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Education Technology

Promethean and Merlyn | June 22, 2022

An exclusive distribution agreement for the US market has been reached between Merlyn Mind, Inc. and Promethean®, a preeminent worldwide education technology firm. The voice-activated AI solution Symphony ClassroomTM, which gives teachers access to the Merlyn digital assistant, will be distributed by Promethean under the terms of the new deal. Customers will be able to buy Symphony Classroom directly through Promethean's network of resellers thanks to the agreement. ...

techradar | January 29, 2020

The education sector has benefitted hugely from the advent of smart, connected technology in classrooms over the past few years. Thanks to recent advances in both software and hardware, students are able to enjoy more immersive learning experiences in a range of subjects, and teachers are able to prepare and evaluate the work being done more effectively than ever. But all this technology needs to be chosen carefully in order to ensure it really does benefits both staff and students, and with sch...

edsurge | January 27, 2020

Last year Harvard Business School’s online operation got a new name. Now it has a new leader as well. A few months ago, Debora Spar took the helm at Harvard Business School Online, after a rocky year-long stint as the president of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Spar has plenty of experience in higher education, having served as president of Barnard College and as a professor at the brick-and-mortar Harvard Business School. So what are her plans for this upstar...

Continuing Education

Jolly Good | September 09, 2021

At many Japanese institutions offering medical education, medical students are unable to attend clinical practice due to the spread of COVID-19, denying them the experience of valuable opportunities to learn. Efforts by Jolly Good and Nippon Medical School to develop the OPEcloud VR clinical education platform were recently featured on NHK WORLD-JAPAN. This feature is available to the public online. NHK WORLD-JAPAN With VR cameras and servers installed at med...