Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Knewton has decided to step down from the perch and lay low—for now. Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that Ryan Prichard, who has been with the company since July 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position. So it comes as a surprise that the founder and CEO of.

Knewton 60

Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. Kidaptive first entered the edtech market in 2012 with Leo’s Pad, a game-based learning app that offered mini-games and puzzles to assess cognitive skills in young children.

Adaptive Learning 66

Adaptive Learning Knewton Pearson Company 66

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Only 58% of students who started college in 2012 had graduated 6 years later. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education.

Education 215

Education Learning Software Knewton 215

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ” he asks. can make political donations.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”)

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so. Employees claim they were not notified that the company would be closing. Knewton has partnered with WebAssign. Coding Bootcamps (The Once and Future “For-Profit Higher Ed”). Buyer beware, FFS.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” More news about a data breach at a testing company in the infosec section below. Edsurge covers Clever ’s new product “Clever Goals,” which takes the data that the company gleans about student usage of technology and sells it back to schools. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Empathy?!

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44