RIT Education Goes On Line

The Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology (RIT) is now taking registrations for its new set of on-line courses developed through a new training partnership between RIT Corporate Education and Training (CET) and IO Technologies.

The initial set of classes, which range between $200 to $600 per course, includes Introduction to Document Imaging Workflows, Becoming a Print Professional, Introduction to Getting It on the Web, Practical Color Management, Introduction to Digital Asset Management, Profitable Digital Solutions, and Introduction to Variable Data Imaging.

"The curriculum was developed by top industry experts, and uses an adaptive learning technology to customize the experience for each individual," says David Tontarski, senior program manager for CET, which will exclusively distribute the courses.

"This way," he adds, "it targets exactly what the participant needs to know and delivers the instruction efficiently without a lot of guesswork. This is very important to participants who don't have time to waste going over information they already know. Plus, they can learn at your own rate, on their own time."

At the Print 01 event in Chicago, several of the above-mentioned courses were demonstrated to industry professionals, who, according to Richard Burke, vice president of business development for IO Technologies, praised them as "unique in that they represent precision training created by experts, are focused on processes rather than products, and are adapted to meet the skills and needs of the user."

Upon registration, students will receive an allotment of on-line hours to finish a course. A free demonstration course is available at training.rit.edu/online.html.