Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Pearson, with a market cap of $8.5 From that year through 2017, the company invested an estimated $700 million to bolster its education technology offerings, according to The Telegraph. The news, first reported by The Wall Street Journal , would create the second-biggest U.S. billion, would still be ahead of the pack.

Pearson 167

Pearson Company Adaptive Learning Report 167

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. And around 2017, publishers including Pearson that once used Knewton began to pull back.

Knewton 164

Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 164

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

For most of its years as a startup, Knewton focused on building adaptive learning technologies that it would license to publishers, before pivoting to sell its own courseware in late 2017. Kibby was previously an executive at McGraw-Hill Education and Pearson. For fiscal Q1 2020, ending July 31, 2019, Wiley reported $423.5

Knewton 132

Knewton Pearson Company Adaptive Learning 132

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a Boston-based K-12 education content and technology provider, has finished its sale to Veritas Capital, an investing firm which markets itself as seeking to improve education. The deal gave the publishing giant an estimated valuation of $2.8 The publisher has to play catchup, he says.

Pearson 159

Pearson Company Adaptive Learning Report 159

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

And he said he and other professors were told to fail at least 30 percent of students, a move that would set a baseline against which to measure a separate adaptive-learning experiment championed by the provost, Mark Searle. The combined companies would form the second largest textbook publisher, behind Pearson.

Adaptive Learning 143

Adaptive Learning Pearson Company Social Media 143

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. But in the past few years the company has suffered several setbacks—along with mounting criticism that its founding CEO, Jose Ferreira, overhyped its technology.

Knewton 133

Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 133

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

Jamie Najera Jamie Najera, an administrator at Colegio Nexus School in Monterrey, Mexico, traveled about 300 miles this week to attend the International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE ) conference, where he hoped to find new technologies to support his students. “We

EdTech 148

EdTech Trends Coursera Company 148

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The Injini accelerator is part of the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi), established in 1999 to support entrepreneurs in Cape Town. Across Africa, feature phones make up 56 percent of the overall mobile phone market, according to technology research firm IDC. Yet the U.S. Its CEO, Sam Paddock, is an advisor at Injini.

EdTech 128

EdTech Pearson Company Industry 128

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Recent dealmaking news includes acquisitions by Apple and Excelligence Learning, and partnership between Pearson and Knewton. Pearson, Knewton Form Partnership: Pearson and Knewton have teamed up in an effort to “personalize” K–12 math education starting with elementary school students.

Knewton 40

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. Then there’s the adaptive learning engine that makes the decision about which learning material a student should see next.

Knewton 75

Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 75

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2016

Even proponents of educational technology admit that a lot of software sold to schools isn’t very good. But they often highlight the promise of so-called “adaptive learning” software, in which complex algorithms react to how a student answers questions, and tailor instruction to each student.

Software 76

Software Study Adaptive Learning Knewton 76

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that Ryan Prichard, who has been with the company since July 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position. He claims to be among the first to coin this approach as “adaptive learning.” What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about?

Knewton 60

Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Here’s his forecast for how the K-12 industry will continue to evolve and shape teaching and learning. Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe.

Social Media 113

Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 113

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

It represents a category of edtech, called “digital courseware” by foundations and industry analysts, that’s changing the way online students learn and faculty teach. The companies building courseware products are developing increasingly complex algorithms that track students’ progress and recommend next steps in their learning paths.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Software EdTech Course 60

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

Study 121

Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

But without proof, Monroe, vice president of academic innovation and support at Ivy Tech Community College, and her colleagues are searching in the dark to find the right tools that faculty can use to improve learning outcomes for the more than 200,000 students in the Indiana community college system. So much is coming at us,” Monroe says.

Tools 60

Tools Pearson Outcomes Software 60

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. Each learning space is equipped with a 20’ 2” (6.16

Blackboard 66

Blackboard Epson Pearson STEM 66

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. Prior to launching Rethink, Greenfield and co-founder Rick Segal had invested in SchoolNet and Wireless Generation, acquired by Pearson and News Corporation for an estimated combined $620 million.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

Today, Pearson announced it will adopt a “digital first” approach to updating its higher ed course materials, meaning that any revisions or changes to textbook content will happen first in the digital version. The average price for a Pearson digital textbook subscription for a semester is $40, according to the company.

Pearson 167

Pearson OER Company Knewton 167

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms. But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful.

Technology 63

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

Goegan also argued that he was forced to fail 30 percent of his students, which he said university officials wanted so that an adaptive-learning project being developed for other sections of the economics course would be made to look good by comparison.

Pearson 167

Pearson Course Social Media Company 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated by Wade Tyler Millward Print textbooks are the eternal punching bag for the things that people think should be rendered obsolete by digital technology. US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 K-12 courseware business—to a U.S. private equity firm, on a U.S. Coincidence?)

EdTech 84

EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 84

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. I assumed that they looked to see if the company could do what it promised – financially, technologically. The technology did not work.

Trends 96

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 96

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools?

Knewton 42

Knewton Pearson Education E-rate 42

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2025

Students need digital fluency and adaptability to succeed in an era of constant technological change. The Skills Gap and the Urgency to Adapt Pearsons Lost in Transition report highlights a critical challenge: The workforce is struggling to keep pace with the rapid evolution of technology.

Pearson 143

Pearson Industry Learning Future Ready 143

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2025

As generative AI technologies evolve, educators are moving away from fears about AI-enabled cheating and are embracing the idea that AI can open new doors for teaching and learning. This technology, already making waves in instruction and assessment, stands poised to transform the creation of online courses.

Trends 140

Trends Assessment Pearson Tools 140

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook, like many digital technology companies, promises that in exchange for collecting your personal data – your name, your age, your gender, your photos, metadata on your photos, your location, your preferences, your browsing and clicking habits, your friends’ names – it will deliver “personalization.”

Technology 75

Technology Pearson Education Facebook 75

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Pearson gets emergency test scoring contract from Tennessee ,” Chalkbeat reports. Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.” ” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” From the story: “Online education company Udacity plans to branch out of its core technology market to meet growing demand for digitally-skilled workers in areas such as banking and the car industry, its co-founder told Reuters as the company launched in Germany.” The video learning company has previously raised $1.57

Education 49

Education MOOC Company Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. It’s all of our loss, really, as too many in education technology happily reduce the potential of computer programming as an epistemological endeavor to a market for new products. And then there’s the advice from Pearson.

Technology 89

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 89

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

billion it agreed to pay Apple/Pearson for iPads, but what do I know). ” Grit ™ – a blog post about a trademarked grit product by Pearson , of course. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57 “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates. .”

Coursera 61

Coursera Education E-rate Company 61

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

I love this headline from Campus Technology , which echoes the wise words of Bill and Ted from their excellent adventure: “ Ed Tech Changes … and Stays the Same.” No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. Very thorough research, gj.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson have started a new round of lawsuits against textbook sellers,” The Digital Reader reports , this time targeting those who sell through Amazon’s marketplace. Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Edsurge : “ Pearson ’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education.” ” Shocking, I know, but apparently “technology” is a “megatrend.” million total.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47