AskOnline Launches the AskOnline Online Advisor Developed For Colleges and Universities To Help Boost Retention and Improve Student Outcomes

    CAMBRIDGE, MA, May 13, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- AskOnline, a leading provider of online tutoring systems, is pleased to announce the availability of the AskOnline Online Advisor. This is the latest in the expanding line of products developed by AskOnline to help schools as they look to boost retention and improve student outcomes. The AskOnline Advisor can be used alone or in conjunction with the AskOnline Online Tutoring system. As is the case with the AskOnline Online Tutoring system where schools employ their own tutors to connect with their students, the AskOnline Online Advisor provides a safe and secure environment for a school's advisors to connect and communicate with their students.

With today's economic climate, more and more students are juggling their academic responsibilities with one and often times two jobs, making time management a critical issue. The communication between a student and their academic advisor can provide the critical support that can make a difference in that student's success. The AskOnline Online Advisor was developed to help schools better serve the needs of a diverse student population - a population that has even more demands on their time than ever before.

The AskOnline Online Advisor also makes it much easier for the distance or online student to receive advising support without ever having to physically be on-campus. Colleges and Universities are finding they have to provide their distance learning students with the same student services that are provided to their on-campus students. The AskOnline Online Advisor along with the AskOnline Online Tutoring system helps schools meet this requirement.

Developed with both the advisor and the student experience in mind, the AskOnline Online advisor has communication tools that support synchronous and asynchronous communication, scheduling, reporting and management tools that provide visibility and access into valuable data that can be used to help continually improve the advising function at a school. With multiple licensing options, the AskOnline Online Advisor is an affordable solution for a single department or an entire campus.

"AskOnline has created a line of products that help address the critical issue of retention that almost every school is facing," said Lisa Philpott, CEO of AskOnline. "By providing the technology that enables a school to support and promote improving student outcomes, AskOnline is helping schools, help their students. School's who adopt AskOnline's Online Advisor and Online Tutoring system make it easy for their students to seek the assistance and outreach that can have a positive impact on their success."

For pricing information for either the AskOnline Advisor or the AskOnline Online tutoring system, please contact the company at 1-888-818-9914 or [email protected].

About AskOnline

AskOnline is the market leader in online tutoring systems for colleges, universities and private companies. Installed at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, the AskOnline e-tutoring system is the result of years of intensive collaboration with educators and technologists. AskOnline's unique combination of online communication, progress tracking and security features enables institutions to provide superior educational experiences for tutors, students and administrators. AskOnline has spearheaded the development of online tutoring since its inception as a project connecting Harvard University undergraduates with struggling students in the Boston area. For more information or a demo of the AskOnline online tutoring platform, please visit www.askonline.net or contact [email protected].

AskOnline Contact Information: [email protected] • 617-642-8055

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