Pearson Education

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Pearson Education is one of leading publishers of educational textbooks and other educational material, such as multimedia learning tools. Pearson Education is part of Pearson PLC.

Contents 1 Imprints 2 Knowledge platforms 3 Computer-Based Training 4 External links

[edit] Imprints

Pearson Education has a number of publishing imprints:

• Allyn & Bacon
• Addison-Wesley
• Benjamin Cummings
• Cisco Press
• FT Prentice Hall
• Longman
• New Riders
• Peachpit Press
• Penguin Longman
• Prentice Hall
• QUE Publishing
• SAMS Publishing
• Pearson Scott Foresman
• Wharton School Publishing, with Wharton School
• York Notes

[edit] Knowledge platforms

• Wharton School's Alfred P. West, Jr. Learning Lab
• Safari Platform

[edit] Computer-Based Training

Pearson Education offers a variety of internet and cd-rom-based educational solutions. Popular selections include:

• Course Compass -- Course management software based on Blackboard with proprietary extensions
• MathXL
• Train & Assess IT

Technical support for most of Pearson's higher-education software and websites is offered from 8AM to 8PM Monday through Friday, and 5PM to 12AM Sunday by calling 1-800-677-6337. 24 hour support is available online from http://247.pearsoned.com/.

[edit] External links

• Pearson Education
• Pearson Education UK
• Pearson Education Canada
• Wharton School Publishing
• Peachpit Press