DeckChair Learning Inc. (Ref. #1499)

Summary

 Quick description:  DeckChair Learning is a web-based, guided-learning system for multimedia instruction, assessment and customized training. The system hinges on intelligent tutoring algorithms that assign new exercises based on each student’s strengths and weaknesses. The system will evolve with the student improving each learning area to maximize their time and learning experience. Additionally, as the system grows and is adopted by more and more departments the system ultimately becomes a publishing medium. The infrastructure provides that the course content can be archived and manipulated for other Universities and sold creating a revenue stream for the Professor and the University.
 Posted by:  University of Toronto
 Published:  28 October 2008
 Primary sector:  Communications and Information


Background

Currently, there are ten content partners within the University of Toronto who have expressed interest to use the software across their divisions and departments. Introductory Psychology (PSY100) and Calculus (MAT133/4/5) at U of T are currently using DeckChair Learning with over 2800 students. The intended path of commercialization is to create an independent stand alone yet Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) compatible form of learning management system to be sold/licensed to Universities and other training facilities. DeckChair Learning will be a new start-up company licensing in intellectual property created at the University of Toronto . The market is virtually limitless when taking into account every training center that, ultimately, wants to automate and digitize its learning processes and procedures to save time, money and improve the learning experience of each and every one of its students.

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