Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5 One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. million in 2018.

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 101

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

By comparison, in the first six months of 2018, companies raised $750 million across 62 deals. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to support educators and learners across preK-12 and postsecondary education. Some companies count their accelerator funding into their subsequent seed rounds.

EdTech 146

EdTech Coursera Knewton Analysis 146

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

The term comes from the physical devices that other companies used to sell, where students literally pressed buttons to respond to multiple-choice questions. The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. To date, the company has raised $105 million in venture capital.

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Knewton Company OER Pearson 132

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 Edtech Companies With Asia-Based Investors. Based Company. Authess $2.2

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EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 98

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks. Public Interest Research Group, each new edition of a textbook cost 12 percent more than the previous one. But the company is not cutting the cord with print. “We

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Pearson OER Company Knewton 165

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. The company has refocused its business and research around what it calls its “Adaptive Learning Platform.” But as those partners pulled out , the company has since pivoted to competing with them. Back in the U.S.,

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Adaptive Learning Knewton Pearson Company 68

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

For Brian Fitzgerald, what began as a newborn side project in 2012—when he was working at edtech startup Knewton—has become a fully-grown venture of its own. These activities may seem silly, perhaps even a tad frivolous, but the company claims they help build cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills. Yes, even the gnomes.)

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Knewton Learning Trends Company 114

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The partnership represents McGraw-Hill Education’s latest investment in digital research and development; the company estimates that it invested $175 million in digital development and operations in 2015. Among other recent moves, a Chinese education company announced plans to invest in a prominent U.S.-based

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Knewton Kaplan Learning Company 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In an interview with Fortune magazine , Kahn said his company “technically bought [Duck Duck Moose] for $1, and we immediately went into fundraising mode to figure out how to also bring the team. ” Inspired Acquires International School of Europe Group: H.I.G. .” Omidyar Network stepped up.”.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Knewton Adaptive Learning Company 40

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Imagine students in a control group go from 50% on a pre-test to 60% on a post-test, whereas in the treatment group they go from 50% to 80%,” he explains. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. For him, improving the speed of learning is just part of it.

Education 217

Education Learning Software Knewton 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2019

On the lifelong learning and certification side, I would say Colibri Group [an online education company that serves licensed professionals], which bought Western Schools. Another publisher, Wiley, bought Knewton and Zybooks in a span of two months. Is that an anomaly, or are we seeing media companies interested in this space?

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Industry EdTech Knewton Trends 110

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Ever since taking the helm as CEO in 2015, Marten Roorda says ACT has closed 10 deals in which it has invested in, acquired or formed strategic partnerships with educational companies. Besides just being an assessment company, we’re also becoming a learning and navigation company,” Roorda tells EdSurge in an interview.

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Assessment Elsevier Knewton Company 63

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Five-year-old Mykell Robinson practices his reading on the Lexia software while a small group of classmates work with a teacher. What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. Photo: Sharon Lurye/The Hechinger Report.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 100

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

Groups such as the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are looking to overhaul this model. Can adaptive platforms (such as ALEKS or Knewton) help students learn the facts and enable the teachers to guides? Say I’m a teacher, and an edtech company says “my math tool is AI-backed.” Teachers broadly taught same subject to all students.

Education 135

Education Knewton Data Industry 135

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2016

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sought to find out, and gave money to 14 colleges and universities to test some of the most popular “adaptive learning” software in the marketplace, including products from a Pearson-Knewton joint venture, from a unit of McGraw-Hill Education called ALEKS and from the Open Learning Initiative.

Software 75

Software Study Adaptive Learning Knewton 75

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

Jose Ferreira, CEO of Knewton , said in a 2012 speech that his “adaptive learning” platform, used by 10 million students globally, collects 5 to 10 million data points per student per day — down to how many seconds it takes you to answer that algebra problem. “And it’s not even close.” 1) Motivation.

Data 28

Data Knewton Report Software 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Ethics and Legalities The New York Times continues its investigation of education giant Pearson and ethics concerns surrounding lavish trips that the company''s foundation has sponsored for state education officials. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

For years education companies have tried to apply technologies to better understand students and tailor their learning experiences, or support instructors who can intervene when human help is needed. These [applications for machine learning] might seem small to a big company, but to an educator, it’s huge.” Or does it?) he suggested.

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Pearson Knewton Education Learning 152

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The company is also lifting some of its "per-seat" licensing fees so that those not enrolled in classes aren''t charged for accessing the material. The company also said that it''s struck a deal with Georgetown University to make its services available to students and alumni. Definitely worth a listen.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The region boasts an unusual concentration of highly-valued tech startups—Domo, Qualtrics and Inside Sales are among them—along with big education companies, including Instructure, the developer of the Canvas learning management system. Missionaries also hone a valuable skill for any tech company looking to grow: communication.

Coursera 73

Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 73

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “ Student loan companies reach $21.6 From the Knewton blog : “ Introducing Knewton Product Updates for Fall 2017.” million from Scott Cook, Signe Ostby, Chuck Templeton, Deborah Quazzo, Follett Knowledge Fund, Jeff Weiner, Mike Gamson, Plum Alley, and TAL Education Group.

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. The company has raised $420 million total.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Student-Loan Borrowers , by Age Group, Amount Owed, and Repayment Status, 2017.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” ” The group: The City Fund.

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “A bipartisan group of influential U.S. Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. ProPublica looks at the lobbying group the Home School Legal Defense Association : “Small Group Goes to Great Lengths to Block Homeschooling Regulation.”

Edmodo 45

Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” A terrible idea – fair use, anyone?

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook, like many digital technology companies, promises that in exchange for collecting your personal data – your name, your age, your gender, your photos, metadata on your photos, your location, your preferences, your browsing and clicking habits, your friends’ names – it will deliver “personalization.”

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.” “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Wayne Johnson, the head of the department’s financial aid division and a former executive at a student loan company , says that those “non-traditional” servicers could include companies like Visa , Amazon , or Goldman Sachs. ” Knewton has raised some $157 million in venture capital. ( Donors Revealed.”

Education 46

Education Knewton Company MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The phrase “PayPal Mafia” is used to describe the group of PayPal founders and employees who’ve gone on to become some of the most powerful players in Silicon Valley, forming additional technology companies and investment firms and becoming millionaires (and in a couple of cases, billionaires) in the process.

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Knewton Company Kaplan Facebook 65

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

He’s a partner at Founders Fund, which has invested in Knewton, AltSchool, Uversity, ResearchGate, If You Can, Upstart, Declara, and Affirm. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. ” Accreditation and Certification.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52