Wayne State library, info science program wins distance learning award: The Wayne State University Library and Information Science program has been selected as the winner of the Excellence in Distance Education award in Sonic Foundry's 2006 Rich Media Impact Awards at the EduComm conference in Orlando, Fla. ECHO, for Enhancing Courses Held Online, is the LIS program's online distance learning instructional project that was developed by implementing Mediasite technology with the goal of providing distance students with access to course content "live" and "on-demand." The course's instructional benefits include the use of polls to reinforce learning concepts, question and answer for live discussions, and links to collateral material. "The LIS Program at Wayne State University is proving that Mediasite truly is a revolutionary communications medium," said Rimas Buinevicius, Sonic Foundry's chairman and CEO. "We're delighted to honor how the Wayne State LIS Program is transforming the way they not only communicate, but also compete in today's marketplace." Sonic Foundry recognized 22 organizations across eight categories for their innovative ways of using rich media within their organizations. Nominations were received from members of the Mediasite user community. Finalists were selected for demonstrating how rich media has transformed their organizations through measurable improvements in accessibility, cost savings, efficiency and productivity.
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