EPISODE · Feb 18, 2022 · 45 MIN
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 2/18/22
from Edtech Insiders · host Alex Sarlin
Send us Fan MailTopics This Week:Education Stocks Take a Hit306 global education stocks lost $120B of value in 2021, down 40%Edtech Stocks hit a steep learning curvePotato Head Becomes a Digital TherapistPresenceLearning partnered with Hasbro to bring beloved characters & classic games to therapy platformFunding + M&A Round-upMunic-based Edurino raised €3.35M to advance digital learning for kidsFormer Twitter India head Manish Maaheshwari’s Invact Metaversity raises funds @ $33M valuationWhy these Udemy execs left to build a better UdemyPaper secures $343M CAD with US schools drawn to its remote tutoring techEvidence as a ServiceGUEST: Karl Rectanus - Co-founder & CEO @ LearnPlatformLearnPlatform releases subscription to help solutions providers lower costs, build EdTech evidence that districts & states trustHomeschoolingGUEST: Kelly Smith - Founder & CEO @ PrendaPost-Recording Updates:Edtech is luring students to cheat with fake answer sitesEdtech company Cengage names publishing vet as CTOEdtech market to reach S288B USD by 2031 (comprehensive research by FMI)Educators have some pointed advice for tech companies building the metaverse
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Send us Fan Mail Topics This Week: Education Stocks Take a Hit306 global education stocks lost $120B of value in 2021, down 40%Edtech Stocks hit a steep learning curvePotato Head Becomes a Digital TherapistPresenceLearning partnered with Hasbro to bring beloved characters & classic games to therapy platformFunding + M&A Round-upMunic-based Edurino raised €3.35M to advance digital learning for kidsFormer Twitter India head Manish Maaheshwari’s Invact Metaversity raises funds @ $33M val...
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