by Stella Kounelaki | Sep 22, 2015 | Blog
Blog post by Eileen Rudden, Partner at LearnLaunch Four higher ed experts talked trends to an audience of 80 at Education First (EF) in Cambridge at the LearnLaunch “Trends in Higher Ed” event on Wednesday, September 16th. The headlines: Downward pressures on...Founded in 2021
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The BlocksCAD 3D modeling software fills a critical need for teachers in k-12 schools seeking ways to leverage engaging 3D printers, makerspaces and virtual reality environments with teaching math and coding fundamentals. In classrooms and afterschool programs around the country, we have shown that students who engage in activities using BlocksCAD have improved attitudes towards math, engineering, and computational thinking.
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K-12
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Charmtech Lab’s Capti Voice literacy support tool enables teachers to personalize learning for students with and without disabilities or language deficiencies. Any content can be placed into a playlist and text to speech technology is augmented by a significant set of highlighting and other tools.
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Knowledge to Practice delivers practice-changing, healthcare education solutions that help transform patient care, enable continuity of care, and mitigate risks across hospitals and healthcare systems. Knowledge to Practice’s personalized curriculum results in an average of 56 percent improvement of knowledge retention and recall, compared to 3-5 percent of older continuing medical education (CME) models.
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Listenwise is an award-winning listening skills platform that harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students. Our collection of podcasts and public radio keeps teaching connected to the real world. In November 2021, Listenwise was acquired by Boclips
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K-12
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Kaymbu is the leading visual messaging and authentic assessment platform for early education. From photo sharing to student portfolios, school newsletters and dynamic photo books, Kaymbu connects early childhood educators with young, digital-native parents. Kaymbu captures the essence of student development and strengthens relationships between home and school.
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Quality Interactions is an e-learning company whose training equips frontline healthcare professionals with cultural competency and communications skills and strategies aimed at improving patient experience and health outcomes and reducing the financial costs associated with excess medical treatment and risks.
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