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Contact:
Al Renshaw
Phone: 1-800-577-9040
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QUANTUM® CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF INNOVATION
IN
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
As a “thank you” to
instructors, parents and students, Quantum® is offering ten days of
free access to the Quantum Tutors®, artificial intelligence tutoring
software for Science and Mathematics.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — May
5, 2008, Quantum Simulations, Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence
(AI) tutoring and assessment software, is proud to announce its 10th
anniversary in business and technology innovation. To show its appreciation,
Quantum® is offering ten days of FREE access to the Quantum Tutors®
until June 30, 2008 to help students with final exams and to reinforce
important science and mathematics concepts before their summer break.
For access, please visit http://www.quantumtutors.com.
“From the beginning, we strived
to create a learning environment that would inspire students to think
independently about how to solve problems that went beyond rote and
memorization,” stated Dr. Benny Johnson, president and CEO at
Quantum®. “We wanted to improve self-efficacy by challenging
students to solve problems on their own where they learn that it’s
fine to experiment and even make mistakes along the way. This is a
critical component to understanding a subject at a deeper conceptual
level and why Quantum® has a direct and immediate impact on improving
test scores today.”
Quantum’s company vision was first
realized in 1998 when Dr. Johnson, a respected theoretical chemistry
researcher with a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), became
aware that U.S. students’ performance in science was severely
declining. Reflecting on his own experience in education and passion
for science and mathematics, Dr. Johnson wondered if it would be possible
to create a software program that could be as inspiring and motivating
as his mentor and high school teacher, Mr. Dale Holder, a recognized
master teacher with 15 outstanding teacher awards. After extensive
research and analysis with Mr. Holder, Dr. Johnson determined that
proven teaching practices combined with artificial intelligence (AI)
technology delivered to students over the Internet was the key to
meeting this objective.
On the business side, Dr. Johnson partnered
with technology start-up expert from CMU, Ms. Rebecca Renshaw, to
launch the company. With Phase I funding from the U.S. Department
of Education and the National Science Foundation and an award from
the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s EnterPrize Business Plan
Competition, Quantum® developed the first, and only, artificial intelligence
tutors for science — the Quantum Tutors®. Ms. Renshaw further
crystallized Dr. Johnson’s vision for the core technology by
focusing on a business partnering model where Quantum’s AI engines
could seamlessly integrate with textbook publishers’ homework
products, educational software and learning management systems. By
directly handling thousands of problems without the need for additional
content development or manual programming, Quantum’s partners
can leverage powerful AI technologies for the first time and provide
a detailed level of tutoring, assessment and homework help not available
with any other system on the market.
Today, with two patents, over $8.5 million
in federal grant funding and several partners for distribution and
collaboration, Quantum’s breakthrough software is having an
impact in K-12 and higher education across the country. The company
is now expanding its products to include business subjects such as
accounting, developmental mathematics with a focus on college remediation
and adult learning and the creation of exciting new applications for
assessment and professional development.
“Quantum® has successfully taken academic theory and scientific
research from the laboratory to the marketplace,” added Rebecca
Renshaw, Quantum’s Executive Vice President. “We continue
to be the ‘technology think tank’ in the industry and
are grateful to the countless schools, collaborators, partners, federal
agencies and outstanding employees that have helped Quantum® make a
difference in education over the years.”
Acknowledgements
Please visit http://www.quantumsimulations.com/acknowledgements.html
About Quantum®
Quantum Simulations, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring,
assessment and professional development software for science, mathematics
and accounting that empowers teachers and inspires students from middle
school through college to achieve more. Quantum's intelligent learning
software is available stand-alone or integrated with our partners’
web-based homework products and Learning Management Systems. A "technology
think tank”, Quantum® is funded and supported by the U.S. Department
of Education, the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes
of Health. For more information, please visit http://www.quantumsimulations.com.
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