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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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In the late 1960s, Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert Simon posed the following thought exercise: Imagine you are an alien from Mars visiting a college on Earth, and you spend a day observing how professors teach their students. The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering. They need the power to exercise their skill sets.

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Can Online Education Lower Costs and Improve Quality?

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Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. Yeah, it's a great question, and I'm not sure as an industry we've completely gotten our arms around it yet. I don't know.

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Technology is Overwhelming Education: That’s Why We Need More

EdNews Daily

Schools are dealing with software complexity of it all as they transition to the digital world, yet they lack a general understanding of how to accomplish a tech-driven comprehensive redesign. Whether you have kids in school, work for a school or simply watch the news, you know schools are dealing with a lot.

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A Siri for Higher Ed Aims to Boost Student Engagement

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Although chatbots are common in other industries like retail and finance, they’ve only recently made their way into higher-education. Some researchers even think the approach might increase engagement, since some students who are embarrassed to ask professors a question in front of their peers might prefer to talk to a software robot.

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Maximizing Learning Potential: How eBook Software Is Enhancing Learning at Any Stage

Kitaboo on EdTech

In recent years, eBook software has emerged as a powerful tool in the realm of academia, offering innovative ways to enhance the learning experience for learners and educators alike. From interactive multimedia to personalized study aids, this software has the potential to revolutionize the way we teach and learn.

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