| Wide Learning – the complete e-learning specialist – picked up the Silver IVCA (International Visual Communication Association) award for the External Multimedia product of the Year. The award was presented at a Gala Awards Ceremony on Friday 28 March.
The award-winning e-learning program, Learn About Al Wathba Lake Reserve CD-ROM, was developed for the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA), based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to promote environmental awareness. The program used proven instructional and media design methods to ensure that target groups, UAE school children, were effectively informed in an entertaining and engaging way.
Alan Calder, CEO of Wide Learning, comments: “We are delighted to win this award. It is an affirmation that Wide Learning is the forefront of learning design methodologies and rich e-learning design media. It also demonstrates Wide’s ability to understand precisely a client’s needs and then design and deliver something that meets them.
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Al Bowardi, Managing Director of ERWDA, comments: "ERWDA is proud to win this award. Environment education and awareness calls for an interactive approach to get the message across, especially to the current computer savvy generation. Such interactive tools along with a hands-on approach to environmental education, which ERWDA provides to school students in the Emirate, are a step forward in motivating youth towards environment protection and conservation."
Comments from the judges: “The graphic interface is beautifully simple and very attractive to look at. The illustrations and animations are delightfully executed, making excellent use of colour. Using the site is very straightforward and there is a natural flow through the various sections, drawing the audience into the learning experience. The site makes use of a wide variety of educational and interactive tools, all of which keep it both interesting and informative. The site treats the subject seriously and at the same time addresses its young audience at exactly the right level. All in all a delightful piece of environmental education.”
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