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Coronavirus Cytokine Storm

Posted by Area9 on Jul 15, 2020 10:48:05 AM

 

COVID-19 CYTOKINE STORM – What it means and why we need to learn about it.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a wide spectrum of disease severity, with up to 20% of patients developing severe disease and progressing to life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome. The immune response in coronavirus infections, including SARS-CoV-2, plays a central role in viral elimination. In addition, emerging evidence suggests that immune dysregulation may contribute to the pathophysiology of severe COVID-19, which exhibits overlapping clinical and laboratory features consistent with a “cytokine storm". This a complex clinical presentation which may be responsible for end-organ damage and mortality observed in this disease entity and consists of hyperinflammation combined with the failure of the immune system to counteract infection with antiviral response mechanisms.

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Topics: News & PR, Healthcare Training, Area9 Technology

An out-of-the-box tutor: Kaspersky’s new Security Awareness Training provides every employee with an individual learning path

Posted by Area9 on Jun 2, 2020 7:12:53 AM

Kaspersky has unveiled its new Kaspersky Adaptive Online Training, developed in partnership with Area9 Lyceum. The solution generates a security awareness curriculum that is tailored to each individual user’s learning needs, as a personal tutor would do for their students. The content for this new enterprise-grade solution is based on Kaspersky’s cybersecurity expertise and delivered in accordance with modern learning techniques.

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Topics: Adaptive Learning, Corporate E-Learning, Security Awareness Training

Area9 Lyceum Launches Free 'Kindness' Adaptive Learning Module

Posted by Area9 on May 19, 2020 10:10:24 AM

Partners with Author & Educator Esther Wojcicki on ‘Successful People’ Series

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.May 19, 2020 — Area9 Lyceum is partnering with educator Esther Wojcicki, author of the best-selling How to Raise Successful People, to develop learning modules based on Wojcicki’s “TRICK” principles of Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. The first module on “Kindness” will be offered for free, starting this week, on the Area9 website.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Partners

Kaspersky and Area9 Lyceum launches free course “Stay safe, Stay secure”

Posted by Area9 on Apr 14, 2020 8:51:43 AM

 

Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity vendor that protects over 400 million users worldwide, has partnered with Area9 Lyceum on Rhapsode™, the world’s first four-dimensional adaptive learning platform, to bring you a free 30-minute adaptive learning course: “Stay safe, Stay secure”.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Partners

Learning Analytics Tops Donald H. Taylor 2020 Survey

Posted by Area9 on Apr 13, 2020 3:39:01 PM

 

SUMMARY – Pandemics aside, there are clearly exciting times ahead for learning and development (L&D) as evidenced by this year’s update to the Donald H. Taylor 2020 L&D Global Sentiment Survey. Top priorities in the survey are learning analytics and personalized/adaptive delivery. Together, they showcase the vital importance of L&D delivering the kind of learning that will advance business and talent strategies within organizations. Although the survey and the analysis in this blog date to before the COVID-19 outbreak, the topics discussed are even more relevant now that remote learning has become imperative for all organizations.

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Topics: Adaptive Learning, Area9 Technology, Reports & Analytics, Learning Analytics

NURSEED: Addressing Denmark’s Nursing Shortage and Skills Gap: Area9 Lyceum and Partners Launch 21st Century Nursing Education Project

Posted by Area9 on Apr 6, 2020 11:02:55 AM

 

A shortage of experienced, skilled nurses in Denmark is impacting quality care delivery, resulting in negative consequences for patients. To address this problem, Area9 Lyceum and its partner, Thieme, a global supplier of high-quality content and information for medical professionals, are helping to launch NURSEED, a four-year program to implement 21st century nursing education to improve skills and knowledge retention.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Healthcare Training, Partners

Area9 Lyceum Granted JOSCAR Registration: Accreditation Streamlines Doing Business in Aerospace, Defense and Security

Posted by Area9 on Apr 2, 2020 1:24:43 PM

 

Area9 Lyceum is pleased to announce it has successfully attained JOSCAR—(Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) accreditation, used by the aerospace, defense and security industry to prequalify suppliers.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Awards

Area9 Lyceum Named to 2020 Training Industry Top 20 eLearning Authoring Companies List

Posted by Area9 on Mar 25, 2020 5:30:00 AM

Announcing the 2020 Training Industry Top Training Companies Lists: eLearning Authoring Tools

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Topics: Awards

Release of COVID-19 Learning Module

Posted by Area9 on Mar 11, 2020 1:08:37 PM

Adaptive Learning Course Now Available at No Cost to Health Professionals

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Area9 Lyceum has released an adaptive learning module on COVID-19, using AACC Learning Lab for Laboratory Medicine on NEJM Knowledge+.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Healthcare Training, Area9 Technology

Area9 Lyceum Participates in UAE's NSTI Festival as Silver-level Sponsor of Emirates Young Scientist Competition

Posted by Area9 on Feb 29, 2020 5:45:00 AM

 

The UAE has emerged as a leader in the Middle East in driving technological innovation and digital strategies. In the spirit of fostering greater innovation through partnerships, Area9 Lyceum was proud to be a silver-level sponsor of the Emirates Young Scientist Competition at the UAE National Science, Technology and Innovation (NSTI) Festival.

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Topics: News & PR

Area9 Supports Helping Children Survive (HCS) Collaborative

Posted by Area9 on Jan 21, 2020 7:00:00 AM

Area9 Rhapsode™ Adaptive Learning Technology Used for Healthcare Worker Training in Tanzania

Every year, more than 5 million children under the age of five die. According to the United Nations, four out of five of those deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia—and many of them due to causes that are largely preventable and treatable, such as pneumonia, diarrhea, sepsis, and malaria.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Healthcare Training

Area9 Lyceum Partners with eCampusOntario to Improve Trades Student Readiness with Adaptive Learning

Posted by Area9 on Dec 20, 2019 12:48:56 PM

 

As eCampusOntario looked to improve the readiness of specialized trades students in three high-impact apprenticeships, it recognized the potential of advanced adaptive learning technology to help learners assess their knowledge and close skill gaps.

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Topics: Adaptive Learning, Partners