The Knewton Blog

Working at Knewton, I’ve had a lot of opportunity to think about design trends and how they reflect the importance of “flow”—a mental state of operation in which a person has achieved single-minded immersion and completely focused motivation while performing an activity. The interface of Knewton Math Readiness helps students achieve this state of flow, so that they can experience as many learning (a-ha!) moments as possible. If you’re looking to build a product that… Read more

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I’m a Knerd, but I’m also a nerd. I love learning about the history of pretty much everything from utensils to gamified learning. While researching the history of modularity in product design, I came across a videotaped lecture from Andrew Russell at the Franklin Center at Duke University. Russell, a professor of the history of science and technology, defines modularity as a “concept that describes a particular kind of system.” In his words, a modular… Read more

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