It's that time of the year again, the
National Communication Association is hosting its 97th annual convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 17-20, 2011. The NCA Exhibit Hall is located in the Grand Ballroom on the 3rd level of the New Orleans Marriott on Canal Street.
The
NCA Annual Convention is the single largest gathering of communication teachers, researchers, administrators, students, and professionals.
Hours for the convention are as follows:
Thursday, November 17th, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday, November 18th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 19th, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Stop by the Great River Technologies booth and visit with John Vail, and Keith Kropp, who will be on-hand to discuss possible publishing opportunities utilizing personalized solutions. John and Keith will be available to discuss technology in higher education as well as demonstrate the digital components and interactive exercises used to create specialized teaching materials.
GRT will be located in Booth 212 in the Marriott Grand Ballroom.
John P. Vail
Assistant Vice President
To learn more
about us, check out our videos and see how
GRT's innovative classroom collaboration can benefit you and your students.
For more information about multi-modal learning,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
Keith E. Kropp
National Sales Manager
One of the most anticipated events across the Midwest each summer is the county fair. While some individuals enjoy the rides, food, and games, others participate by showing their farm animals in hopes of winning a blue ribbon. Having just attending the annual county fair in Dubuque, Iowa, it was obvious to me that there is something to engage everyone who attends the fair.
It's no different at Great River Technologies, where our blended learning approach and personalized solutions create online publications to engage all students. With interactive teaching materials and unique teaching resources, GRT provides instructors and students with personalized solutions specific to their online course creation.
Given today's technology in higher education, it's fair to say that instructors don't want to chance their custom learning system to just any digital publishing company. The main attraction for students is the enhanced learning environment and the ability to access their online publication any time, any where. And just as pertinent as funnel cakes and ferris wheels are to county fairs, our web support services and instructional technology software significantly adds to GRT's successful approach to classroom collaboration.
To learn more about creating your own custom learning system, contact us today!
Until next time, have a GReaT day!
With summer winding down and the fall semester just around the corner, the focus has moved from fun in the sun to classroom collaboration and online course creation. At
GRT, our web based publishing approach combines
interactive exercises and instructional technology tools with the customized teaching materials of the instructor.
Just as the traditional approach to publishing has changed through the years, so has the unique teaching styles of instructors.
Great River Technologies collaborates with our partners, the instructor, to identify their teaching goals and develop engaging, specialized material for their students.
To learn more about
GRT's approach to technology in higher education, preview our informational
video and hear the benefits of online learning.
We recognize that an educational product is only as good as its instructional design, functionality, performance, and reliability.
GRT is committed to providing all this and more for each of our online publications.
Helping to make the most of your students enhanced learning environment is what's important to you, as well as
Great River Technologies. For more information,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
When conducting business with organizations, naturally you want to know who you are working with. Will the company take care of your needs, work around your schedule, and will they be personally invested in what you're doing? These are all GReaT questions to ask when deciding on a publishing company.
At Great River Technologies, our instructional technology software and design consulting service helps guide you while creating a blended learning approach for your students. We pride ourselves on providing personalized service and support, all while helping the instructors reach their short- and long-term goals.
As a company, our mission is clear with our GRIT values at the forefront of our approach to customized education. Personal accountability, integrity and customer satisfaction are just a few of the values we incorporate daily. From our Acquisitions Managers to our Web Support Services team, we recognize what you're looking for from a digital publishing company.
For more information, contact us today!
Until next time, have a GReaT day!
It's that time of year again to enjoy the sand, surf, and summertime fun! At
Great River Technologies our Web Project Editors are heating up the month by preparing customized teaching tools for our partners in publishing.
With the fall semester just around the corner, our web support services team is busy creating everything under the sun. From the development of instructional technology tools and project designs, to providing training and consulting services, we have what you need to help make reaching your short- and long-term goals a breeze.
So while you are grilling and chilling this summer, the folks at
GRT are busy preparing the customized enhanced learning environment you need. Learn more
about us and see how
GRT can provide you with the web based publishing partnership you're looking for.
For more information,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
Great River Technologies will be exhibiting at the 96th annual
NCA Convention in San Francisco, California, November 14-17, 2010.
Stop by and visit with
GRT's Assistant Vice President,
John Vail, and National Sales Manager,
Keith Kropp, who will be on hand to demonstrate our instructional technology solutions in addition to discussing our blended learning approach. This is a perfect opportunity for you to learn more about the benefits of web based publishing and view some of our
interactive exercises and digital components. Be sure to ask about
GRT's distinctive
training and consulting services created for each online publication.
