Sophia Introduces Flipped Classroom Certification for Teachers; Hosts Ongoing Instructional Webinars MINNEAPOLIS (May 15, 2012) – More than 85 percent of teachers who have used the “flipped” classroom model said they saw improvement in student grades, according to a recent study of more than 400 teachers who use Sophia, an innovative …Continue Reading
Enhanced Social Education Platform Provides Content, Offers Quizzes and Assesses Learning Preferences to Help Students Learn the Way They Learn Best. Sophia is continuing to customize the way students learn with its newly updated online platform that now offers more than 25,000 free academic tutorials taught in a variety of …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9, 2011- In eight months, Sophia.org has grown to offer 4,500 free, credible, multi-media tutorials on the Web. The first-of-its-kind online social education platform that offers crowd-sourced academic learning packets to anyone, anywhere, recently added 2,000 learning packets to the site. Sophia’s newest learning packets were developed by …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS [November 4, 2011] – Sophia, a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere, free of charge, was the recipient of a 2011 Tekne Award in the Edutech category. The awards, sponsored by the Minnesota High Tech Association, recognize the best and brightest …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS, September 15, 2011 – Sophia, a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere, free of charge, has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 Tekne Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Minnesota High Tech Association, recognize the best and brightest in …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS, September 14, 2011 – DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV) is working in conjunction with Sophia to pilot a new licensed version of its technology platform that enables faculty and students to create and share knowledge through multimedia instruction and online discussion. The platform, which combines some of the best features …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 6, 2011 – Sophia, a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere, free of charge has developed private license learning solutions for schools, colleges and universities to improve student success, retention and engagement. “These new offerings provide the conduit that enable …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2011 – Sophia, a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere, free of charge, has nearly doubled its tutorials in the six months since it went public and currently offers 1,500 learning packets on a variety of subjects. Sophia also …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS [August 17, 2011] – Don Smithmier, founder and CEO of Sophia, will discuss the Emerging World of Social Teaching at 3:30 p.m. on August 18 at the Interactive Technologies Conference, hosted by the Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT). The event, which will take place August 17-19, is designed …Continue Reading
MINNEAPOLIS, June 1, 2011 – Sophia Chief Operating Officer Steve Anastasi has been selected to speak about The Emerging World of Social Teaching on June 3 at the 2011 Clickers Conference. Sophia is a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that offers academic content to anyone, anywhere, free of …Continue Reading