Remove 2004 Remove Company Remove EdTech Remove System
article thumbnail

Arkansas’ LISA Academy Renews Partnership with Global Edtech Leader Supporting Student Success

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — Arkansas’ LISA Academy public charter school district today announced the renewal of its partnership with worldwide edtech leader Discovery Education. Discovery Education is the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. Discovery, Inc.

EdTech 97
article thumbnail

Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

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 161
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Turnitin to Be Acquired by Advance Publications for $1.75B

Edsurge

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. Over the years, it saw the most success in education and the company shifted to focus specifically on that market. The founders had to bootstrap the company in its early days.

Company 167
article thumbnail

Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

Edsurge

One of the biggest concerns by college leaders about buying such tools from commercial vendors is whether colleges will have access to the underlying algorithmic logic—or whether the systems will be a “black box.” Carnegie Mellon has a long history of commercializing its digital-learning tools, though.

Software 163
article thumbnail

Silver Lake Acquires Majority Stake in Weld North’s Digital Curriculum Business

Edsurge

For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others). Yet that’s not all.

article thumbnail

Omidyar Network Spins Off Education Portfolio Into Independent Investment Firm

Edsurge

In the future, Klement says she’d like to invest in more companies and organizations bringing social emotional learning to emerging markets. billion in various sectors since its inception in 2004. 15 online post about PlaceFund. Imaginable Futures’ focus is similar to the former Omidyar education division.

article thumbnail

SCORM – Why does it matter and why do you need it?

Kitaboo on EdTech

You want to do this cost-effectively without too much fuss over content development, and deliver the course from your existing Learning Management System in an efficient, easy manner. Most eLearning companies use the standard to develop SCORM- compliant content because it is interoperable.

LMS 52