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Avid Learning Academy Program Upgrades to Pro Tools Artist

Marlena Livingston — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:40:28 +0000

BURLINGTON, Mass., 14 September 2022

Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) is committed to nurturing the next generation of artists and creators, and supporting equal access in education. Today the company is pleased to announce that its popular Avid Learning Academy program has transitioned to Pro Tools Artist™, providing every student enrolled in the program free access to the new Pro Tools Artist software.

“With Pro Tools Artist in hand, educators can have total confidence that their students will be gaining the skills and experiences that prepare them to fully explore their creativity and career interests,” said Francois Quereuil, Vice President, Product Management for Audio and Music Solutions, Avid. “While Avid Learning Academy now provides a fun and exciting palette with thousands of inspiring sounds and loops, hundreds of plug-ins and even new virtual instruments, aspiring musicians will be excited to know they can create in any genre with the same tools that today’s most popular artists and producers use.”

The Avid Learning Academy program offers high schools a complete curriculum to teach music and media production skills, aligned to the U.S National Core Arts Standards and common CTE pathways in Arts, Media, and Entertainment (AME). Students enrolled in these programs can get a head start on college or their career by learning on the music, TV and film industries’ most popular creative tools and earning pathway certifications with Avid’s industry-recognized professional credentials.

For music and audio engineering, the Avid Learning Academy program previously included Pro Tools First, a powerful but feature-limited version of Pro Tools. With the release of Pro Tools Artist, Avid is deepening its commitment to empowering the next generation of creators with access to an even more powerful set of music creation tools, continuing to lower the barrier to entry.

Pro Tools Artist is a brand-new subscription offering specifically designed for the millions of next-gen music creators looking to produce great songs, and includes everything needed to make beats, write, record, and mix studio-quality music. And as the Pro Tools session format is the industry’s universal language, they can take their project to any producer or studio around the world to collaborate and take their music to the next level. With hundreds of inspiring instrument sounds and loops and over 100 included plugins, as well as easy-to-use MIDI tools and industry-standard editing and mixing workflows, aspiring music creators now have a professional yet affordable solution to create any style of music.

· Make music easily with up to 32 audio tracks and 32 instrument track

· Record up to 16 audio sources simultaneously

· Get inspired with over 100 virtual instruments and plugins, including the new Pro Tools | GrooveCell™ and Pro Tools | SynthCell™ virtual instruments

· Support for any Core Audio, ASIO, or WASAPI-compatible interface

Avid is working closely with its publishing partner Rowman & Littlefield to update all curriculum and program materials for the 2022-2023 academic year and with ThinkEDU to roll the program out nationwide.

“This is an exciting update for students who not only benefit from government funding to implement the program, but also now with Pro Tools Artist can create and take their resulting projects to any other Pro Tools system for further editing and finishing,” said Michael Fischler, CEO of ThinkEDU. “The fact that it is free is providing significant value to the Avid Learning Academy program, which positions students for a career in the creative arts on a platform that is ubiquitous in the industry when it comes to live music, studio recording, and post production.”

To enroll or find out more about the Avid Learning Academy program, visit www.thinkedu.com/avid

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Autodesk Expands Learning Resources to Boost Digital Skills of Construction Teams in the Office, Trailer and Field

Marlena Livingston — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:06:08 +0000

New initiatives aim to develop tech skills in the current workforce and encourage a new and diverse generation to consider construction as a career

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its strategy to provide customers with digital tools for a competitive advantage in the market, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today launched the next phase in its effort to upskill current construction workers and help the industry engage the next generation of prospective recruits. The company’s latest initiatives, Construction Master Class and the Autodesk Construction Cloud Learning Center, allow construction industry professionals to learn new skills, advance their career and future-proof their businesses.

Autodesk launches Construction Master Class and the Autodesk Construction Cloud Learning Center to help construction industry professionals learn new skills, advance their career and future-proof their businesses.

The construction labor shortage and digital skills gap are global challenges. According to the latest annual survey by Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk, 89 percent of construction firms in America are having a difficult time filling hourly craft positions and 86 percent are struggling to fill salaried positions. Sixty-one percent of firms surveyed said their projects are being delayed because of workforce shortages. Globally, according to a recent Core Research survey commissioned by Autodesk of 300 construction professionals in Ireland, most professionals attributed their recruitment challenges to a lack of available skilled labor (59 percent) and a subset of this group (43 percent) believes labor is available, but company recruitment efforts are unable to attract the right talent.

