Upside Learning Wins Two Apex 2008 Awards of Excellence
Upside Learning won two Awards of Excellence in the Apex 2008 Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. The winning entries were an interactive piece on Maritime Safety created for Walport International Ltd. (UK) and an eLearning module on Patient Safety developed for University HealthSystem Consortium (USA). Both were entered in the Electronic & Video Publications Category, under the Education & Training sub-category.
Tweet-- Upside Learning won two Awards of Excellence in the Apex 2008 Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. These awards were for custom content solutions for Education & Training, under the Electronic & Video Publications category.
The piece on Maritime Safety, created for Walport International Ltd. (UK), aims to teach marine safety concepts to multinational crews of merchant ships. The presentation style uses an interplay of animated, cartoonish characters to drive home the key learning points, with a strong element of humor carried through the various scenes. Video clips have been integrated into the presentation to demonstrate the importance of safety at sea.
The module on Patient Safety was developed for the University HealthSystem Consortium (USA). Designed specifically for residents in training, it uses an actual medical case study and builds on it to teach key concepts related to patient safety at an application level. Rich graphics and character animations, together with a high degree of learner control, combine to create an engaging learning experience.
The Apex Awards are sponsored by the editors of Writing That Works, a newsletter published by Communications Concepts, Inc. (www.apexawards.com). These awards are presented annually to recognize excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. There are 11 major categories and 110 sub-categories. The Awards of Excellence recognize exceptional entries within these sub-categories. In 2008, there were 231 entries in the Electronic & Video Publications category, of which 15 won Awards of Excellence in the Education & Training sub-category.
These two awards, combined with the receipt of an Apex Grand Award in 2007, reconfirm Upside Learning’s capabilities and recognize the high quality of custom courses developed by the company. Upside Learning has produced a variety of courses that demonstrate an effective mix of innovative learning approaches, instructional value, graphical richness, and interactive appeal, which is validated by the near 100% rate of repeat business from partners and clients worldwide.
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Upside Learning is a well-established eLearning organization with a base of over 70 partners and clients worldwide. Known for delivering high-quality solutions, it provides a comprehensive range of Content and Technology Solutions and Services spread across a variety of domains. Upside Learning has successfully completed over 300 corporate and academic projects, some of which have won international awards for designing and quality. The company also has a very robust enterprise Learning Management System — UpsideLMS — which enables growing organizations to manage, deliver, and track online learning with an in-built competency mapping module.