CAREER EDUC : Career Education Corporation's MUSE Learning Platform Earns the Career College Association ?2010 Innovative Best Practice/New Program? Award
06/30/2010| 03:50pm US/Eastern
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Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO), an international provider of
post-secondary education programs, received the Career College
Association (CCA) 2010 Innovative Best Practice/New Program award for
MUSE, or ?My Unique Student Experience,? an innovative, student-focused
course content delivery system.
MUSE, which serves several CEC online campuses and programs, was created
by a team led by Judy Komar, CEC vice president of education technology.
Komar accepted the recognition on behalf of CEC during the CCA Annual
Achievement Awards at the industry association's annual convention in
Las Vegas.
?CEC schools strive to offer high-quality, supportive education to its
students,? said Komar. ?Through MUSE, our schools are equipped with a
powerful learning tool that is not only accessible and intuitive, but
assists the student in a way that conforms to individual learning
styles.?
MUSE is an interactive learning platform that presents supplemental
course material through 11 learning options including try it, read it,
hear it, view it, create it, direct it and more. These options are
designed to accommodate a variety of learning styles, allowing students
to interact with curriculum in a way that fits their learning needs.
MUSE presents lessons within the context of real-world situations. This
format encourages distance learners --who often come to the online
classroom with more life and work experience compared to the traditional
college student--to use their personal experience and knowledge to guide
them to topics they want to focus on. As a result, students engage in a
richer, more rewarding learning experience.
?The award selection committee felt MUSE was an overwhelming choice for
this award,? said Harris Miller, president of CCA. ?Education technology
will play a big role in the life of the next generation learner, and
MUSE demonstrates that career schools are poised to quickly respond and
adapt to new learning methods.?
The CCA Innovative Best Practices/New Program Award recognizes
institutions that have contributed to the private, post-secondary career
school sector though successful implementation of innovative methods
that benefited an institution, student, the career school sector, or the
community at-large during the 2009 calendar year. To be considered,
nominations must be related to curriculum, instruction, retention,
placement or recruitment and show success through innovation. Candidates
are evaluated on general factors of success as they related to general
best practices or new programs as well as the level of innovation.
First launched in 2009, MUSE is now used by several CEC schools,
including: American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical
University, International Academy of Design & Technology, Missouri
College and Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts North America. For
more information on CEC schools, please visit: www.careered.com.
About Career Education Corporation
The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career
Education Corporation ("CEC") family offer high-quality education to a
diverse student population of over 116,000 students across the world in
a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The approximately 90 campuses
that serve these students are located throughout the U.S. and in France,
Italy, the United Kingdom and Monaco, and offer doctoral, master's,
bachelor's and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs.
Approximately 40% of our students attend the web-based virtual campuses
of American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical University,
International Academy of Design & Technology and Le Cordon Bleu College
of Culinary Arts.
CEC is an industry leader whose brands are recognized globally. Those
brands include, among others, American InterContinental University
("AIU"); Brooks Institute; Colorado Technical University ("CTU");
Harrington College of Design; INSEEC Group ("INSEEC") Schools, including
the International University of Monaco ("IUM"); International Academy of
Design & Technology ("IADT"); Istituto Marangoni; Le Cordon Bleu North
America ("LCB"); and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through our
schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling
students to graduate and pursue rewarding career opportunities.
For more information, see CEC's website at www.careered.com.
The website includes a detailed listing of individual campus locations
and web links to CEC's colleges, schools, and universities. CEC does not
guarantee employment or salary.
About Career Colleges Association
The Career College Association is a voluntary membership organization of
accredited, private postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges and
universities that provide career-specific educational programs. CCA has
1800 members that educate and support over one million students each
year for employment in over 200 occupational fields. CCA member
institutions provide the full range of higher education programs:
master's and doctoral degree programs, two- and four-year associate and
baccalaureate degree programs, and short-term certificate and diploma
programs. Visit CCA at www.career.org
or follow us on Twitter: @ccanow.
Career Education Corporation
Media Contact:
Tracy Baldwin
(847)
585-3793
tbaldwin@careered.com
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