McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Lotus (Advanced Learning System) — US partner. Israeli partner: McGraw-Hill Higher Education Israel Ltd. (Formerly: Tegrity Ltd.). (Yahud (Tel Aviv & Central)). Sector: Software, Education. McGraw-Hill Education acquired Tegrity while collaborating on an advanced learning system with the support of the BIRD Foundation. The companies received a BIRD grant for the development of LOTUS – a next generation integrated student learning system that provides students with efficient access to and navigation between multiple sources of learning content. The product which is “like a searchable DVR for your college courses” was sold to hundreds of colleges and universities. Following the acquisition of Tegrity, McGraw-Hill opened an innovation center in Israel.