Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” That kind of feedback would be perfect if you had a robot learner on the other end,” he says.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 The masochistic obsession with studying has deep roots. edtech startups, including Enuma , Knewton , Minerva Project , Ready4 and Volley. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.” Via Edsurge : “ Smithsonian Forms ‘Strategic Alliance’ With Carnegie Learning to Build New STEM Products.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The Flexibility They Enjoy, a Study Argues.”

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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. ” Oh look.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. In 2013, Intel acquired Kno for $15 million — for “ pennies on the dollar ,” said one analyst — and rebranded the software as the Intel Education Study App. They’re distracting others. And on and on and on.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” ” Knewton has raised some $157 million in venture capital. ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors – GSV Capital – with Knewton.). Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. “Could robots be marking your homework ?” ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.” ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.”

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