Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2022
Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist.
Edsurge
MAY 2, 2017
Once upon a time the learning-management system (or LMS) was a new idea. Colleges were spending millions networking classrooms and residence halls, and I wondered about the absence of technology in the “front office” for teaching and learning. The winner of the LMS market would be the company with the most widely adopted platform.
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Edsurge
JUNE 17, 2017
Chatbots are hip and cool these days and, while I agree that they have a lot of potential, most of the pitches are simply applications that turn IBM Watson’s natural language processing technology loose on a university’s existing FAQ page. Chegg (or Amazon for that matter)? Yet another LMS. Yet another student book exchange.
Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2018
Chegg appears to have borrowed a page from Duolingo’s previous shenanigan for the Osmosis Pillow , which takes “memory foam” to another level. In an effort to solve the never-ending debate over whether education technology “works,” EdSurge is creating “Surgecoin,” the first cryptocurrency tied to product efficacy. TREMENDOUS DEAL!
Edsurge
AUGUST 23, 2016
Now pretend that it’s late 2011, and we get into a debate about education technology. Investment firms certainly track the technology sector, and some track the education sector , but there is no established benchmark for edtech companies. SMART Technologies. Scrooge McDuck or Tony Stark rich. Our Basket of Edtech Stocks: 2U.
Hack Education
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “Preparing for the Post-LMS World ” by Jonathan Rees. Via MIT Technology Review : “ Oculus hopes its $399 headset will bring virtual reality to the masses.” National) Education Politics.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Colleges Use Technology to Help Students Manage Mental Health.” Via The Atlantic : “ Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground.” Sometimes I write a few comments.
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