Success Story
Activate Learning Empowers Learners with BigBlueButton
About Activate Learning
Industry: Higher Education & Corporate Training
Location: United Kingdom
LMS: Canvas
Transforming Education Through Neuroscience, Emotion, and Impact
Activate Learning is a progressive and global education group, committed to transforming lives through an innovative approach based on three key elements: a deep understanding of neuroscience and how the brain learns, a methodology of continually fostering positive emotions around learning itself, and a delivery method that emphasizes relevance and impact of newly learned skills to increase students motivation. It’s a holistic approach that separates Activate Learning from other education providers.
Activate Learning provides higher education, adult apprenticeships and business training to learners within the UK. One of the challenges that Activate Learning faces is delivery of courses to a very diverse community that spans the length and breadth of the UK. Another challenge is the need to up-skill their staff frequently, ensuring they are up-to-date with their digital and pedagogic skills to teach learners.
Our holistic approach along with BigBlueButton and Canvas has helped us achieve remarkable results. Students taking GCSE Maths and English online classes delivered using BigBlueButton have achieved a full grade point higher than the equivalent in-person classes. It’s a remarkable example of evidence-based learning in the virtual classroom.
Award Winning Online Education
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when buildings were forced to shut down, Activate Learning had the advantage of moving to virtual learning easily. Their platform, Activate Learning Online was already up and running for offering online courses to all of their learners. The instructors and learners that were affected by the pandemic shutdowns were easily moved over to Activate Learning Online, which is powered by BigBlueButton and Canvas.
After the pandemic ended, some online classes continued to run on BigBlueButton. Activate Learning was given the Beacon Award for their effective use of technology, including the use of BigBlueButton, and their students achieving high outcomes on their GCSEs.
Activate Learning is a customer of Blindside Networks, the company that started the BigBlueButton project.
To learn more about Active Learning, visit activatelearning.ac.uk
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