Jones and Bartlett Announces Major Upgrade to CDX Automotive
SUDBURY, Mass.--Jones and Bartlett today announced a major new release of CDX Automotive, the world’s foremost advanced learning solution for automotive training. CDX Automotive customers already have the most current, relevant and interactive online learning curriculum for automotive technology education available in the market today, and now Jones and Bartlett is adding significantly more media–rich content, features and functionality to further increase student engagement and improve learning outcomes.
Dean Fossella, Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer of Jones and Bartlett, has overseen strategic development of the innovative CDX Automotive platform since the company’s acquisition of CDX Global in March. “This revolutionary learning platform is changing the fundamental nature of how today’s students learn,” said Fossella. “This is true not only in the areas of vocational and skills-based training, but ultimately across the entire educational landscape around the globe as well.”
CDX Automotive improves learning outcomes in automotive education by increasing student engagement and performance through personalized learning. Based on extensive customer feedback, this new release includes the following enhancements:
- Improved user interface with easier and more intuitive navigation
- Over 100 refreshed videos supplementing the rich library of over 850 automotive procedural and demonstration videos, including new content on timely topics such as alternative fuels
- New testing engine with unlimited practice tests, knowledge check exercises, and final exams that are automatically scored and recorded to save time and eliminate human error
- New ASE Core 4 and ASE Core 2 menu options to support enhanced customized curriculum options
- Support for both 2005 and 2008 NATEF standards with task sheets and updated task sheet reporting making ASE recertification even easier for instructors nationwide
- A new diagnostic practice application with an instructional video to reinforce learning concepts
- New CDX Automotive College Access Pack option for students looking to purchase required or recommended access to CDX Automotive from their local college bookstore
CDX Automotive offers a turnkey solution to high schools, vocational schools, community colleges and skill centers wishing to join the e-learning initiative recently announced by The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundations (NATEF) allowing programs to qualify for a reduction in curriculum hour requirements through the implementation of e-learning completed outside of regular program hours. CDX Automotive now includes easy-to-use and state-of-the-art learning performance management tools to help schools manage and report student performance data that meet NATEF’s ASE e-learning certification requirements.
CDX Automotive is the first in a series of CDX products in development aimed at addressing demand for proven, effective e-learning solutions in a wide range of fields, in particular those requiring certification or professional licensure.
About Jones and Bartlett (www.jbpub.com)
Founded in 1983, Jones and Bartlett is a world-leading provider of instructional, assessment and learning-performance management solutions for the post-secondary, career and professional markets. We endeavor to develop educational programs and services that improve learning outcomes and enhance student achievement across a broad spectrum of academic, vocational and professional fields. Our products and services uniquely combine authoritative content from academia and industry thought-leaders with innovative, proven and engaging technology applications that enable anytime, anywhere learning—revolutionizing how instructors teach, professionals train, and students learn.