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Lrnr Adaptive Learning Completes Pilots at 18 Higher Education Institutions

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Pochys Ventures, Inc.- Vallejo, Calif.- http://www.lrnr.us

PRESS CONTACT: Aravind Pochiraju u2013 press@pochys.com

Adaptive learning solutions company completes long-cycle pilot studies with 18 colleges to improve personalized learning courses using OpenStax textbooks.

Oct 1, 2015 u2013 Vallejo, Calif.

Educational technology company Lrnr Adaptive Learning Solutions (Pochys Ventures, Inc.) has completed pilots at 18 universities and colleges for its personalized courses, and seventy percent of these colleges have formally adopted Lrnru2019s adaptive courseware for Fall 2016. nnnn

Lrnr is a cloud-based educational content delivery, personalization and analytics platform that integrates OpenStax digital textbook content with intuitive personal learning tools and adaptive assessments. OpenStaxu2019s free textbooks are developed and peer-reviewed by educators to ensure they are readable, accurate and meet the scope and sequence requirements of introductory college courses. Lrnru2019s platform provides individualized learning paths and precise analytics creating personalized learning experiences that make studying and learning more efficient, effective and engaging.nn

u201cI used Lrnru2019s adaptive Anatomy and Physiology course in Fall 2015 and Spring of 2016. It is obvious that students who use Lrnr received better grades on their exams,u201d said Professor Yvette Pawlowski from Central Texas College.nnnu201cStudents who are utilizing Lrnru2019s adaptive quizzes are getting better grades in my class,u201d agreed Professor Stephanie Loveless from Danville Area Community College. u201cMy students are more engaged during lecture and are asking better, more thoughtful questions.u201dnnColleges that piloted the Lrnr adaptive learning system this Fall were able to take advantage of student learning personalization, interactive adaptive assessments and learning activities, analytics, assignments with grade book, and support for instructor-contributed content.nnLrnr enables presentation of personalized learning experiences with an enterprise-grade cloud-based delivery platform that uses formative assessment, knowledge application and problem-solving activities, and other learning observation and measurement methods to optimally adapt content u2013 including test questions u2013 for each individual. Content is personalized across five dimensions; pace, sequence, difficulty, mode and remedial focus.nnu201cIn this market, in order to disrupt, you have to displace,u201d Lrnr CEO Aravind Pochiraju said. u201cLrnru2019s mission is to displace expensive, static, one-size-fits-all textbooks with affordable, personalized and rich learning courseware.u201d n

OpenStax textbooks powered by Lrnr offer colleges and universities a compelling alternative to traditional textbooks. Six OpenStax textbooks are available on the Lrnr Adaptive Learning Platform: College Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, Concepts of Biology, Psychology, Principles of Economics and Introduction to Sociology. By providing a digital textbook that personalizes itself to each student, and provides a wealth of actionable analytic data, faculty and instructors can help deliver better and more satisfying student outcomes.

More information about Lrnr is available on the companyu2019s website at http://www.lrnfast.comnn

More information about OpenStax is available on their website at http://www.openstaxcollege.org

Faculty and institutions interested in more information about using OpenStax textbooks with Lrnr should contact Lrnr by phone at 551-333-5505 or by e-mail at sales@pochys.comnnu200b

For all other inquiries, contact Lrnr on their website at lrnr.us or email us directly at business@pochys.comu200b

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