Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Newkirk believes that his model will work for other STEM fields, including chemistry and physics. Another dashed hope was the digital tutor made by a New-York-based company called Knewton, which one education consultant rated as “snake oil” in an NPR story in 2015.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Responding to President Obama''s call to train 100,000 teachers in STEM subjects in the next 10 years, Google and 80 other organizations have founded 100Kin10. Online video portal Udemy announced that it has raised $3 million Adaptive learning company Knewton announced a massive round of fundraising: $33 million.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

A newly released report from Georgetown University''s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at the future of STEM-related jobs. Among the findings, 65% of those with Bachelors Degrees in STEM areas earn more than those with degrees in non-STEM areas (and oftentimes more than those with PhDs in non-STEM areas.

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Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2019

Should such features emerge, that would make the platform a free competitor to systems like Knewton, the for-profit company that was an early player in adaptive learning and now focuses on selling low-cost textbooks built around open content. It’s a little hard to tell how Knewton works because it is so proprietary,” says Lue.

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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.” ” “ Learning Agency, Not Analytics ” by April Hathcock.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” ” No disclosure in the story that Edsurge shares investors with Knewton , nor that Pearson is, by way of Learn Capital, also an investor in Edsurge.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.” “ Mind-reading robot tutor in the sky ” company Knewton has raised $25 million from these suckers: Triple Point Capital, Accel, Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, and Sofina.

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” News/Raytheon STEM Index recorded a slight rise in hiring, education and general interest in technology and engineering over last year, while math education and general interest in science declined. Remember what I’ve said: watch the student loan space.).

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.” This product is a piece of s**t,” one doctor said. Socorro Dove.

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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. Edsurge reports that 100Kin10 , an organization that promises to train 100,000 STEM educators in the next decade, has received some $28 million in corporate pledges. ” From the HR Department.

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

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.). ” Predictions!

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Knewton Education Company MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.” Via The New York Times : “ Louisville Suspends Coordinator Who Received Wake Forest Game Plan.” ” From the HR Department. ” The Business of Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

” This stems from a protest at the University of Connecticut. ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “In Reversal, College Adviser Who Was Grabbed by Far-Right Speaker Is Criminally Charged.” ” The Business of Student Loans.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I wrote about his education portfolio – it includes Clever, Knewton, and AltSchool – but I’ll revisit this topic when I tackle ed-tech and surveillance “personalization” in a subsequent article in this series.). “Facebook is well-positioned for a Trump presidency,” I joked in September.

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