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Spotting the 2017 Trends That Fuel Edtech Innovation and Investments

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Education technology spans a broad category of classroom tools, spanning corporate learning, language learning, digital learning content and more. For those that track this industry closely, the highlighted trends will not come as a surprise. Here are some of the trends from 2017 we’re excited to share: 1.

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What the pandemic has taught me about education

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and in Europe, I have identified a few truths and trends about education. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close, teachers connected with students online, over the phone, and even dropped by students’ homes to deliver books and worksheets. Online learning is here to stay.

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Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

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Bond was founded by Mary Meeker, a former partner at Kleiner Perkins whose annual “Internet Trends” reports have become a must-read for the technology industry. Byju’s claims its online learning app, which offers instructional videos, live classes and practice questions, is now used by more than 57 million students.

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Level Data, Inc. Acquires GlimpseK12

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In the past 15-20 years, school instruction has grown significantly from the days of students using textbooks and one or two computers in the classroom; now to major innovations in online learning tools available to teachers and students – some free and some with very expensive licensing agreements.

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From Mexico to China: Why the World is Interested in the United States Edtech Market

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He says the tools from Spain have quality content for Spanish speakers, and for English tools, tech providers such as Pearson and Mcgraw Hill have sufficed in the past, but he is looking for more STEM learning tools now. “I My company sent me here to check out the trends in the United States.

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Earnings Roundup: How Public Edtech Companies Fared Following the Outbreak

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There are many unknowns such as full start dates, enrollment trends and whether schools will be taught on-campus, online or both,” Brown acknowledged in his remarks. “As Last week, the company announced it is working with an existing client, Simmons University, to create a fully online undergraduate program.

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Pearson’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education

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This trend is likely to continue; experts at IBM have hypothesized that knowledge could double every 12 hours as the internet of things grows. Not only does this mean knowledge itself is expanding exponentially, but that the knowledge and skills we learned in the past and count on in our lives are becoming obsolete at an increasing rate.

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