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Oncology Nursing Society Selects Schoology to Enhance the Continuing Education of Its Members
NEW YORK, NY, Nov 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Schoology, the leading cloud-based, collaborative learning platform
for K-20 classrooms, today announced that the Oncology Nursing
Society (ONS) has selected the Schoology platform as its preferred
Learning Management System (LMS). As a professional association
dedicated to providing excellence in oncology nursing and quality
cancer care, ONS will use Schoology to connect its membership base of
35,000 professionals to its latest research, training, and continuing
education resources. The society's new LMS platform will benefit
staff nurses, advanced practice nurses, case managers, educators,
researchers, consultants and other healthcare professionals.
To keep up with the rapidly changing healthcare and regulatory
landscape, ONS offers its members a variety of useful professional
services and continuing education coursework. Nearly 60 percent of
the ONS member base is enrolled in these courses through its online
programs and the ONS University. ONS has been recognized for its
strong commitment to education integrity and for its use of
technology to advance the scientific base of nursing. It sought a
collaborative learning partner to uphold these core values while
providing the technology that enables members to stay organized, get
involved in their topics of interest, and interact with others who
share similar interests.
Schoology was selected based on its stellar reputation, robust
product features, and user-friendly Application Programming Interface
(API), which allows ONS to customize, integrate and extend features
and functionality in Schoology with existing systems to provide its
members with a powerful and seamless online learning experience.
"We were impressed with the flexibility and intuitiveness of the
Schoology platform, as well as its commitment to the user
experience," said Michele Galioto, RN, MSN, ONS director of
education. "Many of our members are full-time professionals who need
quick and easy access to premium educational resources in an
environment that meets their busy schedules, offering streamlined
navigation and interactivity. Schoology's depth of capabilities,
ease-of-use, and platform scalability was a perfect fit for ONS."
ONS joins nearly two million users at more than 30,000 progressive
schools, districts and professional organizations to use Schoology to
improve communication and collaboration inside and outside of the
classroom by socially connecting educators, students, and peers. The
Schoology platform bundles online learning, classroom management, and
social networking into a single, secure platform that improves the
learning lives of students and helps educators manage their
workloads, monitor classroom performance and teach better.
"We designed the Schoology platform to be intuitive for the faculty
and students of all classroom structures and learning environments,"
said Jeremy Friedman, CEO of Schoology. "Our work with ONS is a great
example of Schoology's universal utility and appeal to educators,
students and administrators. We are proud to be working with ONS and
are grateful to be a part of their commitment to continued education
in nursing."
About the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
The Oncology Nursing
Society (ONS) is a professional association of more than 35,000
members committed to promoting excellence in oncology nursing and the
transformation of cancer care. Since 1975, ONS has provided a
professional community for oncology nurses, developed evidence-based
education programs and treatment information, and advocated for
patient care, all in an effort to improve quality of life and
outcomes for patients with cancer and their families. Learn more at
www.ons.org.
About Schoology
New York City-based Schoology is the developer of a
K-20 collaborative learning platform that incorporates online
learning, classroom management and social networking in one platform.
The cloud-based solution is available as both a free, stand-alone
product and as a fee-based, integrated enterprise-class solution for
schools and districts. Schoology integrates seamlessly with existing
school/district technologies to create a single, scalable interface
where educators can teach, assess, administer and analyze student
progress. Schoology has transformed how educators communicate and
collaborate with students, parents and peers. The platform expands
the educator's support and resource network by enabling meaningful
academic collaboration through the sharing of best practices and
digital content via school-to-school networking and an easy-to-access
centralized resource library. For more information visit
schoology.com or follow the company on Twitter @schoology.
Media Contacts:
April H. Burghardt
PR Consultant for Schoology
Email Contact
646-246-0484
SOURCE: Schoology
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