Wainhouse Research

Wainhouse Research's Distance Education and e-Learning practice covers hosted and on-premises educational products and services in higher education, primary / secondary education, and corporate training markets.

For Vendors and End Users

For end users, we help address educational institution pain points, helping you overcome your deployment challenges, making the case for how and why certain technologies matter. Buyers seek independent analysis that looks across the vendor community - analysis that offers baseline support for an organization's process of defining its deployment requirements and need for best practice exemplars.

For vendors, we offer end user survey data, analysis of competitor offerings, company profiles, quick takes on vendor moves, and assessment of market directions. Our consulting services, as an adjunct to our subscription services, include the ability to deliver custom engagements for both vendors and users alike.

Subject Coverage

In addition to segment reports such as the Distance Education and e-Learning Landscape, the practice delivers comparative matrices, white papers, research notes, and Rich Educational Metrics survey data on topics like:

Lecture capture and media management Web conferencing, videoconferencing, Telepresence in education Learning Management System integration points Interactive whiteboards & classroom technologies Virtual worlds and gaming Mobility in education and e-Learning Ancillary educational technologies, e.g., social media and personal learning networks
The practice uses white papers to probe critical issues facing those who deploy collaborative technologies online, in the classroom, or in blended models, while timely research notes and company profiles investigate policy, programmatic, and technological issues. Comparative matrices offer buyers a shortcut to understanding vendor offerings and help them create short lists for the RFP process. Common to all study subscribers is access to practice analysts to answer questions, provide further information, and offer anecdotal observations.

Practice Manager & Lead Analyst: Alan D. Greenberg WR's Distance Education and e-Learning (EDU): A Unique New Subscription Service for Educational Organizations - and Vendors and Service Providers Who Offer Distance and Hybrid Technologies

Whether you are a vendor, service provider, or end user, Wainhouse Research makes it easy to stay on top of the rapid changes happening in the distance education and e-Learning market today. Our new EDU subscription service gives you a 360 degree view of wide array of technologies that are transforming education and e-Learning, and help you prepare for the coming explosion of applications and new approaches to networked learning. Subscription deliverables include documents like:

Lecture Capture Comparative Matrix, addressing more than 10 vendor solutions (sample ) 21st Century Skills Movement Implications for Distance Learning Google's Statewide Primary / Secondary Deals for Google Apps Distance Education and e-Learning Metrics Survey 2010, a survey of more than 300 educational users of eight major technologies (sample )
A subset of vendors covered from the perspective of their educational market offerings includes:

Lecture capture (Accordent, Echo360, TechSmith, Tegrity, Sonic Foundry) Web conferencing (Adobe, Cisco WebEx, Citrix, Elluminate, Wimba) Videoconferencing (Polycom, RADVISION, TANDBERG) Interactive whiteboards & classroom technologies (DyKnow, eBeam, mimio, Polyvision, Promethean, SMART Technologies) Virtual worlds (Second Life, There) Social media and personal learning networks (Facebook, Ning, Pebble, Teacherscape)
As a subscriber, you will have access to 100% of Wainhouse Research's market intelligence on distance education and e-Learning, so you no longer will have to make the difficult decision about which study, profile, research note, or matrix to buy. Purchase an annual subscription and you will be able to access 24/7 all of our comprehensive materials through a premium content delivery website.

For more details or to order now, contact sales@wainhouse.com or download the EDU subscription description . Client Comments

I have found (the Landscape report series) to be the best researched, most authoritative view on where technologies are taking those of us involved in education and e-Learning. - Chief IT Strategist, Oregon Department of Education Their reports on the convergence of multiple technologies signal precisely where distance education is heading. Though I personally am focused on videoconferencing and streaming video, they have made me keenly aware of the related technologies e.g., lecture capture systems, web conferencing, social networking, wikis, and CMS's, and how all of them serve distinct but increasingly overlapping purposes. - Global Education Market Director, Major Manufacturer Wainhouse Research carries the torch of an evangelist - one that cares deeply about educator success - which is solidly balanced by the wisdom and knowledge displayed as analysts willing to call it like they see it, through clear and reliable, not always rose-colored, glasses. - Chief Executive Officer, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration Wainhouse Research designed the examination of distance learning in Wyoming in an effective and inclusive fashion; Wainhouse Research and the team it assembled were nothing short of amazing! - Dean of the Outreach School, University of Wyoming Wainhouse Research's ability to provide educational insights - both technical and organizational - combined with their ability to reveal emerging trends not readily apparent in everyday work existence have been well regarded by distance learning practitioners in Arkansas. - Past President, Arkansas Distance Learning Association The research and white papers produced by Wainhouse Research are invaluable to me. - Manager, Texas Education Telecommunications Network

Our major studies, which are included in the EDU subscription service, are also available for individual purchase: