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  iCohere's focus on education spans small and large schools and universities. We help educational institutions create learning communities and communities of practice that include students, faculty, administrators and other stakeholder groups that value collaboration, learning and knowledge sharing.
 
Some of our clients and partners include:
 
  Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

In 2004, the Weatherhead School of Management at launched its Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB) initiative through a three-day online conference that included over 800 attendees from 50 countries and which was conducted entirely over the Internet using iCohere's platform and approach to building learning communities. iCohere currently provides the global, multi-year initiative with an online community platform that enables cross-organizational collaboration with its research partners.
 
  Science Education and Literacy Center, Rider University

Sponsored by Rider and Princeton Universities, the Science Education and Literacy Center supports a 500-person community of practice focused on supporting its graduates in the field of science education and increasing satisfaction with the center's programs. Designed specifically to engage its entire stakeholder community, the center's community of practice includes instructors from Rider and Princeton, subject matter experts, paid mentors, administrators, graduates, and pre-service teachers enrolled at the center.
 
  Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center, OSU College of Education

Sponsored by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center (GLARRC) provides services to special education agencies that support the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). GLARRC's online Community of Practice provides essential communication, training and support to school administrators across Ohio and Michigan.
 
  National Learning Infrastructure Initiative, Educause

iCohere's work with Educause's National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII) began with a parallel conference that enabled over 250 attendees at the NLII annual meeting to access a collaborative online environment that supported the meeting program. This approach deepened NLII's tradition of designing conferences and meetings that are highly participatory and interactive. NLII extended its use of iCohere to a three-week workshop with teams from 25 institutions, and which involved the integration of face-to-face group meetings, live and asynchronous (over time) collaboration. In addition, NLII's Bridging Community was created as a community of practice to harvest knowledge and best practices through iCohere's platform.
 
  Western Association of Schools and Colleges

In 2003, iCohere established a partnership with the Accrediting Commission for Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). iCohere's platform has been configured to support the accreditation process with a focus on streamlining the process, enabling a broader group of stakeholders to participate, and enhancing the quality of the end result - and ultimately enabling a continuous quality improvement process for individual schools. iCohere's software is currently in the second phase of a two year pilot with the potential for a broader application to the 3500 institutions served by WASC.
 
  The New Media Consortium - NMC Online Conference Series

The New Media Consortium serves as the connection point between high technology companies, universities, and museums, and provides multi-day online conferences and learning events using iCohere's platform. In partnership with Macromedia and iCohere, in 2003, the NMC conducted its first ever four-day online conference that included 250 registered attendees. The NMC continues to use iCohere for both its online learning events and most recently, for supporting its annual convention. In 2004, the NMC extended its virtual conference model by providing convention attendees with online access to presentations, information and networking opportunities that supported the face-to-face venue, while concurrently enabling virtual access to those unable to attend the physical meeting.
 
 

 
 
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