Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. There’s a realization with a number of high-profile implosions or corrections, whether it’s AltSchool or Knewton , that have cooled a lot of folk’s appetite,” says Pianko. Source: EdSurge.

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EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Remember Edmodo? If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

In its recent announcement of new regulations, the department emphasizes “ ensuring the use of multiple measures of school success based on academic outcomes, student progress, and school quality.” Software also collects information on students all by itself. “And it’s not even close.”

Data 28

Data Knewton Report Software 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 ” You’ll often hear its advocates invoke Benjamin Bloom’s 1984 study on “ the 2 Sigma Problem ” and claim that one-on-one tutoring is radically effective at improving student outcomes. It was big as in bad.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

“Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. ” Google profiles Niji Collins , a winner in the latest Google Code-In contest. ” Adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning , says eSchool News. ” Google responds.

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40