1. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. ANGEL 7.3 Get Perspective. Get Perspective. Take Action. Take Action. See Results! See Results! Simple. Powerful. Open.

2. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. An Introduction to ANGEL ® Chris Babbitt – Account Manager

3. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. ANGEL Learning: Academic Roots  ANGEL LMS - innovated in 1996 Created to fulfill educator demand and to develop viable, leading edge products for teaching and learning Resulted from a highly successful IUPUI distance learning initiative - still in use on IU/IUPUI campuses  ANGEL Learning, Inc. – est. July 2000 ANGEL World Headquarters Continually fostering academic roots Now offering ANGEL LMS and ANGEL ePortfolio

4. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Philosophy & Vision

5. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. We at ANGEL Learning Believe…  It’s a new era. Only now is teaching and learning technology realizing its true potential to advance education.  Educators with real insight and experience are driving new expectations for advancement.  New, more effective criteria are emerging and are much harder to achieve.  ANGEL is determined to deliver on this criteria and to serve the customers focused on this exciting potential.

6. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Emerging Criteria: How ANGEL Delivers Bring the educational experience to the foreground  Information at-a-glance, synthesized for easy action  Organize and automate tasks for greater efficiency  Identify opportunities to achieve outcomes  Keep it personal (for real people)  Scale learning opportunities economically Keep technology in the background  Usability – common conventions without clutter  Openness – flexibility with adherence to technology standards  Maintainability – customize without sacrificing upgrade path; achieve scale economically  Extensibility – “bake in” the ability to extend; utilize to embrace key technology changes

7. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Expanding Vision: Provide Program and Institutional Views More of the same, but expand the audience  Program/institution or district/school perspective How is my school/program doing? What methods are working? Where are the opportunities? How do we communicate progress?  “Observer” perspective How is this school doing? Are they taking action?  Make learning standards and objectives a natural part of everyday teaching and learning – not an extra step

8. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Award Winning Recognized for "outstanding achievement & vision in education technology" by the SIIA, ANGEL is the only product to win the CODiE Award for Best Postsecondary Course/Content Management Solution two years in a row. Independent research conducted by the IMS Global Learning Consortium identifies ANGEL as number one in satisfaction among users of all types of learning technology. Parature, a leading provider of customer support software, recognized ANGEL for speed, accuracy and attitude in an industry-wide independent customer satisfaction survey.

9. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Unsurpassed Value ANGEL includes more features that others charge extra for…in one convenient product suite.  Parent Portal  Secure Browser  Learning Outcomes Management  What’s New  Wikis, Blogs, Podcasting  Community Collaboration  Learning Object Repository  Database Schema  Multiple Language Support  Portal Framework

10. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. ANGEL 7.3 Get Perspective. Get Perspective. Take Action. Take Action. See Results! See Results! Simple. Powerful. Open.

11. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Actionable Data  Immediate visibility to course metrics  One click navigation to access detail  Personal view of “What’s New” and tasks  Embedded design help – customizable option

12. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Actionable Reports  Create powerful reports  Identify at-risk & achieving students  Instantly see “WhoDunIt”  Securely share learner performance

13. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Unique Agent Technology  Monitor course activity  Trigger actions  Personalize learning paths  Personalize communication A personalized automated assistant

14. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Learning Outcomes Management  Administer standards and objectives consistently  Simplify standards mapping  View unmapped standards by course  Measure outcomes against standards

15. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Learning Content Management  Create more powerful assessments  Simplify content reuse  Manage large courses  Promote consistent pedagogy Integrated Learning Object Repository (LOR)

16. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. ANGEL 7.3 Brand New

17. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. ANGEL LMS 7.3 New Discussion Forums

18. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Evaluation  Scoring rubrics automatically evaluate performance  Quantitative evaluation for activity  Qualitative evaluation for scores & peer ratings  One-click post to Gradebook Unique automated evaluation of student activity

19. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Instructional Flexibility  Multiple pedagogical models Normal mode Journal mode Post first Hot seat Fishbowl  Multiple view modes Threaded – one at a time Nested – simultaneously  Flexible setup options Supports different styles

20. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Student Engagement  Peer review other students’ posts  Scheduled posts to drive participation  Quick reply to guide participation Improve student interaction

21. © 2007 ANGEL Learning, Inc. Management  13 view filters & search options to access subsets of messages  Batch management of multiple messages at once  “At-a-Glance” snapshot of student performance Quick & easy access & manipulation