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Growth Engineering to build Erickson Coaching International's education-specific LMS

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Learning technologies company Growth Engineering and leading Canadian coaching organisation Erickson Coaching International team up to develop an education-specific LMS to engage and motivate students.

Erickson's new Academy will engage learners like never before
Erickson's new Academy will engage learners like never before 

With over 40,000 graduates in over 36 countries, Erickson has been pioneering transformational coach training and business leadership programs since 1980. Erickson’s new Online Academy for The Art & Science of Coaching is a next generation educational portal which uses Growth Engineering’s gamified social Learning Management System, which is renowned for achieving high levels of learner engagement.

Growth Engineering, whose Academy LMS was ranked the #1 Learning Management System in the world by eLearning expert Craig Weiss, will be working closely with the team at Erickson to develop some specific education-focused features that will secure ever-higher levels of engagement and motivation among Higher Education clients.

The development roadmap will focus on education-specific challenges such as social learning, collaboration and feedback tools that will keep Erickson’s clients focused, on target and ready to achieve more.

Juliette Denny, Managing Director of Growth Engineering, said: “As our first client within the Canadian market, Erickson’s Academy is a thrilling opportunity. We are excited to be focusing on the fast-growing Higher Education sector with a prestigious brand such as Erickson and are looking forward to making it a tremendous success.” 

Erickson will be utilising Growth Engineering’s gamification features on the Academy LMS - also ranked the #1 Gamified LMS in the world in 2014 – to apply a quest-like structure to their training to make the learning process more engaging and fun for students. Quests will be assigned for exercises, assignments and learning challenges to encourage learners to remain excited about the learning and progress further. Rewards like badges and points will motivate students, and Erickson will also be encouraging students to use reflective journaling techniques and blogging to reinforce the learning content.

Marilyn Atkinson, Founder of Erickson said: “We're very excited about our partnership with Growth. The breadth of the tools and offerings of its Academy LMS mean we can really enrich the learning environment for our students. We're especially excited about the opportunity to offer interactive technologies which make the entire learning process more engaging and enjoyable."

To celebrate the launch of the New Online Academy, Erickson and Growth Engineering will be joint-hosting an official launch event at one of Vancouver’s hot new venues, Steel Toad Brewpub and Dining Hall. Alumni, current students and graduates, partners, and trainers will gather to reconnect with the community, preview the New Online Academy, find out more about the technology behind the Academy and hear the latest updates from Erickson Coaching International on February 24, 2015.

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More about the Academy LMS is available from the office on +44 1753 840 331, via the website at www.growthengineering.co.uk or by email to [email protected]. A demonstration is also available by request.