Dr. Barbara Illowsky Joins WebAssign's Board of Directors

RALEIGH, N.C., April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WebAssign, a benefit company dedicated to enhancing education, today announced the appointment of Dr. Barbara Illowsky to its board of directors. Dr. Illowsky joins a select group of business leaders in the technology industry and academic faculty members who work to uphold WebAssign's mission to provide high-quality online instructional solutions that enrich the teaching and learning experience.

"We are pleased and fortunate to welcome Dr. Illowsky to our board of directors," said Alex Bloom, WebAssign president. "As a strong advocate for using technology to increase access to education, Barbara is an ideal candidate to help guide the future of WebAssign."

Dr. Illowsky has been a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at De Anza College in California since 1989. She was one of the early leaders of open education in community colleges and is the co-author of the Collaborative Statistics and Introductory Statistics open textbooks. Her other noteworthy achievements include being the first program director of the Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources and overseeing the statewide Californian Basic Skills Initiative.

As past president of the California Mathematics Council Community Colleges (CMC³), Dr. Illowsky demonstrated leadership in improving math instruction through the use of online technologies and an interactive curriculum. In 2013, she received the international Educator ACE Award from the OpenCourseWare Consortium for her work in creating an open statistics textbook, along with her international leadership in promoting adoption of open educational resources as a way to increase access to education and improve learning. The textbook is is now used by dozens of colleges worldwide.

"I am truly honored to become a part of this outstanding team," stated Illowsky. "I admire the late Dr. John Risley [WebAssign founder] immensely. His desire to create an effective learning system and his ethical leadership are among the reasons I accepted the invitation to join the board of directors."

About WebAssign
WebAssign is a flexible and fully customizable online instructional system that puts powerful tools in the hands of teachers, enabling them to deploy assignments, instantly assess individual student performance, and realize their teaching goals. Adopted by all major academic publishers, integrated with more than 600 science and math textbooks, and enhanced with a robust selection of independently developed original content, WebAssign makes it easy for faculty to enrich the teaching and learning experience.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, WebAssign is an independent, employee-owned benefit company dedicated to education technology. For more information, visit webassign.net.

Media Contact:
Annie McQuaid
WebAssign
[email protected]
919.829.8181 x124

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