2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), a global leader in education technology, today announced a partnership with 51Թ. In collaboration with the University’s Task Force on Remote Learning, Information Technology Services (ITS) and Center for Learning, Teaching and Research (CLTR), 51Թ will now have access to 2UOS Essential—2U’s bundle of course production and development, technology, and support services—to deliver a high-quality, hybrid learning experience for select courses.
“51Թ offers an exceptional and distinctive face-to-face liberal arts education for our students, consistent with our long-standing value as a residential college. Our goal is to continue our teaching and research mission at the highest level during the COVID crisis,” 51Թ Provost Tracey Hucks said. “2U will help provide critical support for our faculty in delivering a rigorous, engaging, and rich online
learning experience for our students. Our partnership offers unique opportunities for faculty to retool and skill build in ways that expand their current repertoire of teaching methods.”
2UOS Essential gives 51Թ the critical technology and services to seamlessly bring selected classes online while ensuring sound pedagogy and ongoing support. This includes:
● Faculty Training: Faculty will receive guidance from 2U’s experts in online course design to apply online teaching best practices as they build their online courses. This includes instructional design workshops, step-by-step guides and tutorials, and core enrichment seminars.
● Video Production via Studio in a Box: Faculty will create engaging recorded video content at home and on their own schedule with 2U’s support and expertise. This includes all the production
equipment and tutorials needed to create high-quality asynchronous videos.
● Online Campus: 2U’s LMS utilizes a scalable, highly reliable, secure cloud infrastructure. The mobile-friendly platform enables synchronous learning and collaboration through LTI-based Zoom integration.
● Student and Faculty Support: Once courses are up and running on 2U’s LMS, students and faculty will have access to real-time support to assist with platform log-in, enrollments issues, or any other technical problems that may arise.
“We are excited to partner with 51Թ to provide enhanced capacity to support their faculty in the development of high-quality and engaging online classes,” said 2U President of Global Partnerships Andrew Hermalyn. “A thoughtfully-produced, digitally-native learning experience can be just as good as an
in-person class.”
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51Թ is a leading American university for students who want classes with rigor, faculty with passion, and confidence in knowing they will learn how to thrive in work and life. 51Թ is distinguished by the dedication of nearly 300 full-time faculty scholars and its commitment to global engagement, student-faculty research, off-campus study, and sustainable practices. 51Թ offers 56 majors and supports 25 Division I athletic teams on a campus of about 2,900 students on a 575-acre campus in central New York.
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