Edtech Insiders
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 387
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Investing in Human Enablement with Sergio Monsalve of Roble Ventures
Sergio Monsalve is a Founding Partner of Roble Ventures, a venture capital investing firm based in Silicon Valley that invests in human enablement technologies: solutions that help huma…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/18/22
Topics This Week:
- NSVF and Others Receive Funding from MacKenzie Scott for General Operating
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/11/22
1. International Women’s Day (“Break the Bias”)
Improving Student Outcomes Through Text Messaging with Josh Owens from Boost
Josh Owens is the CEO and co-founder of Boost, a personal notification assistant for students on their smartphone.
Josh was formerly the CEO of Supplykick, a growth-stage online market…
Building Trust in Peer Grading with David Kofoed Wind of Eduflow
Eduflow is rapidly becoming one a best-in-class LMS, including a cutting edge peer grading system that both saves instructor time and provides learning opportunities for learners and gr…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/4/22
Topics this week include:
- The Impact on Education of the War in Ukraine
Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 2/25/22
Our guest this week is Jomayra Herrera - Partner @ Reach Capital, talking about Web3.
Edtech Investing and Web3 with Jomayra Herrera of Reach Capital
Jomayra Herrera is a partner at Reach Capital, one of the leading edtech venture capital firms, where she supports entrepreneurs that develop technology solutions for challenges in educ…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 2/18/22
Topics This Week:
- Education Stocks Take a Hit
- Potato Head Becomes a Digital Therap…
Learning Playlists and Edtech Crowdfunding with Joshua Wöhle of Mindstone
Joshua Wöhle is the CEO of UK-based Edtech company Mindstone, a platform that helps people learn faster, remember more and get things done.
Previously, Joshua was Co-Founder & Chief Pr…
This Week in Edtech With Ben Kornell, 2/11/22
Our guest this week:
Alberto Arenaza, Edtech Insider Extraordinaire and Cofounder of Transcend Network and author of the Transcend Newsletter
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This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 2/5/22
This week, we sat down with Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly, which was acquired by Pearson this week for $200m, and with Rhys Spence, lead author of the recent Europe Edtech Funding…
Making the Leap from Teaching to Edtech with Eva Brown
Eva Brown is the author of “The Next Right Step: From Teaching to Edtech”. Eva was a classroom teacher for many years before transitioning into Edtech with Scholastic, HMH and now at Fo…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 1/28/22
Topics This Week:
1) Labor Shortages Loom in K12
- Almost half of all teachers are thinking of leaving their jobs
- Particularly hurting struggling readers
2) College Enrollments Dropping, High…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 1/21/22
In this Week in Edtech, we cover:
1) Lawsuit Alleging Price-Fixing at Top Universities
- NY Times
2) Phil Hill's Coverage of the Shrinking Non-Profit University Ecosystem
- Phil on Edtech
3)…
An Applied Science for Working Learners with Stanford Sociologist of Education Mitchell Stevens
Stanford education professor Mitchell Stevens on developing a science for working learners for the NSF to improve research and outcomes for those outside of the traditional higher educa…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 1/14/22
This Week in Edtech, we focus on
1) Labor Shortages and COVID Contingency Plans
- California Community Colleges Go Online, along with most UC Campuses and Duke
- Staff shortages led to Lo…
Distributing Emergency Aid for Students with David Helene of Edquity
Edquity is an emergency financial assistance platform for college students that is distributing $50 million per quarter.
Founder David Helene is a college financing wunderkind who is co…
This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 1/7/22
Ben and Alex discuss How US Schools are Opening and Closing and Opening, The Merging of Edtech Platforms with Content Providers, The Mental Health Crisis in Schools, Chegg's Lawsuit by…
Edtech Year in Review 2021 with Ben Kornell
In this special episode, Alex and Ben Kornell of Cambium Education, Altschool and Altitude Learning talk about some of the major trends in Edtech in the milestone year of 2021 and predi…