Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close by the end of May, were not shared.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school. Yet for Jamie Martin, the most daunting challenges also present the greatest opportunities. Humanity’s future may well be in Africa, where 60 percent of the population are under the age of 25. Yet their prospects are perilous.

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EdTech Pearson Company Industry 100

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

To take us back to our present ChatGPT dilemma for student writing, I offer three possibilities for teachers. A decade ago, I was a high school English teacher blissfully naive to what radical changes were coming thanks to edtech. Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

acquired the San Francisco-based startup that helps K-12 educators “use data to analyze the past, understand the present, and anticipate the future,” according to the company’s Twitter page. Utilizing New York-based Knewton’s adaptive learning platform, Pearson says it will update its digital curriculum, enVisionMATH2.0.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

policymakers and industry innovators, presented by The Atlantic , the Aspen Institute , and the Newseum. It was established in 2012 with $10.3M And now the just-released SimCityEDU: Pollution Challenge! will be showcased today, November 14, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum—a gathering of U.S. in grants from the John D.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

A landmark 2012 study found that classroom design alters academic progress over a school year by 25%. Educators are embracing the need to adapt learning spaces. One, the flexibility to deliver adaptable, active learning spaces. How Classroom Design Affects Student Performance. Effective Classroom Design Practices.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The first iteration of this list was published in 2012 and since then the list witnessed several iterations. Create collaborative presentations Presentations are key to our work as teachers and educators. Creating presentations is one thing and creating interactive and collaborative presentation is another thing.

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