Week 6: Game-Based Learning
Blog Post: Hi Everyone, Robyn, Jackson and Marie here! We are super excited to get to spend the week teaching the class about Game Based Learning! Game-based learning is a huge and growing industry in education so to narrow things down a little we have chosen to focus your learning this week on learning and […]
A1: Analyst Report – Slack
Slack is a SaaS (Service as a Solutions) communication platform that is used in both educational and professional work environments. Designed to be a centralized hub for communicating, collaborating and learning, Slack is experiencing growth as an online education platform and innovative way to teach within online learning environments. More than 3000 higher education institutions […]
A1: Analyst Report: Mydoh
Venture: Mydoh is a money management app designed to help parents help their kids learn money values and skills. Link to Analyst Report: https://analystreport.wixsite.com/522-a1
A1 – Analyst Report: Yuanfudao
Yuanfudao is a K-12 online live course and tutoring platform based in China. Valued at $15.5 billion, Yuanfudao is currently the highest valued edtech company in the world. Click here to view my analyst report. https://sites.google.com/view/aaronchan-a1/summary
Week 5: Immersive Experiences
Hosted by Nathan Bishop and Mary Hui People learn through experience. Until recent history, our experiences were limited by space, time, and resources. But now, thanks to the rapid development of extended reality technologies, i.e. VR, AR, and MR, these borders and limitations are no more. We can virtually send students to the moon for […]
Adam Wilson – Co-Founder of Sphero
If you have ever worked in an ADST classroom, you might have seen a futuristic collection of plastic spheres resting on a charging dock. What you have seen is most likely a class set of Spheros. Sphero is a programmable ball that interacts with its environments through code. While it can get very intricate, Sphere’s […]
Kai Frazier-Founder and CEO of Kai XR
Description: Kai XR ( founded 2018) is an interactive adventure where kids move their devices such as tablets, or smartphones, or VR headsets to discover 360˚ of action. However, the product is accessible on all devices including laptops and desktops. Using Exploration Mode, each Kai XR field trip becomes a virtual experiential learning activity where kids […]
Quinn Taber – Immerse – Founder & CEO
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6894810131951968256-I3d4 Founder: Quinn Taber Venture: Immerse Description: Immerse is an EdTech startup that combines virtual reality and English language learning. Launched in 2017, Immerse has raised a total of ~$10 million in Series A and B funding. Immerse can be used in a blended or fully online learning environment, where teachers and students “immerse” themselves […]
Neeru Khosla: co-founder of the non-profit CK-12 Foundation
Founder-leader name, title & photograph: Neeru Khosla, co-founder and chair of the non-profit CK-12 Foundation Venture name: CK-12 Foundation Single paragraph description of the venture, its primary products or services, and its original value proposition: The CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit which aims to increase access to low low-cost, open and customizable K-12 education resources in […]
Frank Furnari – Founder and CEO of VRtuoso (The PowerPoint for VR)
Founder and CEO: Frank Furnari Venture name: VRtuoso Description of VRtuoso: VRtuoso is the first scalable extended reality (XR) learning solution for Enterprise. VRtuoso’s live streaming virtual reality (VR) platform has the ability to allow businesses to deliver their training programs from real locations in real-time with real people in 360 degrees. This can be […]