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'''Convene''' is an early [[distance learning]] company and currently the largest company in that market. The software company was founded in the late 1980s by Larry Allen when he created collaborative seminary training programs. Although Convene still has collaborative by his experience founding a computer-based service company, played the largest role in turning the early software company into Convene International. As part of its transformation, the company began offering [[asynchronous learning|asynchronous distance learning]] software in Windows (instead of DOS) and eventually added 24/7 phone tech support. The first major client to offer the service was the [[University of Phoenix]] online campus, then in its fledgling years. Convene then expanded to over 45,000 students at more than 100 universities in the United States and elsewhere.

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'''Learning Technology Partners''' (previously known as '''Convene''') is an early [[distance learning]] company. The software company

was founded in the late 1980s by Larry Allen when he created collaborative seminary training programs. Although Convene still has collaborative software for use by some 15,000 religious leaders, it expanded into an international distance learning software company in 1993. It uses specialized software to facilitate online classes for over 100 universities.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

==Learning Technology Partners International==

Stein left the company in 2000 to form a corporate advisory services company, Peyton Investments[http://www.peytoninvestments.com]. In 2002, the Learning Technology Partners, a similar company, bought Convene for an undisclosed sum.

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Stein left the company in 2000 to form a corporate advisory services company, Peyton Investments[http://www.peytoninvestments.com He is the chair of the [[IT History Society]]. In 2002, the Learning Technology Partners, a similar company, bought Convene in 2012 for an undisclosed sum.

==References==

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==Sources==

* Jeffery R. Young. "[http://chronicle.com/free/v46/i38/38a04901.htm Distance Education Transforms Help Desks Into '24-7' Operations]" ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]''. May 26, 2000. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

* Ann Hill. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071031132936/http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/magazine/v2n1/convene.asp One Company’s Impact On The World Of On-Line Learning]" ''ALN Magazine''. March 1998. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

* Ann Hill. "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_August_25/ai_50265222 Convene Appoints Reda S. Athanasios President and Chief Operating Officer]" (Press Release). [[Business Wire]]. August 25, 1998. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

* "[http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2002/09/02/daily31.html Learning Technology Partners buys Convene]" ''San Francisco Business Times''. September 5, 2002. Retrieved September 14, 2007.

==External links==

* [http://www.convene.com/ Learning Technology Partners]

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