eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2015

‘Friendly robot-tutor in the sky’ delivers on-demand, hyper-personalized learning. Adaptive learning provider Knewton has launched a free, open personalized learning platform. Think of it as a friendly robot-tutor in the sky,” said Jose Ferreira, Knewton founder and CEO. Knewton does not sell student personal data.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Knewton has decided to step down from the perch and lay low—for now. Ferreira’s decision marks the end of a nearly nine-year run at Knewton, where he strived to build technology to pinpoint what students know, don’t know and should learn next. So it comes as a surprise that the founder and CEO of. statement on his departure. “I

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Ones used directly for academics (like Knewton) or ones that are non-academic? With Knewton, that is this notion of personalized and adaptive instruction. And so what Knewton does—and what any personalized and adaptive technology does—is, you design tasks for students to do in the interface. That’s important and critical work.

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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. It announced this year it was “ phasing out ” its reliance on Knewton provide those algorithms.).

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2017

MakeBlock (robotics) – $30 million. Knewton (algorithmic textbooks) – $157.25 There are only a couple of outcomes once a company has raised venture capital. MasterClass (online classes taught by celebrities) – $35 million. Trilogy Education (coding bootcamp) – $30 million. Ed-Tech Exits.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Knewton has partnered with WebAssign. ” Via Motherboard : “The Head of CMU ’s Robotics Lab Says Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Not Even Close’ ” According to the American Historical Association , undergraduate enrollments in history are down.

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. for Robotics Contest.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Education in the Courts. ” From the HR Department.

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