All posts by Henry Kronk
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Education Solutions Services Acquires Proximity Learning to Include Remote Teacher Staffing Options
July 09, 2019 Henry Kronk
Education Solutions Services (ESS) announced on July 9th that it had reached a deal to acquire Proximity Learning, an Austin-based K-12 company that…
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Udacity Developed an AI to Turn Instructor’s Speech into Deepfake-Style Video, But Has No Plans to Use It
July 09, 2019 Henry Kronk
Deepfakes—the practice of using AI practices of deep learning and neural networks to create fake videos—have been circulating on the internet since 2017.…
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Bluedrop Has Wind in Its Jib: Numerous Contracts and the Launch of a ‘Skills for Hire’ Program with Digital Nova Scotia so Far this Year
July 07, 2019 Henry Kronk
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc., the biggest and longest-lived eLearning export from The Rock (a.k.a. the Canadian island Newfoundland) has been snapping up defense…
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Researchers Designed an Automated Digital Feedback System that Improved Students’ Grades
July 06, 2019 Henry Kronk
Whether it’s teaching, testing, assessing, or any number of other aspects of education, many researchers are currently investigating how digital tools might scale…
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Accenture, Quest Alliance, and Cisco Are Teaming Up to Roll Out a Massive Digital Training Initiative in Indian Industrial Schools
July 03, 2019 Henry Kronk
On Wednesday, Accenture, Cisco, and Quest Alliance announced a sprawling, multifaceted year-long campaign to provide online, in-person, and blended training to bring 1.5…
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ROYBI, an Edtech Robot Manufacturer, Announces a $4.2 Million Seed Round
July 03, 2019 Henry Kronk
On Tuesday, the San Francisco-based edtech robot manufacturer ROYBI announced a $4.2 million seed funding round to ramp up manufacturing in advance of…
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Study Finds that at Summer Camp, Teens Feel Relieved to Leave their Mobile Devices Behind
July 01, 2019 Henry Kronk
Technology and screens are making an increasing impact on the North American classroom—often for the better. But as teachers and students rely more…
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Johns Hopkins Researchers Found “Significant Problems” With Summit Learning Use in Providence Schools
July 01, 2019 Henry Kronk
In May, Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green invited researchers from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy to review the…
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Few Colleges Deploying Edtech Products Consult Scientific, Study Finds, But Other Factors Might Be More Important
June 29, 2019 Henry Kronk
One of the central issues pertaining to technology and education today is that few—if any—know whether a new edtech product or service will…
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Clever Library Passes 250,000 User Mark Offering Use and Info on Edtech Products
June 28, 2019 Henry Kronk
Edtech vendors and products are not in short supply in 2019. But reliable information on their use can be hard to come by.…
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