SCRIMMAGE

edsurge | March 20, 2020

Emergency online teaching. Remote delivery of instruction. Or just plain online learning. Call it what you will, many of the nation’s students are doing it in one form or another now that schools are closed coast to coast over the fast-spreading coronavirus. There’s just one problem: millions of students in the country don’t have a reliable way to get online.“There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also w...

Education Technology

OpenSesame | July 28, 2021

OpenSesame, a market-leading SaaS global e-learning pioneer, announced a $50 million investment led by JMI Equity, a growth equity company focusing on investing in top software companies, with previous investors FTV Capital and Altos Ventures participating. This expansion investment will help OpenSesame speed its global expansion, expand its technology platform through product-led M&A, and continue to create value for its global customers. Companies across the globe were compe...

Talent Development

Rasmussen University | October 13, 2022

Rasmussen University will host its sixth annual Virtual Career Fair on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT. Participants can network and discuss qualifications on an active list of open positions with up to 50 leading employers nationwide through live chat or video. This event is online and open to the public at no cost.Observing this year’s theme, “Rise to Your Next Level, the career fair is focused on addressing the issue of underemployment head-on by providing attendees practical c...

Talent Development

AMDA College | June 16, 2022

AMDA College of the Performing Arts has announced the launch of the country’s first fully online BFA in Acting and Music Theatre degrees. With a growing demand for accessible performing arts education, AMDA took to responding to the demand by digitalizing access to its signature education. The classes in the program will offer students worldwide easy access to high quality education. Students can train in a virtual environment that empowers them with the knowledge to perform...