The Future is Happening Now: Accelerating into a New World of Edtech

The rapid transition to remote schooling has supercharged trends in online learning — it’s possible that 3-5 years of behavior change has been condensed into a few short weeks. More independent/self-guided learning has required not only a re-thinking of curriculum but a shift in how students view their role in the learning experience. Creative resp... See more

K-12 education has always been more than just the school day – it is a jumping-off point for personal and social development as well as a critical child care resource for working parents. Without the constraints of local offerings, openness to remote enrichment may open up a new world of experiences for students, both in the classroom and for extra... See more

Right now, that’s practically unthinkable (outside a few forward-thinking classrooms), partly because the culture around gaming is weird, toxic and few people take the medium seriously for educational purposes. But if remote learning is going to be part of K-12 education from now on — and we’d better plan for that — we need to meet kids where they ... See more

Covid-19 presents a rare opportunity for change in education. The pandemic is accelerating two major shifts: (1) Education is increasingly being delivered direct-to-learner, and (2) Learning is increasingly lifelong.

Families are pulling from a diverse set of resources to help manage the transition to remote learning — online classes, virtual field trips or even turning baking into a chemistry lesson. Aggregators such as Wide Open School may seed the landscape for novel open source curricula — dynamic virtual textbooks that link directly to lectures, problem se... See more

Traditional public school isn't the best option for every student, but it is often the most affordable, reliable, and manageable for families with two working parents. It's possible the shift towards remote school during COVID-19 will accelerate student/parent propensity to look for affordable alternatives that provide a more tailored/exciting/impa... See more

Online learning just became mainstream, and now a handful of startups have started reimagining the future of education once again in India by working to integrate the metaverse into everyday learning