No time to visit? No worries, we have information available for you to view various
GRT projects at your convenience. Just pick up one of our communication user covers and take it with you!
Hear what two of our
partners in communication have to say about
GRT through their video testimonials. And if you're not able to attend the convention but are interested in learning more
about us, view our online videos and
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
Great River Technologies will be featured on the
21st Century Business Television series Saturday, November 6, 2010 on Fox Business Network.
Great
River
Technologies is profiled for its integrated approach to developing digital publishing solutions.
GRT works one-on-one with instructors to uncover their objectives and learning goals, conceptualize an instructional design approach, and work with the instructor to develop
customized course material specific to their class based on the student's learning needs.
Featured in the interview are
GRT's President
Chad Chandlee, and National Sales Manager
Keith Kropp, who discuss the customized teaching approach used for multidimensional learning.
Not going to be near a television on Saturday? No worries, you can check out the
featured segment on the
Great
River
Technologies home page or visit YouTube at
www.youtube.com/watch.
For more information about our blended learning approach,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
Web based publishing has many benefits for students of all disciplines and Organic Chemistry is no exception. Associate Professor
Matt Dintzner with the Department of Chemistry at
DePaul University believes that organic chemistry is web-like, and that the Organic Web is the perfect converge of substance and style, form and function.
Since introducing the Organic Web in the classroom, Dintzner has seen his students' standardized tests scores increase as much as eight points, putting them consistently ahead of the national average. Students also agree that this personalized course is an invaluable reference and that the Organic Web has helped them to better understand and learn the material. Read more about Dr. Dintzner's featured story
Everything's Connected.
Great River Technologies is proud to be a partner in publishing with Dr. Dintzner.
If you're thinking about creating your own enhanced learning environment or would like more information, view GRT's video approach to publishing or contact us today.
Until next time, have a GReaT day!
Great River Technologies, in conjunction with the NCA Gatekeeper, The Official eNewsletter of the National Communication Association Mass Communication Division, is proud to announce our continued sponsorship with the Mass Communication Division.
The sponsorship deal allows the MCD webpage - www.ncamass.org - to remain online through 2012. The site has continued to see a steady growth in traffic since the beginning of 2010, with over 6,750 unique page views over the past three months alone.
If you will be attending the National Communication Association convention, which will be held November 14-17 in San Francisco, California, be sure to stop by the exhibit hall to learn more about our GReaT services and blended learning approach. GRT's Assistant Vice President John Vail and National Sales Manager Keith Kropp will be on hand to demonstrate our instructional technology tools and digital components, and to answer any questions you may have regarding a customized education for your students.
JOHN P. VAIL
Assistant Vice President
KEITH E. KROPP
National Sales Manager
We look forward to seeing many of our current authors at the convention and hope to meet those of you who will also be attending. Learn more
about us or for further information,
contact us today.
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
GRea
T things are happening in the communication department at
Sacramento State University, all of which include multidimensional learning and personalized course material. Not one, not two, but three web based publishing communication projects recently went live.
Elaine Gale: The Communication Experience
Mark Williams: An Introduction to Public Speaking: Well Behaved Words: The Art of Learning Exactly What You Want to Say and Teaching Your Words to Say Exactly That
Michele Foss-Snowden: Say What? A Survival Guide for Presentational Speaking in the Organization.
Each of these on-line course creations utilize digital publishing technology including
interactive exercises coupled with the instructors customized teaching styles which form the perfect blended learning approach.
From
GRT's training and consulting services to our experienced web support services team, we recognize that each instructor has personal goals for their style of teaching. Today's students want a more hands-on approach to learning, while instructors want to provide engaging material for enhanced classroom collaboration.
Congratulations to our partners
Elaine Gale,
Mark Williams, and
Michele Foss-Snowden who worked diligently to provide their students with a superior customized education and who are united by a common body of information related to the creation, application, and understanding of messages.
To learn more
about GRT,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
At
GRT, our mission is to help our partners reach their short-and long-term goals. From training and consulting services, to our digital components and
interactive exercises,
GRT prides itself on establishing partnerships which helps provide engaging material for students that is not only innovative, but also distinctive to our partners unique teaching styles.
We are proud to announce the launch of
Relevent Microbiology by Don Breakwell and co-authors Sandra Burnett, Richard Robison and Paul Farnsworth.
As part of our
web support services team, Web Project Editor Sarah Bradford has been working with Dr. Breakwell and his co-authors throughout the development process. "Don is very passionate about this project and his subject matter." said Sarah, "I always learn new things just by talking with him."
