1: The Magellan Story
Magellan Learning Solutions was founded in May 2017 by Dr. Wayne Patton and Mr. Aaron Traphagen with headquarters located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Emily Heady joined as the third partner in 2022, bringing a wealth of academic and operational experience to the firm. With over 400 educational professionals in our network, Magellan is a robust boutique online program management firm. Our principals have been working in online education since the early 2000s, dedicated to developing educational and operational solutions for higher education institutions, industry, and other organizations. The Magellan Team is collaborative, innovative, and interested in helping your institution meet its goals.
We develop educational and operational solutions for higher education institutions, industry, and other organizations.
These include but are not limited to:
Curriculum Services
- New program design & development
- Course redevelopment
- Course transitions: LMS to LMS
- Course transitions: Residential to Online
- Creative media: Curriculum
- LMS course template
- Program & course
- Review/Assessment
- Quality assurance: Curriculum
- Help support services
- Course development app
Academic Operational and Infrastructure Solutions, Including:
- Assessment of current online operations
- Organizational structure
- Strategic and budget planning
- Policies and procedure development
- Assessment and accountability measures
- Technology support
Enrollment and Marketing
- Student lead generation
- Call center services
- Concierge student services
- Microsites and landing pages
- Student application and processing
Market research and ROI metrics
- Research competitor data for relevant academic programs
- Research job opportunities related to possible academic programs, both in the current market and moving forward
- Research costs of competitor offerings
Training and Professional Development
- Online Faculty Training Course
- Instructional Design Training Course
- RSI Workshop
- DEI Workshop
- Custom workshops & training
Media Production
- Video content
- Advertising commercials
- Podcast production
- Graphics
- Infographics
- Images
Read the article written by
Dr. Wayne A. Patton
Co-founder & CEO
“Magellan is not a platform, an ed tech tool, or anything like that. ‘Our platform is our people.’ And that is it.” Read the article to learn more about Magellan and our dedication to exceptional client experiences.
“I found [the Magellan Podcast: Online Learning Ecosystems] to be super helpful in my grasp of all things Magellan.”
Nina Williams
Student Support Concierge
The Magellan Podcast
Online Learning Ecosystems
Co-founder & CEO
What is an Online Learning Ecosystem? Online Learning, especially at the higher education level, requires more than just courses and instructors. It requires courses to be designed intentionally and the instructors to be trained specifically for the online environment.