Marketplace K-12

JUNE 6, 2016

A number of ed-tech companies, including Udemy and Tynker, have raked in funds from investors over the past week. In addition, PeopleAdmin, a talent-management software provider for the education sector, acquired TeacherMatch. In addition, Larry Illg, CEO of Naspers Ventures, is joining Udemy’s Board of Directors. and Canada.

Udemy 40

Udemy Company Software Google 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools? Last year, the National Federation of the Blind filed a complaint against Penn State, charging that the school''s adoption of Google Apps for Education was discriminatory. A study by the NPD Group released this week finds that 91% of kids ages 2 to 17 play games.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

TeacherCast

MAY 4, 2019

Use a tool like Google Keep or Evernote to save and organize these websites so you can come back to them later. Many years ago, I created my first online course on Udemy (pronounced YOU-da-ME) and I couldn't believe how easy it was. The first thing you need to do is to set your Facebook Group to be a Social Learning Group.

Udemy 68

Udemy Facebook Course Social Media 68

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

“But he said the initiative is different from the group he had been tapped to lead in late January.” DeVos' Chief of Staff Josh Venable was director of special projects for Windquest Group, DeVos' family investment office, until January [link] — Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) June 7, 2017.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Via Education Week : “Ed-Tech Software Group Objects to Messages in Feds’ #GoOpen Campaign.” Noteworthy: this is the third recent ed-tech investment by Naspers – a South African media conglomerate and “ the former mouthpiece of apartheid ” – which recently backed Udemy and Brainly.).

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Speaking of horrors: “ The One Group Not Freaking Out About Brexit: VCs.” Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” Via Inverse : “ Udemy ’s Exodus, Amazon ’s Gain. A screen sharing app.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

DeVry Education Group got a new CEO." Online education (admittedly, a very generic category): Investments include Udemy ($60,000,000), DigiSchool ($15,700,000), MasterClass ($15,000,000), UNICAF ($12,000,000), OpenClassroom ($6,740,000). The learning management system is a piece of “enterprise” software after all.

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40