Get the Skills You Need for the 21st-Century Workplace
Whether you’re just starting your career or are seeking to skill up, the Career and Workplace Skills Collection—available through Infobase Learning Cloud—offers more than 160 courses in career skills, workplace preparation, and training in short live-action videos supported by simple assessments to provide you with the competencies you need to get to the next level.
“Learners seek personal and career skills at a higher rate than ever—and need quick access to credible courseware.”—GALLUP 2021
Bite-Size, On-Demand Learning Modules for Building Skills in the Classroom, at Work, and in Life
Infobase Learning Cloud provides upskilling, course authoring, and professional development solutions to meet the evolving needs of your institution. With a vast digital learning library plus the option to create custom courses, this cloud-based platform provides the online educational resources members of your community need to be confident and successful.
Users benefit from self-paced learning modules; comprehensive video educational content; and secure digital tools specifically tailored for your institution in a proven Learn It then Prove It methodology. Learners have the option to demonstrate what they have learned through self-guided assessments for each module or concept and can also use successful course completion to earn certification or CEU credit.
With an outcome-based learning framework that helps learners of all levels advance skills, practice what they know, and share and assess new ideas, Infobase Learning Cloud offers the content, tools, and training all members of your community need to advance in the classroom, at work, and in their lives.
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Infobase Learning Cloud offers the content, tools, and training that students, teachers, and staff need for professional and personal advancement.
All members of the campus community—including students, faculty, and staff—will benefit from the content, tools, and training Infobase Learning Cloud provides.
With Infobase Learning Cloud, library staff and patrons have unlimited, simultaneous access to online learning resources on the most popular software topics and in-demand soft skills. Patrons and library staff alike will find hundreds of courses and thousands of videos across a broad range of subject areas appealing to all ages and skill levels, from beginners learning new technology or devices to professional users expanding their skills.
Keep your organization on the cutting edge and your employees at their best by offering professional development resources with certificates of completion and badging. Infobase Learning Cloud has the content, tools, and technology for employee upskilling, with hundreds of courses on technology training, career skills, and more for professional development.
World History from Prehistory through the Mid-1500's
Ancient and Medieval History provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key eras, civilizations, and regions, including the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome; ancient and medieval Africa, Asia, and the Americas; medieval Europe and the Islamic World; and much more. Each civilization’s history is brought to life through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, primary sources, maps and graphs, timelines, suggested readings, and suggested search terms. All the Infobase history databases in a collection are fully cross-searchable.
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MORE THAN FIVE CENTURIES OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History offers a fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture. Users can start their investigation of a topic with a video or slideshow overview, use the key content called out on the home page to find an entryway into the database, or dig deep into a subject or era through the Topic Centers. Read about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines. An important feature is the full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases for an even more comprehensive view of history.
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MORE THAN FIVE CENTURIES OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
American History is a comprehensive resource that spans our nation’s history, with a user-friendly interface and award-winning content. The home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from the videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to the lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research. By providing the most comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs, plus full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases—American History offers a virtual library of American history for educators, students, and researchers.
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Since 1970, every April 22 has been dedicated to increasing awareness about the environment and the steps we can take to preserve the only home we’ve ever known, including helping clean up pollution, preventing deforestation, preserving precious habitats for our wildlife, and fighting the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Infobase has a wide variety of content that your institution can use to inspire people of all ages in your schools and communities to take action on Earth Day and every other day of the year. Streaming Media Resources for Earth Day Looking for videos and other media on the environment to kick off Earth Day celebrations? Infobase’s streaming video collections— the award-winning Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, Films On Demand for colleges and universities, and Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids for public libraries—are a wonderful place to start, with a wide range of videos that are both educational and fun, some of which include lesson plans and student activities for educators in schools and homeschools alike. Subscribers to Learn360 and Just for Kids can introduce younger students to the environmental issues with videos featuring their favorite characters […]
Read MoreCurious to find out what search topics are important to K–12 schools and districts? We compiled a list of the 10 most searched topics on the award-winning streaming multimedia resource Learn360 to get a sense of what topics are currently of interest, with links to Learn360 Topic Centers where educators at subscribing institutions can find fun videos, audio recordings, printables, and activities to share with the classroom and help plan their lessons. Are there any search topics that surprise you? All titles are available worldwide unless otherwise noted. We have included searchable item numbers for each title for your convenience. 1. Animals It’s no wonder that Animals ranks #1 on the list. Everyone loves learning facts about animals, from the cuddly and cute to the wild and spooky. Learn360 features not one but two Topic Centers devoted to the subject. The Animal Fun Facts Topic Center and the Animal Life Cycle and Adaptation Topic Center bring together fun videos, games, activities, and more on a wide variety of your students’ favorite critters, including: ducks (Wonderscape®, Item #276183), penguins (Wonderscape, Item #276193), bats (BBC Worldwide Learning, Item #241051), skunks (Highlights for Children, Item #117192), and sealions (Wonderscape, Item #279998). Educators can […]
Read MoreGraduation season is rapidly approaching, and with that comes many exciting possibilities for your students after they toss their caps. Do the soon-to-be-high-school graduates have a college picked out—or even a sense of their career goals? Are they considering alternatives to college and exploring apprenticeships? Are the higher ed students “career ready”? And, are any of them really prepared for the job hunt? Get your students excited for their future opportunities! Infobase has resources that will help them think about the places they’ll go post-graduation day long before “Pomp and Circumstance” starts playing. Our career database, courseware, and streaming video collections can help them land on their professional feet, with content to help them find their best college match, plan their career, apply for a job, prepare for interviews, and know what to expect once they get a job. Planning Your Career Starts with Ferguson’s From high school students choosing what they want to do with their lives to new college graduates about to enter the workforce, Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is the perfect first stop for young people planning their future careers. This award-winning lifelong career exploration and planning database offers a wealth of resources that allow users to […]
Read More15,000 Years of American Indian History and Culture
American Indian History offers fast access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups, through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines. With a user-friendly interface, this award-winning database allows for an interactive, multifaceted look at the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. An important feature is full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases for an even more comprehensive view of history.
