Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. And even before the management change, the company had quietly started building a huge library of courses bolted to its adaptive engine.

Knewton 110

Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 110

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. No industry analyst we spoke with believes the sale price was anywhere near what Knewton had raised.

Knewton 136

Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 136

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

And it just may have found a key piece to make that strategy click. Should the Nelson deal pass, Top Hat will boast more than 1,000 titles in its library. There’s Wiley, better known in academia and research, which recently acquired Knewton and zyBooks , to sell online higher-ed courseware.

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Knewton Company OER Pearson 123

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” The University of Wisconsin at Madison plans to close 22 libraries and create six “hubs” in their stead, says The Wisconsin State Journal. Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Cengage Unlimited – Marketing ploy or significant change in strategy?” ” This WSJ commentary is bonkers.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” The School Library Journal reports that “ New York DOE Green Lights Amazon eBook Deal.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” million total.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46