Edtech Insiders

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At Edtech Insiders, we interview founders, investors, operators, educators, and thought leaders about the future of education technology. You’ll hear from leaders across the education technology industry and learn about all of the important edtech trends happening globally.

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Edtech Year in Review 2021 with Ben Kornell

Send us a text 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 predictions for 2022. Trends covered include: - COVID Fueled Disruption and Edtech Acceleration - Labor Shortages in Schools and Teacher Burnout - Nationwide Mental Health Crises for School-Age Children - Major Edtech Mergers and Acquisitions - Edtech Matures as a Technology Sector (From Edu-slow to Tech...

Dec 27, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Making Massive Online Courses Work with Elizabeth Madariaga and Michael Karsh of Edios Media

Send us a text In this episode, we talk to Elizabeth Madariaga and Michael Karsh, production and edtech veterans and co-founders of Edios Media . Edios Media is the instructional design and video production studio behind many of the most successful online courses in the world, including: All four Google Career Certificates (the largest MOOCs in 2021) INSEAD's Blockchain Revolution Specialization on Coursera Courses from Facebook, AWS, Paradigm, Salesforce, Lyft and C3.ai In this episode, we...

Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Democratizing Career Coaching with Nikki and Dan Gusz of Lloyd

Send us a text In this episode, we speak to Nikki and Dan Gusz, the sibling entrepreneurial team behind career coaching startup Lloyd . Lloyd's mission is to provide career coaching at scale and at affordable prices to those who may not otherwise have access to it. With support from WGU Labs , Lloyd offers 'career services as a service' to education institutions of all kinds, from individual course creators to bootcamps to universities. Resources Dan and Nikki recommend the public...

Dec 13, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 5

The Online Schooling Revolution with Amy Jenkins of Outschool

Send us a text In this episode of Edtech Insiders, we speak with Amy Amner Jenkins, Head of Schools at Outschool. Previously, Amy was the Chief Operating Officer of Education Elements, an associate partner at NewSchools Venture Fund, a co-founder of an after school program that combines soccer and literacy, and a teacher with Teach for America. Amy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. In this conversation, Amy and I chat about how Outschool became one of the fastest growing edtech companie...

Nov 29, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Scaling Educational Impact with Ben Kornell of Cambiar Education

Send us a text In this episode, we speak to Ben Kornell of Cambiar Education , who was most recently the CEO of Altschool as it was acquired by Higher Ground Education in 2021. Ben is a longtime edtech executive with educational roots- five years in the classroom - as well as experience in healthcare, and he speaks in this episode about how we might borrow some of the best practices in healthcare to improve education, as well as how to scale the educational practices of the best teachers in ever...

Nov 10, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Future of K12 Learning Platforms with Adam Franklin of Nearpod

Send us a text In this episode, we talk to Adam Franklin, Sr. Product Manager for Content at K12 platform Nearpod . Adam explains his journey from high school classroom teacher to curriculum developer to edtech product manager, as well as what it's like building and curating a world-class content library to get teachers the resources they need. We also talk about an age-old k12 edtech dilemma: how to get big enough to sell to school districts while staying agile enough to respond to your en...

Nov 02, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Investing in Inspiring Edtech with Atin Batra of Twenty Seven Ventures (27V)

Send us a text In this pilot episode, we interview edtech investor Atin Batra, founder and general partner at Twenty Seven Ventures , also knows as 27V, a venture firm devoted to education and the future of work. Atin talks about his journey to edtech, his interest in founders who really understand the problems, and how some of the best and most collaborative learning happens outside of traditional schools. 27 Ventures has invested in Fiveable , Edlyft , Topknot , 101Edu , Edgi, New Campus , and...

Nov 02, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Welcome to Edtech Insiders (Series Trailer)

Send us a text Education technology is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. At Edtech Insiders, we talk to the founders, operators, educators, researchers, business leaders, and thought leaders who know the industry inside and out. This new series explores the intersection of education, technology, and business by talking to those making it happen. While most education technology podcasts focus on “how” to use education in the classroom, Edtech Insiders is about the trends, produc...

Oct 26, 2021•2 min0

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