Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2019

Should such features emerge, that would make the platform a free competitor to systems like Knewton, the for-profit company that was an early player in adaptive learning and now focuses on selling low-cost textbooks built around open content. It’s a little hard to tell how Knewton works because it is so proprietary,” says Lue.

MOOC 146

MOOC Knewton Education Adaptive Learning 146

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I wrote about his education portfolio – it includes Clever, Knewton, and AltSchool – but I’ll revisit this topic when I tackle ed-tech and surveillance “personalization” in a subsequent article in this series.). “Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency,” I joked in September.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40