Competition
The week that was: from the impact of COVID19 on the agri sector to a new edtech startupedit
Your Story – Online Web
This week, we take a close look at how the COVID19 lockdown helped accelerate the country’s upandcoming agritech ecosystem, a new edtech startup that teaches children life skills, and IoT-based facility management startup Smart Clean. (Vedantu)
BYJU’s To Provide Free Access Of Its Digital Learning Tools To Upskill Teachers, Trainersedit
The Logical Indian – Online Web
Edtech giant BYJU’S on Thursday, December 10, announced an agreement with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to support the skilling and training of teachers. The move is part of the Skill India Mission to empower teachers and trainers with the key skills and train them to grasp digital tools to make the learning process engaging, interactive and effective for the students.
Whitehat Jr to foray into Brazil, Mexico; create 1 lakh teaching jobs in India in 3 yearsedit
The New Indian Express– Online Web
Backed by marquee investors like Nexus Venture Partners and Omidyar Network, WhiteHat Jr had raised just USD 11 million before India’s largest edtech startup Byju acquired it for USD 300 million in August this year.
Industry
UP’s Chitrakoot and Sitapur districts initiate NEP2020 Aligned ECCE Educator Empowerment Programedit
India Education Diary – Online Web
Both districts have commissioned a 60hour educator empowerment program. Educators will be trained to comprehend the neuroscience of early learning along with an enhanced comprehension of foundational literacy and numeracy.
5 platforms to help kids learn English at homeedit
India Today – Online Web
English is a complicated, but popular language. Its one of the most popular languages in the world, in fact, and its prevalent in many countries. Learning English has become now easy with the help of English learning apps.
Klip VR Becomes the First Indian EdTech Company to Win Global VR Awardsedit
Goa Chronicle – Online Web
Mr. Rishi Ahuja, Founder, Klip VR Immersive Technologies Pvt. Ltd. said, It’s a great honour to receive the award of The Rising VR Company of the Year 2020 and would like to thank AIXR. Virtual Reality holds immense potential in India and in the next few years it can really transform the quality of teaching by offering an immersive experience and simplification of hard to understand topics.
5 ed tech platforms upskilling the learners for future challenges!edit
India Today – Online Web
Here are 5 edtech platforms you should check out to upskill yourself. Upskilling means learning new skills to enhance competencies. In a fast-paced world like todays, both learners and their parents feel the pressure right from an early stage and understand the importance of lifelong learning.