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EdTek and Bay State College

Bay State College Renews Partnership With EdTek Services to Enhance Online Learning Programs

Another EdTek Services’ education partner adopting a package of products
and services including the “it’s learning” virtual learning environment

Toronto, Canada – May 20, 2010 - Bay State College (www.baystate.edu), a Boston-based, NEASC accredited, private college offering Associates and Bachelor degrees has renewed its partnership with EdTek Services, Inc., a provider of accreditation and education consulting, hosted eLearning technology and 24/7 staff, instructor and student support services for small and mid-size colleges and universities.

Bay State will be utilizing the new Learning Management System provided by EdTek and its online education software partner it's learning (www.itslearning.com). The user-friendly features of it’s learning will help Bay State supplement classroom delivery, offer hybrid and fully online course delivery and improve the overall learning experience for students.

“Our college embraces a collaborative learning environment, where open discussion and active participation are encouraged,” said Craig Pfannenstiehl, President of Bay State College. “The online capabilities of it’s learning will provide us with the framework to better improve the two-way information flow between students and faculty, streamline the delivery of online content, and offer students the tools to manage their academics lives.”

“Bay State and EdTek have been working on a plan to integrate more eLearning technology into their education offerings in order to enhance the quality education that Bay State is known for,” said Paul Jacobelli, Founder and President of EdTek Services. “The solution we developed will ensure that Bay State has all the tools it needs to meet the increasing demand for quality and accountability in the education marketplace. We also determined that adopting the it’s learning LMS would cost less than using open-source software while still getting the best that open-source and the other commercial options offered.”

Bay State also plans to use it’s learning to support campus-wide efforts to dramatically reduce the amount of paper being used by the school.

About Bay State College
Bay State College is a private college established in 1946 and accredited by The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools and the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education. The College’s mission is to provide students with a quality education that prepares them for professional careers and increasing levels of higher education. Bay State College accomplishes this mission by providing a learning environment where teaching excellence and student services are blended to support the uniqueness of individual students, preparing them to achieve their full potential as ethically and socially aware citizens. Further information is available at www.baystate.edu.

About EdTek Services, Inc.
EdTek partners with small to medium-size education providers and offers hosted online learning software, instructional design, course development, faculty recruitment and training, enrollment marketing, retention, program management & program accreditation. EdTek solutions help smaller colleges deliver the same quality of education and experience as the leading education providers. Based in Toronto, Canada, the company supports clients across Canada and the United States. Further information is available at www.edtekservices.com.

About it’s learning, Inc.
Since 1999, the company has provided it’s learning – The Individual Learning Platform� to European clients in K-12 and higher education. In order to provide more effective service to North American schools and universities, in the spring of 2009 it added a North American headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts. In additional to its global headquarters in Bergen, Norway, the company has offices in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain. The company’s goals are to offer the best learning platform and related services worldwide and to be the most innovative organization within the education market. For more information visit, www.itslearning.net.

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