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Week in Edtech 01/24/2024: Chegg, Doulingo, Coursera Stocks Tumble, OpenAI Partners with ASU, Microsoft's Free AI Tutor and More! With Special Guests Brett Roer and Jacob Kantor of EDLIT

Edtech Insiders

English - January 30, 2024 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Previous Episode: Building Apprentice Nation: The Power of Apprenticeships in Education with Ryan Craig
Next Episode: Equipping Tomorrow's Workforce with Lydia Logan on Education and AI at IBM

In this episode of Week in Edtech, Ben and Alex discuss:

1. AI

Chegg, Duolingo, Coursera Stocks Swoon as Goldman Warns of Threat From AICoursera’s CEO announced that Coursera users signed up for an AI course every minute of 2023

2. Edtech

It’s a good time to invest in early-stage edtech, investors say Byju’s seeks new funding at less than $2 billion valuation, a 90% drop

3. K-12

National Ed-Tech Plan Outlines How Schools Can Tackle 3 Big Digital InequitiesMichael Bloomberg donates $250M to open 10 healthcare-focused high schools in Boston, Charlotte, Durham, Houston, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Demopolis, and Northeast Texas

4. Higher Ed

OpenAI announces first partnership with a universityNortheastern partners with Multiverse, granting transfer credit to apprentices who complete Multiverse’s analytics program

5. Big Tech

Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor available for free. Will integrate it with CanvasGoogle announces new AI-powered features for education

Special Guest:

Jacob Kantor and Brett Roer, EDLIT: Empowering Districts through Learning, Innovation, & Technology