Irynsoft
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Irynsoft is a software and services company that is focused on mobile and web technologies. Irynsoft is based in the Bay Area of California and was established as an LLC in late 2009.
Irynsoft’s primary business is the provide a platform for educational institutions and companies to deliver content and social collaboration services on mobile devices. The platform (VIRT2GO) is an interactive mobile learning platform where you find and “attend” lectures & collaborate among a social network of peers, all within a rich smartphone interface. With VIRT2GO’s portability & community, students overcome the biggest hurdles that impede online educational success: finding the time and finding the help.
Irynsoft has been cited as a one of the major players in the emergence of native platforms designed for the higher education market. Given their approach to social learning through mobile devices, they were part of the Startl "Venture Capital in Education Showcase" as one the 10 education companies to watch. In 2011, Irynsoft was named one of Fast Company's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education.
Irynsoft was selected to participate in the Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Program in 2011. As the program ended, they announced they would be offering affordable tablets to promote video learning and open courseware access.
, promoting learning anytime and anywhere. In addition, Virt U makes liberal use of Facebook Connect to leverage the social graph
and making mobile learning a collaborative, social experience.
to the iPhone. It was offered for a small charge for several months before going free in September 2010, where it quickly gained popularity. After planning to offer it free for a limited time, Irynsoft has made the free price permanent.
Irynsoft’s primary business is the provide a platform for educational institutions and companies to deliver content and social collaboration services on mobile devices. The platform (VIRT2GO) is an interactive mobile learning platform where you find and “attend” lectures & collaborate among a social network of peers, all within a rich smartphone interface. With VIRT2GO’s portability & community, students overcome the biggest hurdles that impede online educational success: finding the time and finding the help.
Irynsoft has been cited as a one of the major players in the emergence of native platforms designed for the higher education market. Given their approach to social learning through mobile devices, they were part of the Startl "Venture Capital in Education Showcase" as one the 10 education companies to watch. In 2011, Irynsoft was named one of Fast Company's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education.
Irynsoft was selected to participate in the Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Program in 2011. As the program ended, they announced they would be offering affordable tablets to promote video learning and open courseware access.
The VIRT2GO Mobile Education Platform
According to Irynsoft, VIRT2GO is an interactive mobile learning platform where you find and "attend" lectures & collaborate on coursework among a social network of peers, all within a rich smartphone interface. With Virt U's portability and community, students overcome the most common hurdles that impede online educational success: finding the time and finding the help. Virt U's initial target is the iPhoneIPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, promoting learning anytime and anywhere. In addition, Virt U makes liberal use of Facebook Connect to leverage the social graph
Social graph
The social graph is a term coined by scientists working in the social areas of graph theory. It has been described as "the global mapping of everybody and how they're related"...
and making mobile learning a collaborative, social experience.
Virt U: The Virtual University Open Courseware Edition for the iPhone
In September 2009, Irynsoft released an open courseware version of Virt U on the Apple iTunes App Store for no charge. Virt U debuted with 50 lectures and has gone up to over 500 lectures from schools such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, and Yale. Irynsoft is continually adding courses and lectures to increase the breadth and depth of the selection.Khan Academy
This app brings a large subset of the lectures from Sal Khan's Khan AcademyKhan Academy
The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit educational organization, created in 2006 by Bangladeshi American educator Salman Khan, a graduate of MIT. With the stated mission of "providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere", the website supplies a free online collection of more than 2,700 micro...
to the iPhone. It was offered for a small charge for several months before going free in September 2010, where it quickly gained popularity. After planning to offer it free for a limited time, Irynsoft has made the free price permanent.