On Monday a May Day rally took place in Union Square. Things were tame at first, but the park got pretty full (and loud!) as the day went on. Take a look at how the crowd grew over the course of the morning with this series of photos, taken from Knewton’s 12th floor office. 10:30 AM 12 noon 1 PM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM
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Our schools and universities are on the verge of a fundamental shift. As instruction moves from the lecture hall to the digital classroom, there’s an opportunity to create new learning interfaces, new ways to motivate our students, and new teaching methods. Most of our knowledge about how students learn comes from the traditional classroom. Like the adopters of new technologies that have come before, institutions hoping to transition to a computer-based learning model have inherited… Read more
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James Gleick’s “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood” was the pick for this month’s Knewton book club. The book covers the history of information — from the invention of scripts and alphabets to the Morse code and the arrival of the Information Age. We’ll be posting reviews throughout the month; read others here. When a molecular biologist reasons about genes and heredity, the second law of thermodynamics is not always her second thought…. Read more
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James Gleick’s “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood” was the pick for this month’s Knewton book club. The book covers the history of information — from the invention of scripts and alphabets to the Morse code and the arrival of the Information Age. We’ll be posting reviews throughout the month; read others here. In “The Information,” Gleick flies through centuries of early history, describing monumental changes in the representation of thought from oral… Read more
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It’s Day 1 here in Vegas at the annual NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters), and Ian Parker and I are ready to hit the ground running. As Knewton’s Team Video Team, we’re here to check out what’s new and exciting in the world of video, online and off — cameras, lights, microphones, and all kinds of systems designed for getting it into the hands of our students. We arrived mid-afternoon and were immediately overwhelmed… Read more
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We’ll be out on the exhibit floor at NY Tech Day tomorrow, Thursday, April 19, along with a whole bunch of other Silicon Alley startups — 160 in total. This year’s event is the first of its kind in NYC and we’re excited to be part of the action. Two of our product managers, Sara and Paul, will be manning our booth throughout the day. If you’re planning on attending NY Tech Day, swing by… Read more
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James Gleick’s “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood” was the pick for this month’s Knewton book club. The book covers the history of information — from the invention of scripts and alphabets to the Morse code and the arrival of the Information Age. We’ll be posting reviews throughout the month; read others here. One of the most impressive things about “The Information” is how dynamic it feels as it covers the same ground… Read more
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Last month, we started a book club at Knewton to jumpstart discussion on tech, education, and management ideas related to our work. Every month the whole company is invited to nominate and vote for a relevant book. “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood” by James Gleick was our winner for the month of April. The book covers the history of information — from the invention of scripts and alphabets to the Morse code and… Read more
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This post was written by Zlata Barshteyn, a former intern here at Knewton. Every few months at Knewton, we have something called Hack Day, where team members take a day off from regular work tasks to tackle projects they’ve been itching to develop. These “hacks” typically fall into one of four categories: product, business, culture, or performance. A Robot for the Office For my Hack Day project, I worked with my mentor on building a… Read more
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We welcomed three rookie Knerds in the past few weeks. We’re psyched to have them, and thought we’d share a few fun facts about each new member of our team. Nikos Michalakis is the newest engineer on our Platform team. Originally from Athens, Greece, Nikos graduated from MIT and worked previously as a Senior Engineer at Adserving at Adconion Media Group. In his free time, Nikos writes and illustrates stories that teach kids about computer science… Read more
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