Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2020
The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. In an update on its 2019 full-year performance , Pearson reported a 12 percent decline in its overall U.S.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 29, 2017
This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.”
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 24, 2011
I''m also a proposed panelist for "Education2.0 - Social Media Drives Student Success" being hosted by Jennifer Openshaw. And this week, the AAP released a new report, this time with more data, to back up those recommendations. The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week!
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 10, 2017
Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it. You want to extend and maximize their time in the system,” said Jose Ferreira, Knewton’s founder and CEO. Netflix provides suggested movies based on what you’ve watched in the past.
MindShift
JANUARY 25, 2017
By NICHOLE DOBO, The Hechinger Report. Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it. You want to extend and maximize their time in the system,” said Jose Ferreira, Knewton’s founder and CEO.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 23, 2019
That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news. Mind reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton was acquired by Wiley for $17 million — LOL — having raised over $180 million. Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays ,” Motherboard reported in August.
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