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2022 was a consequential year for Edtech. Join us as we review some of the top trends of the year!In this super-sized episode, Ben and Alex review top trends from the year that was and make some predictions for 2023. We discuss:
- The "Edtech winter" for startups worldwide, with a renewed focus on profitability
- The crash in Chinese edtech and the continued rise for India, Europe and other regions.
- Increasing consolidation in the sector through** mergers and acquisitions**
- The rise (and fall?) of the online tutoring sector
- The politicization of k12 schooling in the US
- K12 staffing shortages and their effect on Edtech
- The opportunity to address pandemic learning loss
- The **ROI **crisis for university degrees and the rise of industry credentials and college alternatives
- Sea changes for higher ed, including enrollment decreases, closures, focus on adult learners, the rise of test-optional policies, and more
- OPMs expanding their reach and competing to be the lifelong learning solution
- Workforce learning on the rise
- How the Education-as-a-benefit model survives an economic downturn and evolutions of the talent war
- The past and future of the educational multiverse, VR/AR/XR, AI, and Web3.0
In Part 2, several of our top guests from the year weigh in on their reviews and predictions! Stay tuned.
