Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2022
As John Warner referenced in 2018 , AltSchool sought to create “technology-infused schools that would revolutionize education;” in brass tacks, Ventilla and his team sought to create a network of microschools buoyed by a technology platform containing self-paced courses and curriculum. Money came flowing.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Here’s a look at the biggest edtech business stories of 2019—the ones that captured the most attention, and the ones that should have your attention. But even as many traditional textbook providers are transitioning to digital formats, paper and ink have proven stubbornly resilient, leaving many technology leaders eating their words.
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 24, 2018
This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. I was keen to find out his take: Would technology ever replace the teacher? I’ll be 50 in 2019?has No,” he said. A very human vision.
Doug Levin
JULY 12, 2017
I revisited the central prediction of the first edition of Disrupting Class (2008), which was that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet. For those without access to the original text, the Summer 2008 edition (Vol.
Waterford
MARCH 11, 2021
The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. Hillary Scharton writes that children aren’t born knowing technology, and that the belief that digital natives excel at multitasking can be detrimental to their learning.
Edsurge
JANUARY 19, 2021
Prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board at public institutions rose 31 percent between 2007-2008 and 2017–2018, while prices at private nonprofit institutions rose 23 percent, after adjustment for inflation, according to the U.S. As college enrollments increased, so did tuition rates. Department of Education.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
In its most recent earnings report , which covers the three months ended July 31, 2019, Wiley disclosed that it had “spent $73 million in total on acquisitions in the quarter, including zyBooks and Knewton.” That’s a hard hit for investors in the New York-based company, which had raised more than $180 million since its founding in 2008.
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