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Today at the Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium (ET4), representatives of Bridgepoint Education (NYSE: BPI) will present a development synopsis of the software protocol behind the Rockies Mobile app. Their presentation will highlight the important balance of product requirements and technological feasibility essential to the ongoing success of University of the Rockies’ mobile initiative. 

Dana LaFleur, Bridgepoint’s director of learning architecture, and Cory Jones, Bridgepoint’s director of software development, will be speaking at ET4. As members of Bridgepoint’s 10-person mobile software team, they will deliver a joint overview of the creative process in a 50-minute afternoon session. Topics will be targeted on the trends, techniques and teamwork behind the initiative and how these fueled the success of Rockies Mobile, University of the Rockies’ classroom app. University of the Rockies is an academic institution owned by Bridgepoint Education. 

“Rockies Mobile was created from scratch by our talented mobile software development team,” stated LaFleur. “The team and the skill sets we brought together have been essential to the quality and academic viability of all our mobile apps.”  

Sloan-C’s Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium (ET4) is built around expanding awareness of the technologies that support online learning, encompassing the demands of research, software and procedure, with more than 30 exhibitors and more than 100 learning sessions. Information about ET4 is available at sloanconsortium.org/et4online.  

About Bridgepoint Education
Bridgepoint Education’s postsecondary education services focus on offering associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in such disciplines as business, education, psychology, social sciences and health sciences. Bridgepoint Education’s regionally accredited academic institutions – Ashford University and University of the Rockies – deliver their programs online as well as at traditional campuses located in Clinton, Iowa, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more information about Bridgepoint Education, visit www.bridgepointeducation.com or call Shari Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at 858.668.2580. 

About University of the Rockies

University of the Rockies is a graduate school specializing in master's and doctorate degree programs in the social and behavioral sciences. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org), classes are offered online and at the University's Colorado Springs, Colorado, campus. For more information, please visit www.rockies.edu or call Shari Rodriguez, associate vice president of Public Relations, at 866.621.0124 x2513.