Live Virtual Classroom Facilitates Student Group Work and Enhances Online Learning Experience

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (January 5, 2007) — Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today that Governors State University (GSU) has implemented Elluminate Live!® Academic Edition™ to add dynamic interaction to its distance education programs as well as to facilitate student group work and provide instructor virtual office hours.

"I began using Elluminate Live! to teach applications online and give students control to work through problems," said Edna Fry, GSU College of Business and Public Administration instructor. "I also find that online students just want the opportunity to talk to a live person from time to time, so Elluminate is great for virtual office hours. I like to incorporate training in Elluminate Live! in my MIS and Accounting IS courses as well, especially for my graduate students. These students are going into the business world, so it’s helpful to expose them to this tool."

"While I was on active duty in the Army, I enrolled in an online computer technology course at GSU," said GSU student Carl Landriault. "The difference between this online course and others was that the instructor, Edna Fry, used Elluminate Live! rather than a simple chat room to better interact with the students. The ability to integrate real-time visual aids with interactive audio was extremely helpful in adding depth to the learning experience. Seeing and hearing what the instructor or fellow student was communicating added character and persona to an otherwise distant and indistinctive digital experience."

"When we launch our online MBA program, I expect to draw students from throughout the state, across the country and even internationally," said Dr. William Nowlin, dean of GSU’s College of Business and Public Administration. "We look to Elluminate Live! as a way to distinguish our programs from other distance education programs. It provides opportunities to be in direct contact with students in a number of ways. In addition, some faculty are concerned about providing sufficient socialization and interactivity in our online graduate courses. Elluminate certainly helps us quell those fears."

"Elluminate is pleased to add Governors State University to our large family of academic users," said Maurice Heiblum, president of Elluminate USA, Inc. "With Elluminate Live! GSU can provide students with the same interactivity and high-quality learning experience they would get in a traditional classroom, and the online sessions can be recorded for those who missed a class or want to review for exams."

About Governors State University
Founded in 1969 for working adults, Governors State University currently serves approximately 6,000 students. An upper-division university located in University Park, Illinois, GSU offers undergraduate courses at the junior and senior level leading to completion of a baccalaureate degree and graduate level courses leading to a master's degree. The university also offers many fully online and Web-enhanced courses. For more information, visit www.govst.edu.

About Elluminate, Inc.
Elluminate, Inc. provides proven, best-in-class solutions for real-time online learning and collaboration. The company delivers exceptional outcomes, including enhanced learning experiences, increased retention and completion rates, lower Total Cost of Ownership and higher ROI. Elluminate Live! features high-quality voice over the Internet, robust interactive functionality for participants and moderators, and unique No User Left Behind™ technology, regardless of platform or Internet connection speed. Elluminate is one of Deloitte’s 50 Fastest Growing Technology Companies; is the winner of several prestigious industry awards, including a Top Training Product award from Human Resource Executive magazine and Network Computing magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for Web conferencing software. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elluminate is the trusted choice of prominent academic institutions and corporations, such as ADP, DeVry University, Duke University, Georgia State University, Johns Hopkins University, Novell, PA Department of Education, Queen's University, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and many more.


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