All posts by Henry Kronk
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2019 Saw Some Important Coding Bootcamp Acquisitions
December 09, 2019 Henry Kronk
After a decline in overall coding bootcamp enrollment in 2018, 2019 witnessed a rebound to record levels. CourseReport estimated that the sector grossed…
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What Happens to Teachers When Online Students Miss a Class?
December 07, 2019 Henry Kronk
Online tutoring—where instructors reach students via the internet, often using videoconferencing—has continued to grow in popularity. Some have begun to investigate how learners…
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TOME Thinks OER Is the Solution for a Sustainable Academic Publishing Model
December 06, 2019 Henry Kronk
Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem (TOME) is hoping to fundamentally change the economic model followed by academic publishers. On December 3, the initiative…
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Bamboo Learning Raises $1.4M Seed Round to Further Development of Educational Uses of Amazon Alexa Technology
December 05, 2019 Henry Kronk
As worries about the effects of screen time in education have grown, efforts to establish alternative delivery methods have followed. One promising technology…
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Instructure Agrees to $2 Billion Acquisition by Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo
December 04, 2019 Henry Kronk
Instructure, the developers of the Canvas learning management system, announced on December 4 that it had signed an agreement to be acquired by…
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Parsons Paris Joins a Growing Body of Colleges Offering Pre-College Online Courses for High Schoolers
December 04, 2019 Henry Kronk
Parsons Paris announced on December 2 that they would be launching a 30-hour immersive, introductory online course on fashion and luxury for high…
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These Are the Biggest EdTech Conferences By Attendance and Program
December 03, 2019 Henry Kronk
Many education and edtech stakeholders plan their years around the conferences they hope to attend. Some of these are general catch-all events. Others…
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Researchers Propose Mobile Apps as a Means to Spread Climate Change Awareness
December 02, 2019 Henry Kronk
Climate change currently represents the greatest threat to society. Combatting it may stand as our generation’s most difficult challenge. While the solution will…
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Freedom Learning Group Hires Military Spouses for eLearning Development While Stationed Overseas
November 29, 2019 Henry Kronk
As digital technology makes remote work more viable, some populations of underemployed professionals are coming online. Freedom Learning Group, founded by Stacey and…
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ASSISTments Has Won Over $25 Million in Grants with Next to No Business Structure or Marketing
November 26, 2019 Henry Kronk
While many edtech tools and solutions might show promising results in small studies or certain conditions, very few prove effective at scale. That…
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