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Jose Ferreira Steps Down as Knewton CEO, Eyes Next Education Startup

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Few technologists have championed the role of big data, personalized learning and many other education buzzwords as vociferously and for as long as Jose Ferreira. Ferreira, who founded the company in 2008, will remain on the company’s board of directors. What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about?

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. In education, both algorithms and data are integral to the push for “personalization.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade. Aaron Swartz, 2008. They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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