Eleven Cengage Learning Products Named Finalists for 2016 SIIA CODiE Awards: Cengage Learning's Product Design Places Students at the Center of the Learning Experience

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Cengage Learning finalists and associated categories include: 4LTR Press Online - a digital learning solution that provides personalized study and assessment functionality Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution Best Educational App for a Mobile Device Miss Humblebee's Academy - an online kindergarten-readiness learning solution Best PreK / Early Childhood Learning Solution MindTap English Handbook - an all-in-one digital solution for college composition courses Best Source for Reference or Education Resources Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution Classroom in Context (CLiC) - a web based curriculum portal that incorporates Gale's multimedia library content Best Cross-Curricular Solution Analytics On Demand - Gale's big data analytics solution for public libraries Best Business Intelligence Reporting & Analytics Solution Conectados - an innovative introductory Spanish program designed to help students connect with the Spanish-speaking world Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators Best ESL, ELL or World Language Acquisition Solution MindTap for Basic Robotics - equips students with a solid foundation in the industrial robot system Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas MindTap for CompTIA's Network+ - prepares students for the CompTIA's Network+ certification exam Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution "Every year the list of CODiE finalists is a case study of how the ed tech industry is using new technologies in combination with knowledge about how people learn to respond to customer needs.

BOSTON, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage Learning's innovative technology products have been named finalists across 11 categories in the 2016 CODiE Awards, the annual awards of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Products receiving finalist honors include apps, collaboration tools, online learning solutions and other digital products spanning higher education, as well as several library reference and research solutions from Gale, part of Cengage Learning.

"Smart product design stems from a deep understanding of the populations we serve," said Jim Donohue, Chief Product Officer, Cengage Learning. "Improving learning outcomes is our guiding light as we design digital solutions based on feedback from thousands of students and instructors. Recognition as CODiE finalists from our peers, partners and customers validates that by placing learners at the center of everything we do, we are enriching the user experience and improving learning through technology."

Cengage Learning finalists and associated categories include:

4LTR Press Online - a digital learning solution that provides personalized study and assessment functionality

Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution

Best Educational App for a Mobile Device

Miss Humblebee's Academy - an online kindergarten-readiness learning solution

Best PreK / Early Childhood Learning Solution

MindTap English Handbook - an all-in-one digital solution for college composition courses

Best Source for Reference or Education Resources

Best Reading/English/Language Arts Instructional Solution

Classroom in Context (CLiC) - a web based curriculum portal that incorporates Gale's multimedia library content

Best Cross-Curricular Solution

Analytics On Demand - Gale's big data analytics solution for public libraries

Best Business Intelligence Reporting & Analytics Solution

Conectados - an innovative introductory Spanish program designed to help students connect with the Spanish-speaking world

Best Collaborative Social Media Solution for Educators

Best ESL, ELL or World Language Acquisition Solution

MindTap for Basic Robotics - equips students with a solid foundation in the industrial robot system

Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas

MindTap for CompTIA's Network+ - prepares students for the CompTIA's Network+ certification exam

Best Postsecondary Learning Content Solution

"Every year the list of CODiE finalists is a case study of how the ed tech industry is using new technologies in combination with knowledge about how people learn to respond to customer needs. They're opening doors for learners of all ages," said Karen Billings, vice president and managing director of the Education Technology Industry Network of SIIA.

The Software and Information Industry Association is the leading trade association for the software and digital content industry. The SIIA CODiE Awards have been recognizing top products, apps and services in business software, education and digital content for more than 30 years. The awards remain the only peer-recognized program in the content, education, and software industry. For more information on the CODiE Awards and this year's finalists, please visit https://www.siia.net/codie/

About Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning is a leading educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education and K-12, professional, library and workforce development markets worldwide. The company provides superior content, personalized services and course-driven digital solutions that accelerate student engagement and transform the learning experience. Cengage Learning is headquartered in Boston, MA with an office hub located in San Francisco, CA. Cengage Learning employees reside in nearly 40 different countries with company sales in more than 125 countries around the world. www.cengage.com.

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