To help its customers and the construction industry more broadly address challenges around the digital skills gap, Autodesk has launched two new programs: Construction Master Class and the Autodesk Construction Cloud Learning Center.

Construction Master Class provides online tutorials from industry leaders that are free to everyone. Hosted by top construction experts, the videos provide practical insights to empower participants with best practices on workflows and career advancement. Construction Master Class allows viewers to hear directly from industry leaders and Autodesk experts on how to deliver critical project outcomes like better cost control, improved quality management and standardized field collaboration workflows – all through a mix of personal stories, use cases and examples of “what not to do.”

Autodesk Construction Cloud Learning Center houses easy-to-follow courses free to everyone and translated into five languages on how to use Autodesk Construction Cloud products, including Autodesk Build, Autodesk Takeoff and Autodesk Docs. Learning paths include videos that provide specific and practical instructions on using Autodesk Construction Cloud solutions to excel with digital construction skills such as setting up project templates, tracking issues, managing RFI and submittal workflows and collaborating with project members. Since the launch of the Learning Center in the spring of 2021, there have been more than 42,000 course enrollments with registration from 134 countries.

Autodesk has also established several other initiatives to help develop tech acumen in current construction workers and encourage a new and diverse set of workers to join the profession. These include:

The Autodesk Membership Training Provider Program: More than 215 trade unions and industry associations are now enrolled in Autodesk’s program that aims to increase the digital skills of members. Training centers in the MTP Program are provided with Autodesk software products, such as Autodesk Construction Cloud and Revit, for an annual subscription license fee. The program’s benefits enhance BIM and CAD training efforts at current training sites and allow new sites to offer enhanced training initiatives with Autodesk technology.
Autodesk’s Make It Real program: A community education program encouraging young people to apply design thinking to real problems related to construction and the built environment. The program offers inspiration, learning and funding opportunities, including this year, $50,000 worth of microgrants provided through the Building Changemakers Giveaway. Recipients decide for themselves how to apply the funds where they are needed most, such as expenses to support training – ranging from tuition and certification fees to safety equipment and childcare.

“As we have all acutely felt, the industry is facing major obstacles when it comes to hiring and retaining labor and skilled trades workers,” said Ronald McGuire, program administrator at the International Training Institute. “There’s huge demand not just for labor in and of itself, but for workers who have digital skills under their belt. Project-ready professionals need to be adept at using technology on the jobsite and in the trailer, as well as in the office. Autodesk’s learning resources will enable us to upskill current members and provide new ones with the right tools to get quickly up to speed.”

“The labor shortage in the construction industry will only get more dire as the current workforce retires, with about 41 percent of current US construction professionals expected to age out by 2031, according to McKinsey,” said Allison Scott, director of customer experience and industry advocacy at Autodesk. “Our customers consistently voice concerns that though there will be an influx of new projects and roles, the industry is not bringing in enough people to fulfill their increasing needs or grow the right skillsets. Autodesk’s construction learning initiatives are being employed to help companies move fast, so they can remain competitive and stay ahead of the curve during the industry’s digital transformation.”

About Autodesk

Autodesk is changing how the world is designed and made. Our technology spans architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media and entertainment, empowering innovators everywhere to solve challenges big and small. From greener buildings to smarter products to more mesmerizing blockbusters, Autodesk software helps our customers to design and make a better world for all. For more information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.

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Avid Learning Academy Partners with ThinkEDU to Inspire the Next Generation of Media Production Talent

Marlena Livingston — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:11:57 +0000

ThinkEDU to collaborate with book publisher Rowman & Littlefield to significantly expand ALA’s reach into high schools and engage more students across the US

BURLINGTON, Mass., March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avid^® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced a new partnership with North American academic marketing company ThinkEDU, LLC. that will provide even more K-12 educators with the opportunity to inspire future generations of video and audio creators. ThinkEDU will work with existing Avid partner Rowman & Littlefield to help high schools across North America enhance their arts and media education tracks through the Avid Learning Academy (ALA) program, which empowers students to learn the technologies used by the editors, producers and other creators of the world’s most popular music, movies, TV shows and live broadcasts.

ThinkEDU hosts online stores for schools, colleges and universities across the country, working with more than 13,000 school districts and serving millions of students every day. It also manages some of the world’s leading training ecosystems that serve the academic community and acts as a technology consultant for educational facilities at all levels. The ability of ThinkEDU to provide a complete turnkey experience will make it easier than ever for schools to train and certify K-12 students on the Avid creative software tools specified by college media studies programs and employers across the media and entertainment industry.

