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

2022/6/24
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**Guest: Victoria Ransom), Founder & Co-President of **Prisma)

Topics This Week:

  • 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)

  • Livestreaming against a Teacher Shortage

  • General Catalyst Leads $40 Million Investment in Elevate K-12)

  • Elevate K-12 to Address Growing National Teacher Shortage)

  • Unacademy & Upgrad

  • Can Edtech Replace Classroom Teaching?)

  • Education Unicorn Upgrad Doubles Valuation With Murdoch Funding)

  • Phyllis Lockett on “Ed3”

  • How Web3/Ed3 And Immersive Technologies Signal A New Era For K-12 Education)

  • Funding

  • CoachHub), TestGorilla), VR Pioneer), Prenda), Tango), Velocity Career Labs), Metacrafters.io), Pok Pok)