Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Yet, when I graduated from college in 2008, I didn’t know this field existed. But they can also be creating learning apps, museum exhibits, or the latest educational toy. A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Surely a lot has changed!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. The company has raised some $77.5

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” More on ed-tech funding via Education Week’s Market Brief : “Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds.” “In May 2008, as the Great Recession was just beginning, U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Google Reader. Google shut down Reader in 2013 , citing declining use of RSS. Arguably, the closure of Google Reader was not just a blow to news consumption; it was a blow to blogging as well.

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