Lyryx Learning Inc
Encyclopedia
Lyryx Learning Inc. is a privately-held educational software
company founded in 2000 at the University of Calgary
, in the province of Alberta
. Lyryx develops online learning and homework solutions for the higher education
market. In 2000, Lyryx established a strategic partnership with McGraw-Hill Ryerson to produce online homework products for the Canadian higher-education market. In 2008, Lyryx negotiated a partnership with Flat World Knowledge
to develop FLYX
, a content-specific online homework product for the US higher-education market.
, began work on the design of online tools to support the learning of students in their classes. Laflamme and Nicholson developed and implemented a system which provided substantive feedback to students, creating an effective formative assessment system. The system goes well beyond the typical right/wrong summative grading technique of multiple choice style programs. In 2000, Laflamme and Nicholson, together with two key contributors, Bruce Bauslaugh and Richard Cannings, decided to build a company to offer this platform to students in a number of disciplines. By 2010, Lyryx supported approximately 100,000 students and 2,000 instructors per year in Canada alone.
in the US.
products in Canada are branded as Lyryx. Products in the US are branded as FLYX
.
Lyryx offers effective support to both instructors and students.
Lyryx products are customized to accompany specific textbooks. The question banks are written and tested by content experts and correlate directly with the difficulty level and style of the textbook.
Quiz/Exams: Quizzes (or exams) are a selection of questions based on a specific chapter or section of a textbook. Quizzes are launched from a separate page to help prevent cheating.
Study Guide: The study guide is an analysis of a student’s mastery of course material. It targets lab assignments for areas of difficulty.
Digital Tools: All Lyryx products use digital tools to engage students. For example, Accounting products use interactive financial statements to help students learn how to build and practice creating journal entries.
Instructor Tools: Lyryx helps instructors manage and monitor students’ participation and progress. Instructors can download, manage, print, and export student grades.
Customer Support: Lyryx support is based in-house. Lyryx support assists instructors with course set-up and editing, creating assignments, and handling all student inquires.
Educational software
Educational software is computer software, the primary purpose of which is teaching or self-learning.-Early History, 1940s - 1970s:The use of computer hardware and software in education and training dates to the early 1940s, when American researchers developed flight simulators which used analog...
company founded in 2000 at the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
, in the province of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. Lyryx develops online learning and homework solutions for the higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
market. In 2000, Lyryx established a strategic partnership with McGraw-Hill Ryerson to produce online homework products for the Canadian higher-education market. In 2008, Lyryx negotiated a partnership with Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge is a publisher of college-level open textbooks and educational supplements founded in 2007 by Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad. Company headquarters are in Irvington, New York. As of December 2010, the publisher has over 74 textbooks in development or published. Flat World...
to develop FLYX
Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge is a publisher of college-level open textbooks and educational supplements founded in 2007 by Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad. Company headquarters are in Irvington, New York. As of December 2010, the publisher has over 74 textbooks in development or published. Flat World...
, a content-specific online homework product for the US higher-education market.
History
In 1997 Claude Laflamme and Keith Nicholson, Professors in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
, began work on the design of online tools to support the learning of students in their classes. Laflamme and Nicholson developed and implemented a system which provided substantive feedback to students, creating an effective formative assessment system. The system goes well beyond the typical right/wrong summative grading technique of multiple choice style programs. In 2000, Laflamme and Nicholson, together with two key contributors, Bruce Bauslaugh and Richard Cannings, decided to build a company to offer this platform to students in a number of disciplines. By 2010, Lyryx supported approximately 100,000 students and 2,000 instructors per year in Canada alone.
Product
Lyryx standard product offering includes online assignments for business courses, including accounting, economics, finance, business mathematics and statistics. All products are designed to complement specific textbooks from McGraw-Hill Ryerson in Canada and Flat World KnowledgeFlat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge is a publisher of college-level open textbooks and educational supplements founded in 2007 by Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad. Company headquarters are in Irvington, New York. As of December 2010, the publisher has over 74 textbooks in development or published. Flat World...
in the US.
products in Canada are branded as Lyryx. Products in the US are branded as FLYX
Flat World Knowledge
Flat World Knowledge is a publisher of college-level open textbooks and educational supplements founded in 2007 by Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad. Company headquarters are in Irvington, New York. As of December 2010, the publisher has over 74 textbooks in development or published. Flat World...
.
Lyryx offers effective support to both instructors and students.
Lyryx products are customized to accompany specific textbooks. The question banks are written and tested by content experts and correlate directly with the difficulty level and style of the textbook.
Features of Lyryx Learning Products
Labs/ Chapter Assignments: Labs (or chapter assignments) are a selection of questions based on a specific chapter or section of a textbook. All data is generated algorithmically so that it can be randomized and provide students with a new question on each attempt. Questions are automatically graded upon a student’s submission and immediate, individualized feedback is provided to the student. Students are allowed to undertake assignments repeatedly or as directed by the instructor - only the best grade is recorded.Quiz/Exams: Quizzes (or exams) are a selection of questions based on a specific chapter or section of a textbook. Quizzes are launched from a separate page to help prevent cheating.
Study Guide: The study guide is an analysis of a student’s mastery of course material. It targets lab assignments for areas of difficulty.
Digital Tools: All Lyryx products use digital tools to engage students. For example, Accounting products use interactive financial statements to help students learn how to build and practice creating journal entries.
Instructor Tools: Lyryx helps instructors manage and monitor students’ participation and progress. Instructors can download, manage, print, and export student grades.
Customer Support: Lyryx support is based in-house. Lyryx support assists instructors with course set-up and editing, creating assignments, and handling all student inquires.