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Edtech Insiders

Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell

At Edtech Insiders, we interview founders, investors, operators, educators, and thought leaders about the future of education technology. You’ll hear from leaders across the education technology industry and learn about all of the important edtech trends happening globally.

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Week in Edtech 9/25/2024: OpenAI’s Raises $6.5B,...

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2024/10/04

Send us a textJoin hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest in education technology, AI developments, and key edtech funding moves.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:05:12] 👩‍🏫 OpenAI raises $6.5B and launches OpenAI Academy[00:09:05] 📚 Google’s $120M AI Education Fund and NotebookLM tools[00:15:03] 🦜 Duolingo’s AI strategy and record stock prices[00:22:05] 📉 Udemy lays off hundreds and shifts to lower-cost regions[00:25:40] 💰 Prof Jim raises $1.5M to expand AI-generated video

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55:12

Defending Schools Against Cyber Attacks and...

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2024/10/02

Send us a textOliver Page is the Co-founder & CEO at CyberNut. Starting his journey as a teenage founder of NutKase Accessories, Oliver scaled the business to 60 countries before transitioning to cybersecurity. Now, with CyberNut, he focuses on providing schools with gamified, easy-to-use cybersecurity training. He is also an Angel Investor, and Startup Advisor.💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why schools are increasingly targeted by cyberattacks.The real cost of ransomware

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32:24

Why EdTech Success Depends on Evidence and Usability:...

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2024/09/30

Send us a textTal Havivi is the Managing Director of R&D at ASCD + ISTE, focusing on initiatives to improve the health and effectiveness of the EdTech market. He leads research around high-quality EdTech design, programs focused on improving evaluation processes in school systems, and supports EdTech providers. Previously, he led Education Strategy at Amazon Business focused on improving education procurement. He also has experience working at edtech startups and in K-12 administration.💡

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56:06

Week in Edtech 9/18/2024: OpenAI’s o1 Model...

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2024/09/26

Send us a textJoin hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the latest developments in education technology, from AI breakthroughs to new VC investments and edtech reports.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:03:16] 🧠 OpenAI’s New Reasoning Model - ChatGPT o1 (Strawberry)[00:07:20] 📚 AI's Role in Education - Practical Use Cases[00:14:03] 👩‍💻 Common Sense Media Report on AI Use Among Teens: 70% of teens are using generative AI, with disparities in how different demographics use the

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24:48

Google Classroom’s 10th Birthday: Jennifer Holland on...

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2024/09/25

Send us a textJennifer Holland is the Director of Program Management at Google for Education. With over 17 years at Google, she has been a pivotal figure in the development of Google for Education and Google Classroom. Jennifer has played a key role in shaping the tools that have transformed teaching and learning in K-12 and higher education.💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:The history and inspiration behind Google Classroom and its early adoption in schools.How Google Classroom

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24:33

How Netflix and Disney+ are Being Used to Teach...

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2024/09/23

Send us a textThinkHumanTV delivers evidence-based emotional skills training and assessment by integrating with major streaming sites like Netflix and Disney+. The platform employs a research-based training methodology and curricula developed by our founding team of Columbia cognitive scientists. The methodology involves explicitly teaching emotion science principles in a systematic manner and illustrating these concepts by leveraging popular media. ThinkHumanTV is one of the winners of the 2...

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26:16

The Future of EdTech: AI, Mergers, and Strategic...

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2024/09/16

Send us a textJomayra Herrera is a Partner at Reach Capital, where she leads investments in companies like Guild Education and Handshake. She is passionate about diversity in venture capital, serving on the board of SomosVC to promote Latino representation.Lyman Missimer is the former Head of M&A and Partnerships at Newsela, where he led key acquisitions, including Formative. Now at Owl Ventures, Lyman focuses on corporate development and strategic investments in EdTech.💡 5 Things You’ll

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Week in Edtech 09/08/2024: OpenAI’s $100B Valuation,...

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2024/09/12

Send us a textJoin Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week!✨ Episode Highlights:[00:03:25] 💰 OpenAI in Talks for $100B Valuation, 200M Weekly Active Users, Considers Higher-Priced Subscriptions[00:15:18] 🖼 Google launches Gems and Imagen 3[00:18:53] 🐝 Anthropic CEO predicts hive-mind AI, partners with Amazon for Alexa revamp; Claude for Enterprise: 500K context window, GitHub integration, and enterprise-grade

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65:16

Week in Edtech 8/22/2024: OpenAI's Project...

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2024/08/28

Send us a Text Message.Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:🎯 Rumors about OpenAI's "Project Strawberry"📰 ChatGPT now includes Wired, Vogue, and The New Yorker🤝 New AI fund by GitLab Foundation, Ballmer Group, and OpenAI🔊 Google launches Gemini Live to rival ChatGPT👨‍🏫 Sal Khan says teachers matter more than tech at EduTECH 2024🤖 California partners with NVIDIA to enhance AI education⚠️ MIT releases a

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48:17

Leadership, Innovation, and the Future of Education...

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2024/08/26

Send us a Text Message.Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc is the Board Chair for Human Systems, a new AI and Education company he co-founded with noted researcher George Siemens. Until June 2024, he served as President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). He remains at SNHU as a researcher, writer, and advisor. Under the 20 years of Paul’s direction, SNHU has more grown from 2800 students to over 250,000 and is the largest non-profit provider of online higher education in the country, and the f...

