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Pluralsight, Vista Equity Partners Agree to $3.5 Billion Acquisition Deal

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The Utah-based company was founded in 2004 to compete against the likes of Lynda and other online education companies focused on serving technology and business professionals. It also offers a data analytics tool for engineers, called Flow, which came about as a result of its $170-million acquisition of GitPrime in 2019.

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IXL to Acquire Australian Digital Instructional Provider, 3P Learning, for $135 Million

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-based provider of digital K-12 instructional and assessment tools has agreed to acquire Australian education technology company 3P Learning in an all-cash deal worth approximately AU $189 million, or approximately US $135 million. 3P Learning’s offerings will retain their branding as distinct products, according to a company spokesperson.

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Turnitin to Be Acquired by Advance Publications for $1.75B

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A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. billion, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019. Over the years, it saw the most success in education and the company shifted to focus specifically on that market.

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Omidyar Network Spins Off Education Portfolio Into Independent Investment Firm

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In 2019, Omidyar Network spun out its financial technology portfolio as Flourish Ventures, followed by a similar move with its India portfolio. In the future, Klement says she’d like to invest in more companies and organizations bringing social emotional learning to emerging markets.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5 Flash will be sunsetted on Dec.

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10 Ways to Publish Your Game Anywhere

The Game Agency

or 2004) and load into your Learning Management System (LMS). I deployed the Jump and Match games on behalf of a leading Fortune 100 processor company. This is a great way to make a company wide conference call more engaging. December 6, 2019. September 11, 2019. September 5, 2019. September 4, 2019.

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028), legend has it that you are a person who is family oriented, you enjoy family get-togethers, indulge in family traditions, and you thrive in group work. If you were born in the Goat year (e.g.,1931, Zodiac animal: Monkey Monkeys are associated with long life and longevity.