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 We're excited to announce that John Wiley & Sons, one of the world's leading publishers, will offer Knewton Math Readiness to university students in Australia and New Zealand. The developmental math course has already seen great results at Arizona State University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, and other schools across the United States.
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David Kuntz, our VP of Research, is featured in this article by Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows." The article discusses the history of distance learning from correspondence courses to MOOCs, and explores the various challenges faced by universities looking to incorporate technology into their curricula.
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We were lucky enough to have an awesome group of interns on our tech team this summer, from schools including Columbia, Brown, Harvard, and MIT. Check out this blog post for a rundown of some of the projects they worked on during their summer "break."
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Knerds on campus
We're trekking around the country this fall to visit top engineering programs and recruit a few good Knerds. Find us at Harvard and Cornell this month!
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This month's selection:
What they do:
Desmos has built a graphing calculator for today's student — it's free, easy-to-use, and browser-based. The company just announced a successful funding round led by Google Ventures. Says Founder & CEO Eli Luberoff, "We imagine a world where everyone understands — and enjoys — math, where no student thinks that math is too hard or too dull to pursue."
Why we like them:
At once practical and visionary, Desmos has created a tool that promotes universal math literacy and provides immediate value to teachers and students.
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