Knewton to Power College Readiness Courses at PSU, SUNY, UNLV, & MSMU
Last week, Knewton made an exciting announcement: four more universities will use our Adaptive Learning Platform™ to power their college readiness courses. Penn State University, The State University of New York, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, and Mount St. Mary’s University will all be utilizing our technology. In addition, …
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spotlights Knewton's Potential to Transform Higher Ed
College costs are soaring. Government funding for education is being cut. Increasingly tech-savvy students are frustrated with outmoded educational practices. Higher education needs a face lift. This is the argument at the heart of College 2.0: Transforming Higher Education through Smarter Innovation and Smarter Regulation, a report released on May …
The Chronicle of Higher Ed: Adaptive Learning "Gives Students More Control"
Photo © Chronicle of Higher Education In an article released today titled “The Rise of Learning Machines,” The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles Knewton’s partnership with Arizona State University. (This fall, Knewton’s Adaptive Learning Platform™ will power ASU Online’s College Algebra and College Math courses). The article discusses some key …
Knewton partners with Arizona State University to keep students on track to graduation
This morning, we’re excited to announce a partnership that brings Knewton’s Adaptive Learning Platform™ to the college campus. Starting in spring 2011, Arizona State University Online will use the Knewton platform to tackle a growing challenge for schools across the country: making sure students have the core skills they need …
Knewton #23 on Crain’s “Best Places to Work in New York City” 2010 List
Every year, Crain’s New York Business releases a much-talked about list of the 50 Best Places to Work in New York City. This year, we’re excited to announce that Knewton has made the cut, coming in as the 23rd best place to work in NYC! We’ve been around now for …
A first in education: Knewton headed to Davos as a 2011 Technology Pioneer
Today the World Economic Forum at Davos announced its list of Technology Pioneers for 2011. The award goes to high performing companies committed to making a lasting impact on the state of the world, and we at Knewton are honored to be the first education company ever selected. We’re excited …
Why Can't Disruptive Technologies be Better than Incumbents?
Michael Horn, coauthor of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns, blogged about a friendly debate he had with Jose at a conference. The question at hand: Can an innovation come along that is both demonstrably lower in cost and higher in quality? We think …
Knewton Announces Completion of $12.5 Million Financing Led by FirstMark Capital
Funding to accelerate and to launch revolutionary adaptive learning platform New York, NY (April 19, 2010) — Knewton, a leading educational technology company announced today that it has completed a $12.5 million round of funding led by FirstMark Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm with a strong foothold in …
Knewton @ Google
This post comes from Amy McDowell. Last week, I was invited to participate at Google’s 2nd Annual Spring Training summit as a guest panelist for Knewton. Knewton must be doing something right—as our VP of Online Marketing, I was asked to provide insight and commentary on the changing digital marketing …
Knewton Links
Lots of big things going on at Knewton right now. Thought a quick update was in order. VentureBeat wrote about the launch of our SAT course. Read the great article here. To celebrate the launch, we’re giving away 5 FREE SAT courses to deserving students. Knewton is now also on …
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