Aviso Coaching Launches Blackboard LMS Connector with Central Carolina Community College

COLUMBUS, Ohio - March 25, 2013 - PRLog -- Today, Aviso Coaching co-founders, Dr. Cam Cruickshank and Alexander Leader announced the release of the Aviso Blackboard LMS Connector through a joint effort with Central Carolina Community College. Cruickshank serves as Aviso’s COO and Leader is the CTO. Both men spearheaded the CCCC project.

Aviso Coaching is a student retention solution that helps colleges and universities solve one of the biggest challenges in higher education: keeping students engaged, optimizing the chances of student success, and avoiding attrition. Aviso does this in a holistic way, by combining proven coaching methodologies with software tools and predictive analytics. Aviso’s partnership with Central Carolina Community College is designed to help students succeed and persist to graduation by leveraging Aviso’s proprietary Early Alerting Software to track student attendance, monitor GPA, and develop student success plans. The alerts help advisors and student coaches identify issues early — allowing them to intervene before minor challenges escalate and put students at risk for attrition.

Aviso’s software will be connected to Blackboard Learn, a leading learning management system for higher education. The Aviso Blackboard Connector is installable as a Blackboard Building Block and allows for real-time data integration, making Aviso’s software application more intelligent and responsive than ever before. Immediate information on student attendance, grades, and other data will help CCCC stay better informed and more proactive at crucial points throughout students’ college careers. “As our customers continue to push their coaching and advising programs forward, having deep integrations with various campus systems is crucial to delivering real-time information to the individuals who can intervene and make a difference,” said Dr. Cruickshank. “As part of the Blackboard Partnership program, Aviso’s development team was able to combine the best features of Blackboard with those of our own product,” Leader added. “We’re excited by the result. It’s a well-integrated, highly responsive solution that’s designed completely around student success. This will have an immediate positive impact in the lives of students and has broad potential with other institutions,” Leader continued.

Based on the success with Central Carolina Community College’s program, the Aviso Blackboard Connector is now available to all partner institutions.

About Aviso Coaching

Aviso Coaching is the transformational coaching solution that empowers coaches, engages students, and boosts retention in higher education. Created by people in higher education, for people in higher education, Aviso consolidates and streamlines student and academic information systems so advisors can guide students more holistically and administrators can analyze data trends that are vital to effective planning and funding. It’s easy to integrate, intuitive to learn, and scalable for any size university or budget. Founded in 2010, Aviso Coaching is a privately-held company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Contact Information

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Cam Cruickshank, Co-Founder and COO
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Office Phone:  888-247-8407
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