assessments;
5.
Immediate feedback and revision of content presented in different learning strategies to build student
competency i
n real time;
6.
Collection of detailed data on student learning progress to provide real time intervention for successful
completion of courses;
7.
Detailed statistical reports on class and individual learning performance and outcomes; and
8.
Management of indiv
idual learning strategy portfolios for automated instructional support.
No Upfront Costs for the Technology Infrastructure and Affordable Costs and Minimal per Student Course
Fees
SGL's ALMS
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4DL HITE Technology is available to faculty and students anywhere, anytime as a hosted web
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se
rvice. Any institution can create, deploy and host its courses, effective immediately, with affordable costs.
Once a course is developed by an institution's faculty, students are enrolled and charged a small technology
fee (per student, per course). Instit
utions pay as they earn fees from learners. There are
no
long
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term server
contracts, no need for IT staff, no infrastructure costs, and no experts required for content development.
SGL's professional staff of instructional designers, content developers,
and domain experts is available to
develop and launch degree and certificate programs as a professional service. SGL staff will guide faculty and
students and ensure that in
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class courses and online programs are fully supported (24x7) by SGL's veteran team.
