SAN DIEGO, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgepoint
Education (NYSE: BPI) has introduced the Android™ version of its
Ashford Mobile and Rockies Mobile classroom apps. These proprietary
mobile applications deliver an extensive online educational
interface to students and faculty alike, plus essential campus
information. With the release of these new apps, Android™ fans can
join iPhone users in the digital classroom at Ashford University and University of the
Rockies.
Ashford Mobile and Rockies Mobile are full-spectrum teaching
applications designed to provide students and teachers in-depth
integration with the Ashford University
and University of the Rockies' online learning environments. Both
schools are Bridgepoint Education academic institutions and the
apps were developed in-house.
"I'm very proud of the way our product development team and the
Learning Resources and Publishing department focused themselves to
deliver the Android™ apps to our students," stated Dana LaFleur, Bridgepoint's director of learning
architecture. "Student satisfaction is a high priority for us; the
demand for Android™ versions of Ashford and Rockies Mobile was
clear."
Following the successful release of Ashford Mobile and Rockies
Mobile for the iPhone, students using Android™-powered smart-phones
clamored for the same digital classroom access for their mobile
devices. Bridgepoint's product development team took advantage of
Android's ready network of Java-based tools to answer that demand,
quickly delivering an Android™ version of Ashford Mobile and
Rockies Mobile to students and instructors.
Significant testing was done with a large number of
Android™-powered devices to ensure the apps' stability, exposing
Ashford Mobile and Rockies Mobile to as many software and hardware
combinations as possible. Both student and faculty-specific
Android™-based apps are available for download through Android™
Market as of today, with support for Android™ systems running 2.1
"Eclair" and up.
About Bridgepoint Education
Bridgepoint Education's postsecondary education services focus
on offering associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs
in such disciplines as business, education, psychology, social
sciences and health sciences. Bridgepoint Education's regionally
accredited academic institutions – Ashford
University and University of the Rockies – deliver their
programs online as well as at traditional campuses located in
Clinton, Iowa, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more
information about Bridgepoint Education, visit
www.bridgepointeducation.com or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at
858.668.2580.
About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University
is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org). The
University offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs online
and at its Clinton, Iowa, campus.
The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable
online and on-campus programs. For more information, please visit
www.ashford.edu or call Shari
Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at
858.513.9240 x2513.
About University of the Rockies
University of the Rockies is a graduate school specializing in
master's and doctorate degree programs in the social and behavioral
sciences. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org),
classes are offered online and at the University's Colorado Springs, Colorado, campus. For more
information, please visit www.rockies.edu or call Shari Rodriguez, associate vice president of
Public Relations, at 866.621.0124 x2513.
Contact: Shari Rodriguez, Associate
Vice President of Public Relations
858.668.2580 shari.rodriguez@bridgepointeducation.com
SOURCE Bridgepoint Education, Inc.