#edtech

#edtech

They're for things like figuring out bus pickup timings, notifying the school about days off, and keeping parents informed about grades and special events. All of those things are helpful! (It'd be easier to have them all in one app.) But these apps and services are often clunky, buggy, and have confusing design - making it hard to figure out where to get the information you need.

"Many of the products that were on the market catered to someone who knew chess already, and we really saw an opportunity to bring it more to the masses," says Edwin Bodge, group product manager on Duolingo's chess team.

The EdTech sector has witnessed explosive growth with innovations like AI-powered platforms and adaptive learning systems, promising to revolutionize how we teach and learn.

"Agentic AI systems are designed to make decisions, take effective actions, and then adapt their behavior based on the environment, along with the types of goals that they are pursuing."

"At some point, you become a manager, and you spend a lot of time in communication. We realized a lot of our communication wasn't fun."

"The fewer decisions that have to go to the CEO, the faster the organization will move," Hart tells Fortune.

ZNEXT, a €60M initiative by Zanichelli Editore, aims to invest in technologies that unlock human potential, focusing on long-term growth in education and wellbeing.

Gamification can significantly increase student engagement and motivation, improve knowledge retention, and encourage healthy competition while providing instant feedback and rewards to boost confidence.