MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

Over the past several years, MIND Research Institute has been endeavoring to change the conversation around edtech evaluations. A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech.

EdTech 40

EdTech eBook Study Data 40

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. He said Turnitin has been cashflow positive since 2004. It’s one of the biggest sales in the industry in this decade, surpassing LinkedIn’s $1.5 Turnitin, an Oakland, Calif.-based

Company 167

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Edtech, I believe, is going through a similar rebuilding moment powered by three trends: widely available infrastructure, the catalytic impact of spending by both the government and philanthropy in education, and—finally—the embrace of edtech by educational institutions and educators themselves. 1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure.

Kaplan 159

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 159

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

At the time, Wireless Generation was expanding from its roots in K-3 reading assessment into new areas: intervention, professional development, and data systems. We focused on the essential needs of the market—curriculum, assessment, and intervention—which aligned with our core competencies and interests. Sometimes very hard.

Instructional Materials 140

Instructional Materials Case Study Assessment Company 140

edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

The answer to these questions is yes, so said educational leaders and edtech specialists in an edLeader Panel, sponsored by Gaggle and CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate. It was no longer centered on formative or summative assessment alone; the virtual learning environment presented numerous data points that were no longer “right in front of you.”.

Khan Academy 53

Khan Academy Data Industry Learning Analytics 53