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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 edtech startups, including Enuma , Knewton , Minerva Project , Ready4 and Volley. Enuma $4 million (A) 2015 TAL Education, Softbank Ventures Korea Epic! million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Knewton ( mind-reading robo tutor in the sky ) – $157.25 One could look at companies that made major shuffles in the executive boardrooms: a new CEO at Coursera , the departure of Coursera’s chief product officer , a new CEO at Knewton , the departure of Altschool’s COO , for instance. Kaltura (video) – $166.1

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Gamification in Education

Kevin Corbett

Below is a great infographic on Gamification in Education. It is from Knewton Learning. As I’ve written in previous posts, it’s first important to distinguish Game-based Learning from Gamification , while recognizing there are measurable cognitive, social, emotional, and learning increases, with successful implementation.

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Gamification in Education

Kevin Corbett

Below is a great infographic on Gamification in Education. It is from Knewton Learning. As I’ve written in previous posts, it’s first important to distinguish Game-based Learning from Gamification , while recognizing there are measurable cognitive, social, emotional, and learning increases, with successful implementation.