Flexible, intuitive solution designed for use with Labyrinth books
BERKELEY, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Labyrinth Learning, a leading publisher of instructor-driven learning tools for business application software, today announced the launch of eLab, a new web-based assessment and training tool to accompany Labyrinth books.
Colleges, universities and other learning institutions are facing increasing pressure to improve services for students, faculty and staff while maintaining -- and sometimes reducing -- tight budgets. Forward-thinking institutions are turning to systems that streamline and automate time-consuming tasks while offering new benefits to students and faculty.
Developed specifically to address these needs, Labyrinth eLab is a robust, cost-effective solution for automated assessment, training, and course management. Seamlessly integrated with Labyrinth textbooks, eLab enhances the learning experience, facilitates distance learning, increases student success, and reduces instructor time associated with administrative tasks.
eLab empowers students who can now access course information, complete assignments and take tests anytime and from any Internet-enabled location. Students also benefit from hands-on simulations, timely feedback on tests, and the ability to track their course progress.
Instructors gain an automated grading and skills assessment tool, easy-to-use search and reporting functions, and anytime/anywhere access to performance data. Simulation tools provide real-life scenarios that accurately assess students' proficiency with software programs - rather than their ability to memorize procedures. Reporting features provide quick access to student and classroom performance and enable quick identification of learning gaps that require more attention. As a result, instructors can focus efforts where they will have a measurable impact on student success.
"eLab provides an enhanced learning experience through the use of web-based training -- at a price point that doesn't bury cash-strapped students," said Labyrinth founder and president, Brian Favro. "And for instructors, eLab simplifies the time-consuming task of assessing student test performance, resulting in more time to spend with students."
Because the solution is web-based, it requires no installation or software maintenance. Designed to be easy-to-implement and use, instructors and students realize the benefits of the tool almost immediately. Designed to complement proven, user-friendly Labyrinth textbooks, eLab can be integrated into existing courses without changing the curricula.
"Our longstanding commitment to innovative, instructor-driven design has made Labyrinth books a favorite among instructors and students more than fifteen years," added Favro. "eLab is just one more way that we're demonstrating that commitment."
ABOUT LABYRINTH: Labyrinth Learning publishes a broad range of easy-to-use textbooks that support Microsoft(R) Office, Microsoft Windows, QuickBooks(R), computers for ESL students, Internet, introduction to computers, Web Page Design with XHTML/CSS and other software applications for instructor-led and self-paced courses. Labyrinth supports its publications with a full range of instructor and student support materials, designed by instructors for instructors and their students.
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