Higher Education Technologies – Alec Whitters
HIGHER LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES HLT provides an array of study tools accessible via smartphones and provides learners with the opportunity to learn on the go. Whether somebody is preparing for the MCAT, DAT, university admissions, or even real estate, HLT offers products that will serve students much better than hauling around flashcards. The content and practice […]
Founder’s Parade – Andrea Pasinetti of Kira Learning
Andrea Pasinetti is the co-founder and CEO of Kira Learning, an education technology platform that provides computer science curriculum for K-12 public schools. Based in Palo Alto, California, Kira Learning aims to expand access to high-quality computer science education. He is also the co-founder of VIAVIA, a fashion e-commerce platform. Prior to launching Kira Learning, […]
American Military University
James Etter (USMC retired) James Etter is the founder of American Military University in 1991, which is a university that is tailored to meeting the needs of military members given their sometimes hectic and demanding schedules. Specifically, it focuses on distance education for remote learning. The university has more than 190 programs, which focus on […]
Founder’s Parade: Josh Smith of Wordwall
Founder-Leader: Josh Smith Venture Name: Wordwall Venture Description: Wordwall was created from a need to create interactive games and printed materials for students, with automation from the site doing the rest. The company wanted to move away from a generational use of teachers to stick laminated words on a wall to support literacy exercises. While […]
Founder’s Parade – Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce
Venture Name: Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Salesforce, Inc. is an American company specializing in cloud-based software. Its offerings include customer relationship management (CRM) software and applications that cater to sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, analytics, and application development. Established in February 1999 by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff, Salesforce experienced rapid growth and […]
Founders Parade – The Founders of Genial.ly
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Founder’s Parade – Sridhar Rajagopalan – Educational Initiatives
Sridhar Rajagopalan, Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer at Educational Initiatives The Venture In 1996, three men in India (including Sridhar Rajagopalan) left their high paying tech jobs to start a school intending to teach students to understand deeply instead of memorizing facts. In 2001, they started their company Educational Initiatives (Ei) and launched their first […]
Founders Parade – Steve Kaufman of LingQ
Steve Kaufman is the founder of Vancouver based LingQ, a language learning app and community hub for language learners. Kaufman is an expected founder of a language learning tool; his background is not education, computer science or linguistics, rather, he worked in the forestry industry. He admits to having neither interest or experience in learning […]
Founder’s Parade: Mila Smart Semeshkina – Lectera
Venture: Lectera Lectera ‘An International Platform For Fast Education’ is a MOOC platform focused on teaching micro credentialing skills aimed at being immediately applicable to life or career. Lectera is unique in that the online learning platform not only offers micro credentials but also publishes an online magazine and features knowledge testing quiz samplers. These […]
Founder’s Parade: Ben Buckwold (Does ESL Library ring a bell to you?)
Hi fellow classmates! For the Founders Parade, I chose to go back to my roots and feature a man who has helped me teach my classes. I’ve never searched anything about him until now. If you’re an ESL teacher, chances are you might have used a resource from his site or you might have encountered […]