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55:17

Week in Edtech 8/7/2024: ChatGPT 5 on the Horizon,...

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2024/08/22

Send us a Text Message.Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Matt Tower, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:🧠 OpenAI's ChatGPT 5 is Coming🚪 High-Level Departures at OpenAI🚫 AI Detection Technology Still Unreleased🦙 Meta Launches LLAMA 3 and AI Studio🤝 Google Hires Character.AI Co-founders🎓 Community Colleges Band Together on AI Education🔗 Instructure Canvas Integrates AI Across Platform👩‍🏫 Heeyo's AI Chatbot Aims to Be Kids' Interactive

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52:09

Preparing the Next Generation for the AI Revolution...

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2024/08/19

Send us a Text Message.Prashant Raizada is a serial entrepreneur deeply committed to changing the status quo in education, future of work & sustainability. He was part of the founding team of Infosys BPM, playing a key role towards a $2B exit. Later, he built EnglishUp as Brazil's 3rd largest but most loved online English learning platform as a flagship corporate venture of Macmillan-Holtzbrinck group. Leveraging his tenure at McKinsey & Co, Prashant has advised multinational corporat...

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54:14

From Writable to HMH Labs: Andrew Goldman's Journey...

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2024/08/12

Send us a Text Message.Andrew Goldman joined HMH in 2024 when HMH acquired Writable, where he, as Co-Founder and CEO, oversaw business and product strategy. Andrew joined HMH as the EVP of HMH Labs, a newly formed division that pursues innovative product development through a highly cross-functional team structure. Previously, he was the Founder and CEO of Subtext, Inc., a collaborative learning company that was acquired by Renaissance Learning. Before entering the EdTech industry, Andrew was...

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Week in Edtech 7/31/2024: Microsoft Outages, OpenAI’s...

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2024/08/08

Send us a Text Message.Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:🌐 Microsoft’s investigation into service outages following CrowdStrike chaos🤖 What to expect from OpenAI's upcoming GPT-5 release💼 Instructure's $4.8 billion acquisition by KKR💸 2U's strategic moves amidst bankruptcy and what it means for the industry📊 NWEA's latest research on COVID academic recovery and its implications📉 The future of school

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45:45

90 Million Users Strong: Kevin Leem Discusses the...

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2024/08/05

Send us a Text Message.Kevin Leem is the CFO of Mathpresso, operator of the globally recognized AI-powered learning platform, QANDA, which serves over 90 million users. QANDA provides AI tutors that offer personalized support to students anytime, anywhere, enhancing their learning experiences. The platform also equips teachers with AI teaching assistants to improve teaching efficacy and student tracking. Driven by the belief that personalized, high-quality 1:1 tutoring is the most effec...

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50:32

Navigating ESAs with Odyssey: Joe Connor's Mission to...

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2024/07/29

Send us a Text Message.Joe Connor is the CEO & Founder of Odyssey, a company that partners with state agencies to administer school choice programs. Odyssey currently serves over 140,000 students by helping them access more than $400 million in state funding for education. Joe started his career as a teacher and school leader at the KIPP and Rocketship Education school networks. After working in schools for several years, Joe attended law school where he focused his research on private sc...

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Week in Edtech 7/19/2024: $600B AI Investment Bubble,...

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2024/07/24

Send us a Text Message.Join Alex Sarlin and guest host, Claire Zau, Partner at GSV Ventures, as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week🎙️ Andrej Karpathy’s New Venture: AI assistants for education🚀 Meta’s Largest Llama 3 Model Launch🔍 Anthropic’s Push for Third-Party AI Evaluations🍓 OpenAI’s new AI model under code name 'Strawberry'💸 AI Investment Bubble: Navigating a $600B market shift📉 LAUSD's $6M AI Chatbot Controversy🤖 $2.3M Contract

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48:24

The Intersection of Video, Assessment, and AI in...

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2024/07/22

Send us a Text Message.Scott Kirkpatrick is CEO of BrainPOP, a leading brand in the U.S. edtech supplemental market whose learning solutions are beloved, trusted, and grounded in research and the science of learning. During his tenure, BrainPOP was acquired by KIRKBI A/S, the family-owned holding and investment company of the LEGO® brand. Scott joined BrainPOP from General Assembly, where he served as president and chief operating officer. Under his leadership, General Assembly experienced ex...

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28:36

Transforming Children's Education through Media:...

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2024/07/15

Send us a Text Message.As Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS KIDS at PBS, Sara DeWitt is responsible for the strategic direction of a dynamic media service that supports the entire ecosystem in which children learn, including parents, teachers and the community.Ms. DeWitt leads a cross-disciplinary team charged with content production, digital development, multi-platform asset distribution, educational product creation and marketing and communications for PBS KIDS, the #1 children...

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Week in Edtech 7/4/2024: Nvidia's Stock Buybacks,...

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2024/07/11

Send us a Text Message.Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:📈 Nvidia's stock buybacks expected and rumors on a French anti-trust suit🔍 Instructure Acquires Scribbles acquisition impact🤖 Apple joins OpenAI board📰 TIME and OpenAI content collaboration📊 LAUSD and AllHere whistleblower reports🏛️ SCOTUS ruling impacts US Dept of Education📋 TPS and regulatory updates from Phil HillStay updated with the latest

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