This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 6/24/22

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Guest: Victoria Ransom, Founder & Co-President of Prisma

Topics This Week:

  1. Higher Ed Adapts?
    • Dartmouth College eliminates undergraduate student loans and replaces them with scholarship grants
    • Higher Ed Invests in Student Success Tech – Is It a ‘New Golden Age’ or Just Vague Talk?
    • McKinsey: Technology is shaping learning in higher education
    • Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather reign in college costs
  2. Livestreaming against a Teacher Shortage
    • General Catalyst Leads $40 Million Investment in Elevate K-12
    • Elevate K-12 to Address Growing National Teacher Shortage
  3. Unacademy & Upgrad
    • Can Edtech Replace Classroom Teaching?
    • Education Unicorn Upgrad Doubles Valuation With Murdoch Funding
  4. Phyllis Lockett on “Ed3”
    • How Web3/Ed3 And Immersive Technologies Signal A New Era For K-12 Education
  5. Funding
    • CoachHub, TestGorilla, VR Pioneer, Prenda, Tango, Velocity Career Labs, Metacrafters.io, Pok Pok

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