Michael Fischler, CEO at ThinkEDU, said: “We’re delighted to officially partner with Avid and Rowman & Littlefield to help expand the Avid Learning Academy program. Our existing relationship with Avid and vast experience in the education sector puts us in a unique position that will enable us to guide educators in choosing the right software tools for their needs and those of their students. The ALA has already inspired so many young, talented people and we’re looking forward to helping take it to that next level.”

“ThinkEDU has a longstanding track record of taking programs such as Avid Learning Academy into the educational market. As an existing reseller of Avid’s Media Composer^®, Pro Tools^® and Sibelius^® solutions, ThinkEDU is ideally positioned to help drive adoption of this current program,” said Bryan Castle, Director of Global Learning Partnerships at Avid. “We believe the synergies between Avid, ThinkEDU and Rowman & Littlefield make this joint partnership a perfect fit that will ultimately provide more students with a clear path to college media courses and unlock the next generation of creative talent.”

The Avid Learning Academy includes everything educators need to elevate their current arts and media programs, or rapidly launch a new program from the ground up. Courses have been designed by education professionals and are aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (U.S.), covering a wide range of media creation topics including filmmaking, video post production and audio terminology. This program is available now and participating high school educators will be able to certify their students as Avid Certified Associates, placing them on the pathway to industry-recognized Avid Certified User and Avid Certified Professional certifications that are available worldwide through Avid Learning Partner institutions.

Educators can visit www.avid.com/LearningAcademy today to discover the full potential of the Avid Learning Academy program.

About ThinkEDU
Based in Dallas, Texas, ThinkEDU is a nationwide academic reseller offering the academic community, which includes students, faculty, staff, K-12 Schools and Colleges, deep discounts on thousands of software, computers, tablets and computer accessories. ThinkEDU operates over 1,000 online technology stores for college bookstores and colleges/universities nationwide. For information about ThinkEDU, educators can visit https://corp.thinkedu.com/avid-learning-academy/ or contact us at avid@thinkedu.com.

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ThinkEDU and ETC Brasil are Chosen as Unity Technologies’ Learning Services Distributors for Latin America

Michael — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:55:16 +0000

FRISCO, TEXAS, July 15, 2019 — ThinkEDU, Unity Technologies North American Learning Services Distributor has been named by Unity as its Learning Services Distributor for Latin America (LATAM). Separately, ThinkEDU announced an agreement with ETC BRASIL SOLUÇÕES EM TECNOLOGIA EDUCACIONAL LTD, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ETC Brasil will be ThinkEDU’s Learning Services Company and Sub-Distributor in Latin America. ETC Brasil will be responsible for managing and promoting the Unity Authorized Training Partner Program throughout Latin America. They will make sure partners have the tools needed to ensure Unity training is accessible to aspiring real-time creators everywhere, across all regions in local languages and learning cultures.

“ThinkEDU has laid the foundation for increased regional access to Unity training opportunities across North America. We look forward to expanding ThinkEDU’s reach to Latin America so they may replicate their North American success in bringing new training partners to the Unity Authorized Training Partner program,” said Anuja Dharkar, Head of Learning, Global Education, Unity Technologies. “Given ThinkEDU’s and ETC Brasil’s combined leadership and extensive reach, we know they will provide our Authorized Training Partners in Latin America with the tools, resources, expertise, and support they need to enable creators to thrive.”

According to Burning Glass market data, Unity skills are experiencing a 35% growth rate in the next two years. Unity Authorized Training Partners help learners get ready to take advantage of these job openings. Unity Training Workshops are instructor-led classes that combine the best in quality, expertise, and convenience to increase your Unity knowledge.

“We are delighted and honored to have our territorial responsibility for this program increased by Unity,” commented Michael Fischler, CEO of ThinkEDU. “Our vast experience focused on educational and commercial training channels gives us a unique perspective on assisting partners who wish to expand their business into these channels. With ETC Brasil, we look forward to welcoming new LATAM partners who wish to join the Unity Authorized Training Program.”

About ThinkEDU

Based in Frisco, Texas, ThinkEDU operates over 1,000 online technology stores for college bookstores, academic consortiums and schools. We also manage some of the world’s leading training channels. Our company can help you deliver expert instructor-led training across your product portfolio and provide your learning partners with program expertise, business development, operational assistance and marketing support. For more information on how to become a Unity Authorized Training Partner Program, contact Has Nwamadi, ThinkEDU’s Director of Educational Sales at unity@thinkedu.com or go to www.corp.thinkedu.com/uatp to learn more about our company.

