Remove Robotics Remove Technology Remove Udemy
article thumbnail

The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. We see an explosion of startups.

Udemy 177
article thumbnail

K-12 Dealmaking: Udemy Raises $50 Million; Snapask Takes in $35 Million

Marketplace K-12

Ed-tech companies are raising more money, while a Pittsburgh company bought a shuttered company's robots and an immersive experiences provider is partnering with Dell. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Udemy Raises $50 Million; Snapask Takes in $35 Million appeared first on Market Brief.

Udemy 59
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

10 Excellent Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Coursera, Edx, Udemy, are all great places to find online courses. It’s a great way to bring the latest technology into his leisure time. DIY Kits or Tools If he enjoys hands-on activities, a DIY kit in woodworking , brewing beer , or even robotics could be a hit. This could be anything from photography to cooking classes.

Udemy 59
article thumbnail

10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching

The Principal of Change

New technology, new standards, and new content. With technology, standards, and content continually changing…these “innovative commandments” give teachers a starting point regardless of their situation. Their learning mentor could be Google, Siri, YouTube, Udemy , Quora etc. Technology with a purpose.

Udemy 39
article thumbnail

The Return

Hack Education

Week in and week out, there are a litany of stories that, if I were paying attention to education technology, would prompt me to say “I told you so.” Why look, just in the last few days: coding bootcamps, pretty shady ; Udemy, very shady. Google Notebook LLM in the classroom, totally and completely f *d up. It’s what I’m good at. (Or

Udemy 83
article thumbnail

The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million.

Trends 57
article thumbnail

The Business of Ed-Tech: 2017 So Far

Hack Education

And indeed, according to my calculations too, the amount of money invested in education technology companies is up from this time last year and up from this time in 2015 as well. MakeBlock (robotics) – $30 million. Udemy (skills training marketplace) – $173 million. BYJU’s (test prep) – $30 million.