WebStudy Learning LMS
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WebStudy Learning LMS is a fully hosted learning management system (LMS
) product owned by Elearning service provider WebStudy, Inc. The LMS was developed through a student-professor collaboration and had its roots in an educational consortium in the Mid-Atlantic region called the Delaware Valley Distance Learning Consortium. WebStudy Learning mimics the way teachers teach and students learn. The company is headquartered in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
and has staff in the U.S. and Czech Republic
.
WebStudy provides a fully hosted VLE, or virtual learning environment
product with a 24/7 Helpdesk, and the company hosts, services and protects institutional data. WebStudy Learning is fully hosted so it does not require server hardware.1 It also allows ease of migration from first-generation LMS.
WebStudy is a user-driven organization with an advisory User Group that is instrumental in discussing desired changes, driving product upgrades and sharing training approaches.
WebStudy launched the commercial use of the software with a group of charter customers in the mid-Atlantic states – originally as the Delaware Valley Distance Learning Consortium, a group that aimed to improve distance learning in the area through the local National Public Radio station (WHYY-FM
). WHYY would broadcast the courses in the middle of the night, then the schools would tape the broadcast and disseminate a booklet with the tape for distance education
.
Around Y2K, when the charter schools recognized that the utilization of this delivery was declining and being replaced by online courses, WebStudy met Bill Weber at WHYY
and acted as the R&D arm of the consortium until 2006, when it became a fully independent company.
WebStorium – the WebStudy content repository
where users can store, catalog and manage instructional material, audio clips, video segments and other content files
CourseStream – feature that manages and delivers streaming audio/video
CourseLive – for the creation of online interactive synchronous learning segments
WebFolio – a real-time electronic portfolio
or eportfolio of student work
MyWebStudyTutor – intelligent tutoring technology
that lets students learn at their own pace or level with personalized instruction
WebStudy Helpdesk- WebStudy provides 24/7 support, 365 days a year, to all users including the student level
LMS
LMS may refer to:* Lady Manners School, a seventeenth century comprehensive school in Bakewell, England.* Lancaster Mennonite School, a school located in Lancaster, PA.* Last man standing , a gametype featured in several computer and video games...
) product owned by Elearning service provider WebStudy, Inc. The LMS was developed through a student-professor collaboration and had its roots in an educational consortium in the Mid-Atlantic region called the Delaware Valley Distance Learning Consortium. WebStudy Learning mimics the way teachers teach and students learn. The company is headquartered in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is a suburban community located outside of Philadelphia in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania and Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Wynnewood was named in 1691 for Dr. Thomas Wynne, William Penn's physician and the first Speaker of the Pennsylvania General...
and has staff in the U.S. and Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
WebStudy provides a fully hosted VLE, or virtual learning environment
Virtual learning environment
Defined largely by usage, the term virtual learning environment has most, if not all, of the following salient properties:* It is Web-based* It uses Web 2.0 tools for rich 2-way interaction* It includes a content management system...
product with a 24/7 Helpdesk, and the company hosts, services and protects institutional data. WebStudy Learning is fully hosted so it does not require server hardware.1 It also allows ease of migration from first-generation LMS.
WebStudy is a user-driven organization with an advisory User Group that is instrumental in discussing desired changes, driving product upgrades and sharing training approaches.
History of WebStudy Learning
WebStudy Learning is the result of a collaboration between a student and a professor. The original design for WebStudy Learning software was developed over several iterations of, “But the student needs....” and “Yes, but the instructor needs......” They collaborated to develop features and functionality for the software that met the needs of both the student and instructor.WebStudy launched the commercial use of the software with a group of charter customers in the mid-Atlantic states – originally as the Delaware Valley Distance Learning Consortium, a group that aimed to improve distance learning in the area through the local National Public Radio station (WHYY-FM
WHYY-FM
WHYY-FM is an NPR member station serving the Delaware Valley area, which is the metro area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located in Philadelphia. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.-History:...
). WHYY would broadcast the courses in the middle of the night, then the schools would tape the broadcast and disseminate a booklet with the tape for distance education
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
.
Around Y2K, when the charter schools recognized that the utilization of this delivery was declining and being replaced by online courses, WebStudy met Bill Weber at WHYY
WHYY
WHYY may refer to:* WHYY-TV, a television station licensed to Wilmington, Delaware, United States* WHYY-FM, a radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
and acted as the R&D arm of the consortium until 2006, when it became a fully independent company.
WebStudy LMS Product
WebStudy Learning includes synchronous and asynchronous capabilities, live streaming video and audio and a content repository. The Learning suite includes:WebStorium – the WebStudy content repository
Content repository
A content repository is a store of digital content with an associated set of data management, search and access methods allowing application-independent access to the content, rather like a digital library, but with the ability to store and modify content in addition to searching and retrieving...
where users can store, catalog and manage instructional material, audio clips, video segments and other content files
CourseStream – feature that manages and delivers streaming audio/video
CourseLive – for the creation of online interactive synchronous learning segments
WebFolio – a real-time electronic portfolio
Electronic portfolio
An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks...
or eportfolio of student work
MyWebStudyTutor – intelligent tutoring technology
Intelligent tutoring system
An intelligent tutoring system is any computer system that provides direct customized instruction or feedback to students, i.e. without the intervention of human beings, whilst performing a task. Thus, ITS implements the theory of learning by doing. An ITS may employ a range of different...
that lets students learn at their own pace or level with personalized instruction
WebStudy Helpdesk- WebStudy provides 24/7 support, 365 days a year, to all users including the student level