Tag Archives: venture capital

Valuing futures

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson The future of education in universities is currently being reimagined by a range of organizations including businesses, technology startups, sector agencies, and financial firms. In particular, new ways of imagining the future of education are now tangled up … Continue reading →

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New financial actors and valuation platforms in education technology markets

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Prepared for the Education/Globalization/Marketization virtual workshop hosted by Malmo University, 9-10 December 2020 Investment in educational technologies has grown fast over the last ten years or so. Investors annually inject billions of dollars into edtech companies, helping fund … Continue reading →

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Coding for what? Lessons from computing in the curriculum

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson [This is a talk prepared for the Pop Up Digital conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 19 June 2017] There was a key moment in the popular American drama Homeland this year when a group of talented young computer programmers finally launched their … Continue reading →

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ClassDojo app takes mindfulness to scale in public education

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson A globally popular educational app used by millions of teachers and schoolchildren worldwide has begun to deliver mindfulness meditation training into classrooms. Based on a mobile app that teachers can carry in their pockets, ClassDojo is embedding positive psychology … Continue reading →

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Educating Silicon Valley

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Image credit: Steve Jurvetson A reality TV show in the UK has documented what school life is like in different geographical parts of the country. Starting in 2011 with Educating Essex, the format has since included Educating Yorkshire, … Continue reading →

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