Desire2Learn continues its shopping spree, snaps up startup Knowillage
A year after raising $80 million in its first round of venture capital, Canadian ed tech company Desire2Learn has made its third acquisition in nine months.
Despite lawsuit, Boundless takes on publishers with $19.99 interactive open-source textbook
Boston-based Boundless, which creates “textbook alternatives” from open-source content, is launching a $19.99 interactive textbook that it says gives students a more structured approach to studying.
Frustrated? Confused? Learning software could watch your face for signals and match content to your emotions
Researchers at the North Carolina State University are developing computer science learning software that analyzes students’ facial expressions to deliver feedback that’s most relevant to their emotional state.
Education giant Pearson debuts the first class of its virtual ed tech startup accelerator
Pearson Catalyst, the new ed tech startup program launched by publishing company Pearson, has announced the companies in its inaugural class.
Ed tech startup Silverback Learning nabs $2.5M to expand from one district to schools nationwide
Silverback Learning, a startup hatched out of a school district in Idaho, has raised $2.5 million as it plans to expand to school districts nationwide.
Adaptive learning startup Knewton takes its biggest step yet in K-12 education
Knewton, an education technology startup, has signed a deal with publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to bring its adaptive learning technology to millions of K-12 students.
Knewton teams up with Macmillan to bring adaptive learning beyond K-12 and higher ed
Knewton, a New York-based adaptive learning startup, has partnered with education publisher Macmillan.
McGraw-Hill’s new adaptive ebooks aim to adjust to students’ learning needs
At the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday, McGraw-Hill Education unveiled its SmartBook, an adaptive e-book that tailors the reading experience to each students’ pace and mastery level. It guides students through the material, frequently assessing their retention, and highlights content on which they should focus.
Dept. of Ed. taps online learning startup Knewton for at-risk youth program
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will partner with online learning startup Knewton and publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for a program aimed at helping millions of at-risk youth transition to traditional schools and prepare for the workforce.
With new recommendation engine, Alleyoop wants to be a tutor for teens
Since its February launch, Pearson-backed education startup Alleyoop has been learning from the collective behavior of its student users. On Wednesday, it rolled out a new recommendation engine informed by the tens of thousands of new data inputs.