Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Udemy, the world’s largest destination for learning and teaching online, today announced that the recently launched LenovoEDU community by Lenovo will offer Udemy content and pathways to course recommendations for specific careers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. The company did not respond to questions about the program. But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.” version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter. Completely free.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

But now, with much of regular schooling happening in homes, the company has seen a dramatic expansion of its audience. To date, the company has raised $55 million. In the edtech industry, venture capital flows where business grows, and that’s been the case for the San Francisco-based company.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights. Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5 billion.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The maker of the Canvas learning management system, which went public in 2015, announced a $2-billion offer from private equity firm Thoma Bravo last December. It may not be the only publicly traded edtech company to be taken private. Schools Drop Acellus Learning Platform Over ‘Glaring’ Offensive Content.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Investors who are fond of analogies and comparisons to consumer technology successes are betting on one New York City-based company to find out. The company claims that the average Skillshare teacher makes about $3,000 a year, with top earners raking in as much as $40,000. Then we’re going work toward cashflow positive.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Flipped Learning Global Initiative (FLGI), a worldwide coalition of educators, researchers, technologists, professional development providers and education leaders introduced its inaugural cadre of enterprise mission partners. Flipped Learning Technology Certification is the second pillar of the program.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Since 2018, she has been a partner at Learn Capital, a venture capital fund focused on the global education sector. Fifty years ago, American futurist and author Alvin Toffler predicted that “the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We were in the early innings of what I argued at that time was more of a supply-side-driven phenomenon: universities and companies were experimenting with new offerings, and the groundwork was being laid for a more digitally-oriented, shorter-form credentialing future. This trend, too, has seen a jump forward due to the pandemic.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Read on to learn more. As such, online teachers and students can be in any location in the world and still be able to interact and have a wholesome learning process. The onus lies in finding out what skills companies are looking for in online teachers and working on having them. What is Online Teaching?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Gale’s 2023 MLA award wins were across its entire product portfolio of K-12, post-secondary and adult learning resources. MLA judge Gale Presents: Udemy (gold award) : Public libraries can connect patrons to nearly 20,000 on-demand video courses for upskilling or reskilling in business, technology, and personal development.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Gale’s 2023 MLA award wins were across its entire product portfolio of K-12, post-secondary and adult learning resources. MLA judge Gale Presents: Udemy (gold award) : Public libraries can connect patrons to nearly 20,000 on-demand video courses for upskilling or reskilling in business, technology, and personal development.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students. In the United States, Udemy and Udacity have both reached $1.0B

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 5, 2016

Dennis Yang, CEO of Udemy, notes that. this conversation will [soon] reach critical mass, especially around how freelancers continue to learn and upskill in such a fluid work environment. Of course this has enormous implications for overall employment, health benefits, and workforce and job stability.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

edtech companies, which altogether raised an estimated $1.03 edtech companies raised roughly 57 percent of what Snapchat did in its $1.8 In this annual analysis, EdSurge counts all investments in technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve learning outcomes for all learners, regardless of age.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The company’s business model calls for giving its services to schools for free but charging families for them. We woke up on a Monday and saw 10 to 15 times” the number of customers the company had served at the same time the year before, he remembered. “It a month to keep kids learning at home. It was nuts.”.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Quickly I found that even as I logged runs on Strava daily, I struggled to find the time to log into platforms like Coursera, Udemy or Udacity to finish courses produced by my fellow instructional designers. Why was the fitness app so “sticky” as opposed to the online learning platforms? A few companies are heading that way.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

million to Ellevation , a company focused on building the skills of English-language learners. Here’s a roundup of the past week’s activity: Udemy Acquires Talentbuddy. Udemy, a San Francisco-based online provider of courses, acquired Talentbuddy , a platform for programmers and others to acquire skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

And in the market of companies tackling the infamous employment gap between willing workers and open jobs, this maxim appears correct. The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. This dichotomy is not lost on investors.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. These learning priorities are met with increased blended learning methods that combine in-person instruction with online experiences. .

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. prefer instructional formats that produce inferior learning outcomes.

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techlearning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Luis Pinto, Director of Global Business Development for Government at Udemy; and ?Inspiring A time-saving daily feed with recommended resources powered by the world's largest education network using machine learning; and ? The company is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. Inspiring educators from 10 countries.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 18, 2016

Additionally, two coding education companies raised money. Schoold Receives Additional Funding: Schoold , a college- and career-planning startup based in San Francisco, has raised additional investment capital from new investors include Learn Capital, Social Capital, University Ventures, and Professor Joe Grundfest of Stanford Law School.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 4, 2013

Adult learning space, higher Ed, and K-12 all have different needs so they create different markets. All of the panelists are from companies that connect teachers directly to students. Building learning content that students can access on their own. Udemy - 80% male because focuses on tech space. Q: What about copyright?

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

In addition, investment company Weld North Holdings acquired Performance Matters , a student assessment and data-analytics company that it will merge with K-12 ed-tech business Truenorthlogic, which provides data on teachers’ performance and tracks their professional development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

An intelligent learning platform (ILP) for schools and universities might be the tool you’ll start using soon if you’re a teacher, academic institution leader, student, or parent. Especially during the past two years, the interest and necessity of online learning have skyrocketed. . Let’s see what features it takes from each one: .

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. “Why are there 72 slides about gaming, from a company invested in EA, Zynga, Mobcrush, and Magic Leap?” There is much to learn from the Meeker report. ” he asks.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Unicorns don’t exist, except as an analogy for private companies supposedly worth at least $1 billion. But Glotzbach’s point is that camels are hardy and steady—just as he hopes his company can be. Udemy ( $2B ). With this latest fundraise, the San Francisco-based company has raised $62 million in venture capital to date.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2020

State and local educational agencies are reinventing themselves around remote learning, and tightening school budgets are magnifying the importance of cost effectiveness in spending decisions. Speaking from personal experience and as education technology “experts,” this year’s digital learning experience failed to impress. These days?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

companies reached a record $130 billion in 2020 , or up 14 percent from 2019. edtech companies that support educators and learners across preK-12, postsecondary and workforce education. edtech companies selling their services directly to consumers. Juni Learning, a similar service, secured $10.5 What’s the Big Deal?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. One should be conscientious, as such.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

Genially is rapidly becoming an essential part of educators’ toolkits worldwide, even more so now with the transition to hybrid learning models,” added Rubio. “We Winners in other categories include Discovery Education, National Geographic, Cengage Learning, Udemy, Classlink, and IXL. Learn more at www.genial.ly.

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TeacherCast

MAY 4, 2019

Visit other websites that are similar to your idea and learn what they are doing. Learn 7 ways you can bring in some extra income this year by Building Your EDU Brand! Many years ago, I created my first online course on Udemy (pronounced YOU-da-ME) and I couldn't believe how easy it was. Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2018

At a time when our overall productive capacity as human beings is being called into question, and when learning and knowledge is theoretically more accessible than ever before, we want to find the product, services and platforms that enable people to reinvent themselves,” says Hu, Exceed’s CEO, in an interview with EdSurge.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 24, 2015

In this episode, you’ll learn how you can establish yourself as an expert in the education field and start getting paid for your teaching ideas and resources. Learn more about the podcast, view blog posts for all past episodes , or subscribe in iTunes to get new episodes right away. EP 23: Looking to earn extra money this summer?

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