All posts by Henry Kronk
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Kenzie Academy, Which Trains Midwesterners for Jobs in Tech, Announces $7.8 M in Series A
October 02, 2019 Henry Kronk
Since emerging in the early 2010s, coding bootcamps and other fast-paced alternatives to undergraduate degrees have typically placed their focus on the coasts.…
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Knowable Wants to Bring Online Learning to the Podcast Format
October 01, 2019 Henry Kronk
The field of online education has long been dominated by a mix of media. Whether synchronous or flexible, long or short, paid or…
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The Ethics Guiding Student Data Collection and Behavioral Modeling Are Eroding
September 29, 2019 Henry Kronk
As we progress further into the digital age, an industry has rapidly evolved in American education. It implicates students who might still be…
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D2L CEO John Baker: “We’re Leveraging AI to Make the Educational Experience More Human.”
September 25, 2019 Henry Kronk
In 1999, a student at the University of Waterloo (based in Waterloo, Ontario) by the name of John Baker founded a company with…
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46% of American Adults without a Degree Want More Education and Workforce Training
September 24, 2019 Henry Kronk
Among American adults who do not hold a college degree, just under half (46%) expressed a desire for further workforce training and professional…
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Michael Moore Walked Away from an IT Job to Learn to Code with Mined Minds. It Didn’t Go Well.
September 23, 2019 Henry Kronk
“With [Mined Minds and Amanda Laucher], truth is always skin deep. She says things that are technically true, but you know, only skin…
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Learning Math with Virtual Vs. Physical Blocks: How Do Kids Fare?
September 19, 2019 Henry Kronk
More and more around the world, kids are using digital technology to learn concepts that have previously been taught with analog material. Virtual…
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Free OER Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
September 18, 2019 Henry Kronk
Educators and students have found a few reasons to grow frustrated with the textbook market in recent years. That has led many to…
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Classcraft Raises $7.5 Million Series A to Scale Role-Playing Classroom Video Game
September 17, 2019 Henry Kronk
Classcraft, on September 17, announced it had raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The company, which has offices in New York and…
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Varsity Tutors Will Offer Live Online ACT and SAT Prep Courses for Free this Fall
September 16, 2019 Henry Kronk
Varsity Tutors, a St. Louis-based test prep company with wide-ranging offerings, made a surprising announcement on September 16. The company plans to offer…
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