By utilizing
instructional technology tools for this blended learning approach, the classroom collaboration has already begun to show how this particular personalized course material has changed the way students are learning. During a recent conversation with Sarah, Dr. Breakwell commented, "My on-line publication is very practical. It is a fresh approach - a new way to teach the material. It keeps students engaged and I've already noticed a change in the classroom discussions."
Learn more
about us today by visiting our website to see and hear what other
instructors are saying.
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
As a solutions based company,
Great
River
Technologies' approach to customized education combines your unique teaching style with our innovative technology tools. Through the collaborative efforts of our instructional design consulting, coupled with your personalized course material,
GRT works with you to create an engaging custom learning system for a distinctive classroom collaboration.
With our digital components and
interactive exercises,
GRT helps you to provide your students with tailored course material for a better blended learning approach. Learn more
about us by viewing our unique approach to publishing. Check it out and
contact us today!
Let
GRT be your partner in publishing!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
It's that time again - the bite of a chill in the air, the leaves changing from green to vibrant yellow, orange and gold. Stadiums are filled with fans cheering for their favorite football team rather than baseball, and the
GRT Acquisitions Managers are heading out to a campus near you!
What a
GRea
T time of the year to learn more about web based publishing and its benefits for both instructors as well as students! From our instructional technology software to the training and consulting services we provide, our approach helps engage your students for a stimulating blended learning experience.
Acquisitions Managers Jack Young, Rachel Harding, Alison Horrocks and Lorna Hill will be on campus the week of
September 20th. Let them demonstrate our multi-modal learning tools such as
digital components, on-line quizzes and publishing solutions.
JACK H. YOUNG III
# 404-788-0489
jyoung@greatrivertech.net
Jackson State University
RACHEL HARDING # 213-407-4093
rharding@greatrivertech.net
California State University-Fullerton
ALISON HORROCKS # 248-459-8591
ahorrocks@greatrivertech.net
Grand Valley State University
LORNA HILL # 302-382-2811
lhill@greatrivertech.net
University of Maryland-College Park
Not only do we work with you to create your own material, our
web support services team provides instructional design consulting and training, and will help develop assessment and instructional technology tools for your custom learning system. Isn't that really what you're looking for - something created by you, for your students that offers a
customized education? With hands-on learning capabilities, you are providing your students with the classroom collaboration that allows them to interact with the material anytime, anywhere.
For more information,
contact us today! Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
Did you ever think that having everything you ever wanted in an enhanced learning environment would be something of a fairy tale? Is there really such a thing as an intelligent solutions based company - one that's backed by people with the courage, dedication, and heart to not only accompany you, but also help and inspire you while traveling on the road to a successful on-line publication? There is such a place, I know the people, and this is no dream...it's GRT!
Given all the digital publishing companies out there, how do you know which one to trust to help you create the custom learning system that best fits your needs as well as the needs of your students? Through our instructional design and technology consulting, GRT provides the expertise in creating engaging materials such as interactive exercises and digital components that are fit for a king! Our Acquisitions Managers and web support services team will be there to listen and then find solutions that best fit your needs on the road to successful multidimensional learning.
What's important to you is important to us, and we'll help you reach your short- and long-term goals, no matter what you encounter along your journey. Whether it be clearing permissions or editing, at GRT, we have the software, solutions, and tools to provide your students with a dynamic classroom collaboration experience they won't soon forget.
So remember, there's no need to ease on down the road without the knowledge and support you need and deserve, so contact us today! Let GRT be your partner in publishing.
Until next time, have a GReaT day!
Now that most of you are a couple weeks into the semester I can only hope that things are settling down a bit for both you and your students. We all know that returning to school can mean a flurry of activity with students and faculty getting back into the swing of things, and hopefully it's not a hectic process for anyone.
At
GRT we can provide the instructional technology tools needed to give the students and the instructors the most enjoyable and successful experience possible. Given our blended learning approach, students are able to access their on-line publication when and where it works best for them. Not only that, but our web based publishing approach allows instructors to create and post material in real time, allowing for the customized education students want.
With
GRT providing not only the on-line tools and solutions needed, we also provide the the training, consulting, and web support services for both instructors and students.
To learn more about creating an enhanced learning environment for a more engaging classroom collaboration,
contact us today.
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
As a customer, have you ever been in a situation where you've felt that your requests had not been met? It's so frustrating when you go round and round with individuals who either don't hear what it is you're telling them or worse yet, don't care about your needs as the customer. No thanks - I'll take my business elsewhere!
