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2012 BCIC-New Ventures BC Competition Winner MediaCore Partners with British Multinational Publishing Giant Pearson
Friday, March 28, 2014
Victoria, BC, March 28, 2014--(T-Net)--MediaCore announced today that it has joined forces with Pearson, the world's leading learning company, to simplify and expand the use of video in online courses.
Victoria-based digital video company MediaCore has more than doubled in size since winning first prize in the 2012 BCIC-New Ventures BC competition. The company has raised over $1 million and currently employs 20 staff.
Video is becoming an increasingly important part of the online learning landscape - and many institutions are now looking to use online video as part of flipped and blended approaches to learning, according to the company. Through this partnership, Pearson's customers will be able to provide a world-class video experience for their students, across any device.
"As the world's leading education company, Pearson is reaching and meeting the needs of hundreds of institutions - and we're thrilled to be working with them to help bring MediaCore to their customers. This partnership is a real vote of confidence in MediaCore's platform and team, and we're excited to be supporting Pearson's commitment to improving learner outcomes" stated MediaCore in a press release.
Pearson's Director of Technology Partnerships, Erica Tuohy, said “MediaCore's platform makes the use of video easier for both instructors and students alike, and will only help make the student learning experiences more engaging and accessible. MediaCore's ability to automatically convert videos so they can be viewed on any device will help empower teaching staff to use video to enrich the online course experience”.
The company will be launching the partnership at Pearson's annual CITE conference in Dallas, Texas from 1st - 3rd April.