Ready Education Announces New Ready Lite Package That Enables Higher Education Institutions to Transition to a Virtual Campus in Three Weeks
Ready Education, creators of the Connection Platform, a branded solution, which helps universities and colleges create highly engaging campus apps has created a light version of their Connection Platform to rapidly launch campuses in a virtual environment.
ARLINGTON, Va., May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the sudden, forced closure of campuses, College Presidents view student attrition and mental health as their biggest challenges for 2020. Amid the current crisis higher education is facing, Ready Education is ready to be a part of the solution to get schools connected with their students quickly. Ready Lite, empowers institutions to create their new virtual campus in just 3 weeks. It is also currently being offered at over 50% price reduction to support college budget constraints. The solution allows institutions to host virtual orientations, and create an engaging campus community using a campus wall and peer-to-peer communication. The Ready platform enables institutions to keep students engaged via virtual events, clubs & groups, and critical campus services such as mental health. It closes the communication gap by providing real-time data to campus administrators on student behaviour and engagement. Administrators can use this data to identify students at risk and intervene to provide both emotional and academic support in real time. Over 90% of Ready partner institutions rely on the platform to communicate and engage their students during this crisis. Ready Education has become a critical tool for colleges to drive student success in a virtual environment.
"Creating a connected campus experience is core to our mobile-centric Connection Platform. Many of our campus partners have developed their own crisis plans leveraging our technology to help them communicate and disseminate critical updates. Campus partners are already seeing a tremendous level of real-time interactions through the campus wall." Gary Fortier, CEO, READY Education
Ready Lite supports many critical on-time communication and engagement functions that are helping institutions stay connected with their campus environment:
Student Toolkit for COVID-19
Centralized information in a place students actively engage with (mobile) to help prevent the spread of misinformation. To support this effort, Ready has utilized information from the official CDC database.
Emergency Notifications
The Ready emergency notifications system allows targeting of different users on the platform based on personas and student attributes.
Campus Community
The Ready social features allow your campus to maintain an active community while online and create a true sense of belonging with your campus.
Discussions and Announcements
Redesigned and optimized for your students, course discussions and announcements on Ready brings an improved experience for online students to access all critical academic resources.
Higher education is being challenged with a global crisis and READY Education is here to help institutions remain operational and keep students engaged.
To learn more about Ready Lite: https://info.readyeducation.com/quickstart
SOURCE Ready Education
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