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<blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">'We’re in the middle of one of the great revolutions in the history of education. New technologies are not only intensifying classroom learning, but creating a world in which any Internet-enabled device can become a classroom on demand.<ref>Learn Capital website[http://learncapital.com, accessed August 2015]</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote style="background-color:ivory;border:1pt solid Darkgoldenrod;padding:1%;font-size:10pt">'We’re in the middle of one of the great revolutions in the history of education. New technologies are not only intensifying classroom learning, but creating a world in which any Internet-enabled device can become a classroom on demand.<ref>Learn Capital website[http://learncapital.com, accessed August 2015]</ref></blockquote> | ||
| − | == | + | ===Portfolio=== |
| + | *[[Bridge International Academies]] | ||
| + | *[[Edmodo]], a 'social network for students, teachers and educators' | ||
| + | *[[Udemy]], a marketplace for online learning. | ||
| + | *[[Class Dojo]], a behavior-tracking app that lets teachers award points or subtract them based on a student’s conduct | ||
| + | *[[Learn Zillion]], provides digital lesson plans for teachers based on state (common core) standards | ||
| + | *[[Creative Live]], an online learning platform that broadcasts live classes | ||
| + | *[[Brainly]], operates a ‘social learning network’ for students to help each other with schoolwork | ||
| + | *[[AltSchool]], a network of 'micro-schools' based around learning using technology. | ||
| + | *[[Coursera]], a for-profit edtech company offering online courses (MOOCs) | ||
| + | *[[General Assembly]], a New York City 'startup campus' featuring courses relevant to internet startups | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Lobbying for 'Education Reform'== | ||
==Political links== | ==Political links== | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 4 August 2015
Learn Capital is a US education venture capital firm that invests in education technology startups.
Contents
Core business
Learn Capital says it 'transforming the way the world learns'. Its website reads:
'We’re in the middle of one of the great revolutions in the history of education. New technologies are not only intensifying classroom learning, but creating a world in which any Internet-enabled device can become a classroom on demand.[1]
Portfolio
- Bridge International Academies
- Edmodo, a 'social network for students, teachers and educators'
- Udemy, a marketplace for online learning.
- Class Dojo, a behavior-tracking app that lets teachers award points or subtract them based on a student’s conduct
- Learn Zillion, provides digital lesson plans for teachers based on state (common core) standards
- Creative Live, an online learning platform that broadcasts live classes
- Brainly, operates a ‘social learning network’ for students to help each other with schoolwork
- AltSchool, a network of 'micro-schools' based around learning using technology.
- Coursera, a for-profit edtech company offering online courses (MOOCs)
- General Assembly, a New York City 'startup campus' featuring courses relevant to internet startups
Lobbying for 'Education Reform'
Political links
People
Contact
References
- ↑ Learn Capital websiteaccessed August 2015
