ED MAP Partners with eScience Labs to Streamline Student Access to Non-Textbook Course Materials
Nelsonville, Ohio (PRWEB) July 30, 2013 -- ED MAP, the leading provider of course materials management services, and eScience Labs (eSL), a leading provider of comprehensive hands-on science kits that can be used outside of traditional laboratory settings, have partnered to expand ED MAP’s network of preferred vendors so that students can acquire all of their course materials simply and efficiently from one single platform.
The variety of partners in ED MAP’s network enables educational institutions to manage a broad range of course materials for their use – including traditional course materials such as textbooks and study guides – as well as items such as scrubs, online tests or eSL’s science kits which students can use safely at home to conduct controlled experiments.
In partnering to include eScience Labs in its network, ED MAP has overseen the integration of their respective systems to ensure a consistent student ordering experience regardless of the type of course materials being ordered. (ED MAP’s platform is configured to automatically send the orders to eSL to be drop-shipped to students.)
“ED MAP has carefully developed a preferred vendor network to allow us to support clients’ content strategies that increasingly rely upon more than just traditional textbooks. We are pleased to incorporate eScience Labs into this network as their products expand the ability of online students, in particular, to participate fully in educational experiences,” notes ED MAP President and COO Kerry S. Pigman. “Being able to acquire these kits at the same place and time they order textbooks and other materials and supplies gives students confidence they are ordering the correct kits – plus they can access available financial aid or use other payment options,” she adds.
“eScience Labs believes that by coupling online content with a set of hands-on laboratory exercises, we expand online learning opportunities, thus providing students with a solid foundation in science that is otherwise unavailable,” adds Dr. Nicolas Benedict, President and CEO. “We’re pleased to partner with ED MAP to provide this new outlet where even students studying online can obtain materials to complete laboratory activities in science courses.”
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About ED MAP
ED MAP is a Course Materials Management company. Through its people and technology ED MAP simplifies the discovery, adoption, management, and delivery of quality educational content – a complex proposition given the increasing options of content choices today. ED MAP provides content owners with a streamlined way to gain market share and deliver content; provides content adopters with an efficient way to find, select and curate content from a variety of sources; provides content consumers with an easy, organized way to access content through a single interface; and, provides institutions with a way to facilitate and manage the adoption and delivery of content to effectively lower costs, increase satisfaction, and gain insight to critical data. For more information, visit http://www.edmap.com.
About eScience Labs
eScience Labs is located in Denver, Colorado, and was established in 2007. They deliver lab solutions for allied health, anatomy and physiology, biology, chemistry, environmental science, microbiology, physics, and physical science coursework. eScience Labs kits are fully customizable, and allow students to further their education anytime, anywhere. If you would like more information about eScience Labs, please contact Rachel Algya at 303-741-0674 or [email protected]; or, visit http://www.eScienceLabs.com.
JoAnn Rollins, ED MAP, Inc., http://www.edmap.com, 740-342-0514, [email protected]
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