By Phil Hill. With the long-term rise in Ed Tech investments – starting in roughly 2007 – many analysts have been predicting a fall for several years. Maybe not a bubble burst like we saw in 2001, but a real drop in activity and volume. More...
Winter Is Here: EdTech investments and M&A dropped significantly in 2016
Recommended Reading: ED Clarifies Its Intent on State Authorization Reciprocity
By Phil Hill. The story has taking a series of dramatic turns. First, New York state did join SARA. But in a surprise move in the final regulatory language from the Department of Education (ED), they included language proposed by the Massachusetts AG and supported by the Century Foundation that appeared to undermine the concept of reciprocity. More...
The Intended Consequences of California’s Online Education Initiative
By Phil Hill. The first two videos explored the concept of course exchanges in general and the required infrastructure needed to create them. In our third explainer video from this series we go back to the OEI to look at how their investment in academic infrastructure should provide benefits that go well beyond the courses and students participating in the course exchange. More...
Northern Arizona University: Modified math emporium for first-year students
By Phil Hill. Math emporia have a mixed reputation, occasionally described as “the place where all the non-math majors are generally sent to virtually teach themselves subjects” or that “we’ve outsourced jobs for professors to a bunch of students on hourly wage”. More...
Iraqi Universities Focus on Teaching English
By . Iraqi employers say English language ability is the top skill they want from graduates as potential employees. More...
New Egyptian High-School Exam Seeks to Fight Cheating
By . The Egyptian government has introduced a new high school examination paper designed to put an end to online cheating and exam leaks. More...