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Complete, Yet Curated, Coverage of the Most Studied Authors & Works
Bloom’s Literature is rich with relevant content on core authors and works, multicultural classics, contemporary literature, and more. Students will find exactly what they need for research and deeper learning without having to wade through an uncurated search. Professors will appreciate the thoughtful organization and important assets—including videos, proprietary essay topics and discussion questions, and valuable writing guidance—that can be used in lectures or for independent study.
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A multipurpose tool for vocational and technical high schools, the Career & Technical Education Collection is a powerful resource for students learning a trade and preparing for the world of employment. The video lessons on technical trades and STEM disciplines are ideal supplements for teachers dealing with heavy class loads, and the wealth of titles on navigating the job search and application process will prepare students for ultimate success. This collection features exclusive producers such as Shopware, Cambridge Educational, and Meridian Education.
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All titles are segmented into short, pedagogical clips, ideal for intermittent use during classroom lectures. For off-site viewing, students can choose to watch an entire film without interruption. Titles within the collection are sorted across distinct, browsable subject categories, enabling refined searches for available titles in specific topic areas.
Classroom Video On Demand provides users with the content, tools, speed, and performance that today’s online experience demands. Created for secondary schools, this fully responsive and mobile-friendly curriculum-focused video subscription provides unlimited access to thousands of videos for ALL departments.
Classroom Video On Demand‘s Master Curriculum Video Collection serves the specific needs of students who are preparing for college by providing top-quality video across the entire secondary curriculum, including life skills and guidance. This specially curated collection is ideal for middle and high schools that want targeted content, tailored specifically to their level, rather than a collection that pools the entire range of K–12 content into one platform.
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All titles are segmented into short, pedagogical clips, ideal for intermittent use during classroom lectures. For off-site viewing, students can choose to watch an entire film without interruption. Titles within the collection are sorted across distinct, browsable subject categories, enabling refined searches for available titles in specific topic areas.
Learn360 is the ultimate streaming multimedia resource for K–12 schools—the complete district solution. Teachers, students, and parents can access more than 170,000 supplemental resources on any Internet-enabled device, anytime, anywhere through their school’s subscription. Learn360’s platform is carefully curated to make it easy to find the wealth of videos, interactives, printables, audio content, and maps and flags. With features designed by educators, the entire site can be filtered to highlight engaging content aligned to your school or district’s K–12 classroom needs. Plus, educators will love Learn360’s Topic Centers, which bundle together video, printable, and interactive assets in popular curricular subjects, allowing teachers to save time looking for appropriate materials and create dynamic lessons that will captivate their students.
Learn360’s enhanced, educator-designed platform makes it a powerful tool for all learners. Learn360 currently serves more than 22 million students in 26,900+ schools across the United States and Canada. With licensed and curated media from more than 600 top educational content providers—including PBS, National Geographic, HBO®, BBC Learning, Makematic, Reading Rainbow, and Sesame Street™—Learn360 has all of the multimedia resources to inform, engage, and inspire teachers, students, and parents.
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Teach with the best that Hollywood has to offer and harness the storytelling power of film as a tool for engaging and inspiring students. The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. Brought to you in partnership with Criterion Pictures USA, an Anuvu company, this outstanding collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, documentaries, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more.
This collection is available only in the United States. Some Feature Films titles contain mature themes or content; viewer discretion is advised.
For even more streaming videos for the classroom, check out Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, and Films On Demand for higher education institutions.
Now with a fresh new look, expanded customization options, and even better functionality, Infobase’s Middle/High School eBook Collection gives you convenient access to more than 5,600 acclaimed eBooks from the award-winning Facts On File, Chelsea House, Ferguson’s, and Bloom’s imprints at a fraction of the cost of purchase. Easy to use and correlated to all major educational standards, the Middle/High School eBook Collection is a perfect fit for any classroom or library and an ideal way to grow your eBook collection. The collection includes a wide range of subjects—from ancient history and biographies, to mathematics, animals, nature, and more.
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