At
GRT, our approach to quality and service is reflected in our commitment to providing you, our partners, with the personalized service and support you not only need, but deserve! From our instructional technology tools to the
web support services team, we are here for you. As a solutions based company,
GRT listens to your needs and goals as an instructor to help provide a valuable customized education for your students.
GRT will help create
interactive exercises and digital components specifically geared to your classroom collaboration and also provide the training and consulting services for your enhanced learning environment. With a blended learning approach, your students will be engaged in the material and able to access it any time of the day or night.
As a member of our
GRea
T team, it's my responsibility to ensure we are helping you to meet your short-and long-term teaching goals. Our personalized service and support is what makes us stand out from any other digital publishing company in the multi-modal learning industry.
For more information
contact us today. Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
To some people Labor Day signifies the unofficial end of summer. To the folks at
GRT, Labor Day means working to ensure your custom learning system is functioning at its peak performance for you and your students. From the digital components and
interactive exercises to the on-line publication of your title, we are here for you!
The staff at
GRT takes great pride in helping our partners reach their short- and long-term goals, and through our blended learning approach we are able to do just that. Our web support services team has been working diligently so that each on-line course creation not only meets, but exceeds the expectations of the user as well as our partners.
If you or your students have questions regarding your web based publication, you can call
800-344-9051 or email us at
websupport@greatrivertech.net. One of our Web Project Editors will be happy to assist you. If you're not currently a partner,
contact us today to learn more about our
GRea
T blended learning approach.
Until next time, have a safe and
GRea
T Labor Day weekend!
It's hard to believe it's September already...where did the summer go? Time to close the pool and open the library - school is in session!
For those instructors and students who are utilizing web based publishing through Great River Technologies, you understand the blended learning approach and how important classroom collaboration can be. From interactive exercises to our instructional technology software, GRT provides the enhanced learning environment needed for a more customized education. Whether you are teaching or learning, GRT has the instructional technology and digital publishing tools you need to succeed.
For instructors, GRT allows you to create your material and update it in real time. Our web support services team will be there to help develop, create, and maintain your enhanced learning environment with design, planning, and content preview. Once your project has gone live, our Web Project Editors assist you and your students with any questions regarding your on-line course creation. It's that type of personalized training and consulting services that sets us apart from other digital publishing companies, and it will help your product stand out as well. Hear first hand what your colleagues are saying about GRT and how multidimensional learning has worked for them.
Before you know it the snow will be flying and the fall semester will be a thing of the past. Contact us today for more information regarding our multi-modal learning approach and how you and your students can and will benefit.
Until next time, have a GReaT day!
Of course, those of us who work at
GRT know the benefit of web based publishing and we'd like to share that information with you! Taking a blended learning approach not only creates a customized education for your students, it's the
digital publishing solution you've been looking for!
From digital components to personalized course material, your on-line publication is customized to fit your needs as well as the needs of your students. How? Well, with functionality to enhance learning, your students are able to participate in pre-and post assessment that compliment on-line assignments and reading. You are also able to incorporate
interactive exercises to ensure your students are truly learning your course material.
Our
web support services team provides professional training and consulting services, but it doesn't stop there. Your designated Wed Project Editor is with you every step of the way throughout the life of your personalized course creation to help grow and enhance your on-line publication.
GRT accommodates the specific needs of you as the instructor, as well as the needs of your students and provides customized views and functions along with easy navigation. Sound complicated? Hopefully not, but I can tell you it's the multidimensional learning tool for you AND your students!
For more information,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
It's easy for me to talk about how terrific
GRT is because obviously I believe in our company and the digital publishing solutions we provide.
It's the relationships we've built between ourselves as colleagues, the relationships we've not only built but have maintained with our partners, and the enhanced learning environment providing personalized course material that sets
GRT apart. It's like a recipe where all these ingredients come together to form the perfect blended learning approach. But you don't need to take my word for it, listen to what our partners say and you'll realize that the proof is in the pudding, or in this case, the finished product.
Dr. Wayne E. Allen, Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at Minnesota State University, recently shared his comments regarding INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES: A NEW APPROACH, the on-line publication created in conjunction with Kendall Hunt Publishing Company with co-author Dr. Kebba Darboe, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Ethnic Studies at Minnesota State University.
Dr. Allen stated, "To all the folks who have worked so hard on this endeavor to deliver students cutting edge curriculum, as well as a fun and really neat way to learn, we extend our deep appreciation. Our colleagues and TAs were amazed and jazzed after our training session yesterday and we are all excited to apply it all in the classroom."
As we like to say in the Midwest, "well there you have it!" For more information on enhancing your classroom collaboration,
contact us today!
Until next time, have a
GRea
T day!
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