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EDO and 2iSA AMIO
Helping the Integration of Disabled People in
the Corporate Sector through an Assessmentdriven Learning Solution
Context
ETS (Educational Testing Service) is:
• a non-profit organisation
• the creators of the TOEIC, TOEFL, SAT, GRE - 50 million test/year
• more than 4500 employees in180 countries
(researchers, statisticians , psychometricians, IT’s, sociologists and
pedagogues…)
EDUSOFT created in 1990 is:
• A subsidiary of ETS
• Specialised in Blended Learning
• The creators of English Discoveries Online (EDO)
• EDO is used by hundreds of institutions worldwide
2iSA Institut Informatique Sud
Aveyron
• Certified as a Vocational Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled in1987.
Hundreds of students every year.
• Pedagogy based on a global approach to people living in permanent or
temporary disability.
• Creation of personal and professional projects giving everyone the
means to a rewarding and lasting reintegration into the workforce.
• Today, over 80% of trainees from 2iSA work and evolve in IT jobs
• ETS Global Partner. TOEIC test center
Students
 RQTH (Disabled workers status)
 Adults (18-55)
 More than 130 students
EDO
English Discoveries Online
is a comprehensive, technology-based English language
learning solution that caters to both blended-learning and
distance-learning models of implementation.
This turnkey solution offers field-proven pedagogical approaches
combined with the latest interactive learning technologies,
creating the ideal environment for student success.
Combine the best of both worlds!
Blended
Implementation Model
EDO
Blended
Learning
EDO integrated
with EDO
Classroom
Materials
Other delivery options:
EDO integrated with
local Classroom
Materials
EDO
Distance
Learning
EDO
enrichment
for local
Classroom
Materials
Tutored
Online
course
Typical Students Paths
2iSA (End of Secondary school to third-year university
level)
 Cross-curricular subjects
 Technical Courses
 Internships
PEI (Computer science section, from fourth-year to fifthyear University levels)
 Sandwich degrees – vocational courses where students
spend a year working within their industry (3 weeks/1
week)
 (B1/B2)
Objectives/challenges
 Heterogeneous groups and objectives
 Learning outside school
 Learning pace
Padagogical Model2iSA
 Personalization
Blended Learning
Pedagogical ModelPEI
 Objective : B2
Student Monitoring
Reports
Class Completion
Reports
Student Progress
EDO
Teacher Access
The TMS (Teacher Management System) gives access to several
Admin tools.
features such as :
Classes, teachers
and students
(add, delete,
move, import,
export,…)
Detailed reports
per class, group or
student. Placement
Test and Course
Reports
Language support.
Platform localized
into 27 languages
Managing
Pedagogical
Content
Course assignments
and content creation
tools
Teachers E Mail
Box .
Creation of online
forums for students
Multiples ressources
. Courses, Tutorials,
Exercises
Testimonials (Videos)
Maxime : student 2iSA
Sarah : teacher
Results
Institution : 2iSA AMIO
First use : Mai 2014
Number of students : 130
Implementation Model : Blended course. Length of the course : one
year for the 2ISA Group. Objective : improving General English and
preparing students for TOEIC
2 x 90-minute face-to-face classes.
EDO online and one-to-many (face-to-face) to support slow learners and
keep motivation.
Students take the TOEIC or TOEIC Bridge at the end of the course
(depending on their level)
Results : 85% of the students completed all the online courses. Success
rate for the TOEIC exam highly improved.
Conclusion
• Ongoing monitoring thanks to the TMS
• Allows all the levels to improve at their own
pace at the same time.
• Provides a dynamic and structured
framework to those who have few face-to-face
courses (engineers)/those who, due to their
handicap, have difficulties to keep
concentrated for a long time during the
course.
THANK YOU