Remove 2011 Remove EdTech Remove Events Remove Technology
article thumbnail

Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

Edsurge

I’ve been attending, and occasionally speaking at, these events and their predecessors for more than two decades. That was early in the days of low-cost cloud computing enabling a multitude of new edtech startups, really fast internet beginning its spread to schools, and Chromebooks starting their climb to ascendance in U.S.

article thumbnail

Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

Edsurge

Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5 Bond was founded by Mary Meeker, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins whose annual “Internet Trends” reports have become a must-read for the technology industry. billion , according to The Economic Times.

EdTech 108
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Is AI a Pathway to Better Teaching and Learning?

Edsurge

As educators, we tend to be on a continuous quest for innovative edtech tools that will enhance the learning experience for students. The potential of generative AI is both promising and profound, but it raises critical questions: How can this transformative technology be harnessed not only to educate but to empower inclusively and equitably?

article thumbnail

Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘Adversarial Narrative’ With Public School Teachers

Edsurge

However, BMO Capital Markets’ 17th Annual Back to School Conference is the kind of event your boss’s boss attends. We have placed so much focus on putting the technology in front of the student and not enough focus on making the teachers feel empowered. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016). billion in 2017.

EdTech 120
article thumbnail

Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

Classroom 120
article thumbnail

A Silicon Viking’s Effort to Help Nordic Edtech Entrepreneurs Succeed

Edsurge

Hundreds of other Nordic edtech entrepreneurs are also hard at work, according to Eilif Trondsen. The Nordic Edtech Network , a project that aims to connect and support the region’s edtech entrepreneurs. Since 2011, he has overseen the Entrepreneurship and Learning group at. To track of these efforts, he is spearheading.

EdTech 65
article thumbnail

Looking Back At 2011 And Looking Forward To 2012

The Web20Classroom

For the past few years ( here and here ) I started a tradition (if we can call it that) where I look back at the year in #edtech and try to make predictions as to what''s going to take hold in the coming year. Just my feelings from what I have been reading and seeing and what I believe will take a great hold in educational technology.

BYOD 196