About ETC Brasil

Educational Technology Consulting (ETC) is dedicated to applying technological solutions in education and certification processes from the preschool to the professional level. ETC Brasil is the manager and distributor of education, training and academic and professional certification programs of the leading developers of worldwide technologies, such as Microsoft, Autodesk, Adobe and VEX Robotics, and represents the Certiport platform across Latin America through the ETC group Iberoamérica, of which it is part. For more information on how to become a Unity Authorized Training Partner Program in Latin America, please contact Paulo Protasio, General Director, ETC Brasil at paulo.protasio@etcbrasil.com or go to www.etcbrasil.com/uatp to learn more about our company and the UATP program.

About Unity Technologies

Unity is the creator of the world’s most widely used real-time 3D development platform that gives developers around the world the tools to create rich, interactive 2D, 3D, VR and AR experiences in various industries including games, film and entertainment, automotive, architecture, construction and engineering (AEC). Unity’s 1,000 person development team keeps the company at the bleeding-edge of technology by working alongside partners such as Google, Facebook, Magic Leap, Oculus and Microsoft. The platform’s renowned flexibility gives developers the power to target and optimize their creations for 25+ platforms. Games and experiences made with Unity have reached 3 billion devices worldwide and were installed more than 29 billion times in the last 12 months. For more information, visit www.unity3d.com and to see the latest games and experiences created in Unity, go to https://unity.com/madewith.

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ThinkEDU Chosen as Unity Technologies’ Learning Services Distribution Partner for North America

Michael — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 22:04:05 +0000

FRISCO, TEXAS, November 5, 2018 — ThinkEDU, a leader in online academic technology, announced today that it has been selected by Unity Technologies as its North American Learning Services Distributor. ThinkEDU is the first company in the U.S. to be recognized as part of the Learning Services Distribution Partner program: a program designed to provide Unity Authorized Training Partners with the tools needed to ensure Unity training is accessible to aspiring real-time creators everywhere, across all regions in local languages and learning cultures.

“Having ThinkEDU as our North American Learning Services Distribution Partner lays the foundation for increased regional access to Unity training opportunities,” said Anuja Dharkar, Head of Learning at Global Education, Unity Technologies. “ThinkEDU already serves millions of learners. Given ThinkEDU’s leadership and extensive reach, we know they will provide our Authorized Training Partners with the tools, resources, expertise, and support they need to enable creators to thrive.”

As the first Learning Services Distribution Partner in North America, ThinkEDU will support Unity’s Authorized Training Partners’ efforts to train its global community of creators. ThinkEDU will ensure Unity’s Authorized Training Partners can supply the various high-quality training materials needed to prime creators for future success.

“We are delighted and honored to be selected by Unity,” commented Michael Fischler, CEO of ThinkEDU. “Our vast experience focused on educational and commercial training channels gives us a unique perspective on assisting partners who wish to expand their business into these channels. We also look forward to welcoming new partners who wish to join the Unity Authorized Training Program.”

About ThinkEDU

Based in Frisco, Texas, ThinkEDU operates over 1,000 online technology stores for college bookstores, academic consortiums and schools. We also manage some of the world’s leading training channels. Our company can help you deliver expert instructor-led training across your product portfolio. For more information on how to become an Unity Authorized Training Partner Program, contact Rebecca Abrams, ThinkEDU’s Education Program Manager, at unity@thinkedu.com or go to www.corp.thinkedu.com/uatp to learn more about our company.

About Unity Technologies

Unity is the creator of the world’s most widely-used real-time 3D development platform, giving developers around the world the tools to create rich, interactive 2D, 3D, VR and AR experiences. The company’s 800 person engineering team keeps Unity at the bleeding-edge of technology by working alongside partners such as Google, Facebook, Oculus and Microsoft to ensure optimized support for the latest releases and platforms. Games and experiences made with Unity have reached ~3 billion devices worldwide and were installed more than 24 billion times in the last 12 months. Unity’s renowned flexibility gives developers the power to target and optimize their creations for 25+ platforms including Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Gameroom (Facebook), SteamVR (PC & Mac), Oculus, PSVR, Gear VR, HoloLens, ARKit (Apple), ARCore (Google) and more. Unity also offers solutions and services for connecting with audiences including Unity Ads, Unity Analytics, Unity Asset Store, Unity Cloud Build, Unity Collaborate, Unity Connect and Unity Certification.

For more information, visit: http://unity3d.com

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