Live Demo of GoingOn: An Integrated Social Platform for Learning, Collaboration and Student Engagement

September 13, 2011 - 5:20pm | by amievmelissal
Presenter(s)
Kurt Ackman (GoingOn, US)
Session Information
November 9, 2011 - 3:00pm
Session Type: 
Vendor Showcase
Location: 
Europe 11
Session Duration: 
35 Minutes
Concurrent Session: 
5
Virtual Session
Abstract

What do ASU, Emory, St. Leo and UPenn have in common? They all use GoingOn to create their next generation Academic Engagement Network. Come see how.

 

Extended Abstract

At GoingOn, our mission is to enable institutions of higher education to extend online learning beyond the confines of “the course,” by delivering a platform that provides expanded community management, academic networking and information streaming capabilities. GoingOn’s Academic Engagement Network enables participants to connect, collaborate and learn in new, more engaging ways. The results include increased student engagement, improved faculty productivity, enhanced online learning and broader marketing outreach.

GoingOn delivers a unified solution for deploying an institution-wide network of user-configured communities. GoingOn’s network transforms antiquated portals, static online learning systems into a thriving social environment. Built on a modern, open source foundation, GoingOn is designed to allow non-technical users to quickly and easily deploy a variety of highly useful academic community types. The result is a uniquely modern approach to building and managing social knowledge and a new generation of web infrastructure needed to support the social campus, today, and for the future.

Final Presentation: 
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Lead Presenter

Kurt Ackman, Executive Vice President of Academic Relations for GoingOn, has been an acknowledged leader in the higher education sales sector for over 15 years. At Apple Computer, he worked with colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and central United States. Ackman pioneered the Apple Campus Rep model, hiring and coaching hundreds of college students to assist with campus viral marketing efforts. He worked with premier accounts such as the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado to implement and test solutions such as QuickTime internet streaming, AirPort (WiFi) and Netboot before they went to market. Kurt then joined the sales leadership team at Blackboard, managing the sales teams for both the Northeast and Western regions of North America. As Regional Vice President, his team managed the largest number of clients of any region and produced a subscription revenue base of over $40M by selling software licenses, managed hosting, and professional consulting services. Kurt holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Nebraska.

Presenter 1 Email: 
kurt@goingon.com