Learning technology company. HMH announced that it has acquired an award-winning software company recordablebuilding on a long-standing partnership between the organizations that includes the integration of recordable Research-backed writing practice and assessment solution with HMH's core ELA offerings for grades 3-12.
With the acquisition of recordable, HMH will also establish HMH Labs, a new incubation team focused on the development and customer experience of emerging technologies, including generative ai, in support of HMH's high-tech, high-touch vision for K-12 learning. Directed by recordable CEO and co-founder Andrew Goldman, who will become executive vice president of HMH Labs, the group will expand and support HMH's focus on innovative technology and continue to develop recordable.
“HMH is pleased to welcome the talented team at recordable in the HMH community,” said HMH CEO and President Jack Lynch. “We have already seen the transformative power of recordable and we are excited to leverage the agile development capabilities of Andrew and his team through HMH Labs in the service of empowering educators and deepening the connection between teachers and students.”
The HMH Labs team will build on the recordable expertise to explore and develop cutting-edge solutions that drive student growth by creating differentiated and dynamic learning experiences that constantly improve based on the interaction between students and teachers.
“In recordable, we have worked to address the challenges and inequities that students and teachers face with innovative and forward-thinking technology solutions,” said Andrew Goldman, CEO of Writable. “As we enter the era of ai technology, we see a tremendous opportunity to leverage HMH's unparalleled curriculum and customer relationships to deliver the next chapter of educational technology to connect students and teachers in thinking, writing and communication. “We are excited by the opportunity to build HMH Labs in this spirit.”
HMH and recordable have collaborated as partners since 2018, when recordable Research-backed tool for personalized writing feedback and review for grades 3-12 was first integrated into HMH towards reading and HMH towards literature. Since then, recordable and HMH have continually leveraged customer feedback to refine the solution to maximize student effectiveness and teacher productivity.
Last fall, recordable launched new integrations powered by OpenAI that allow teachers to incorporate ai-suggested feedback and scoring into their instruction, saving valuable time that teachers can use to invest in student connections. This solution reinforces HMH's commitment to a human-centered approach to advanced technology like generative ai, which enables and extends the valuable work of teachers, combining the best of technology with the best of the classroom experience. .
recordable has earned accolades as an integrated, stand-alone solution, and was most recently named Best Reading/Writing/Literature Instructional Solution for Grades 9-12 at the SIIA CODiE Awards. Current recordable Customers will continue to receive the support, service and innovation they expect and love, and all contracts and quotes with schools and districts will be honored.
pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) today announced plans to further expand its beta ai study tools to additional Pearson+ e-textbooks. Generative ai tools are an increasingly popular feature for thousands of students in both Pearson+ e-textbooks and Pearson's MyLab and Mastering assignment platforms. Now, even more students will benefit, with at least 40 math, science, business and nursing degrees available for back-to-school across both products.
“We've had a great response to our ai offering from students and instructors, and we're excited for millions more to experience these features this year. As we expand our ai study tools, we learn more about what students want and act on their feedback. When we combine science learning and trusted content with artificial intelligence technology, our products are even more effective in helping students learn and instructors teach,” said Tony Prentice, chief product officer at Pearson.
By combining new technologies with world-class learning content, students say they are already seeing the benefits to their education. Since the start of beta, tens of thousands of students have used Pearson's ai study tools and have shown strong levels of engagement and positive feedback. In fact, students in the initial selection of three Pearson+ e-textbooks have initiated more than 331,000 interactions with ai study tools to help them learn by generating explanations, summaries and practice questions. Those who used ai tools spent more time on their courses and 75% of users said the tools were “useful” or “very useful” for their studies.
With more than 80% of its products now digital or digitally enabled, Pearson is committed to investing in the responsible application of ai to advance product innovation and improve the learning experience to educate, certify and accredit students and labor force.
Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS), a leading education-focused nonprofit, is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with Intentional Futures, a renowned design and innovation consultancy, to launch the groundbreaking ai+Use+Case+Rubric”>Mission-Based ai Use Case Rubric.
The Mission-Based ai Use Case Rubric is a comprehensive framework designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and edtech companies seeking to harness the potential of ai to create lasting impact. It is an easy-to-use tool with which organizations can align different ai use cases with their unique ethical, social and mission-oriented objectives, using a set of predefined criteria.
As ai technologies continue to play an increasingly prominent role in shaping educational experiences, it is essential to ensure that these tools respect the principles of equity, inclusion, and positive social impact. This rubric gives organizations the ability to integrate and scale ai into their work while keeping these considerations at the center.
Equal Opportunity Schools recognizes the importance of leveraging ai in education without perpetuating existing disparities, as we have long sought to incorporate emerging technologies into our work to close enrollment gaps by race and income in advanced pathways such as Advanced Placement, Baccalaureate International and dual enrollment programs.
“Student potential is a multifaceted, dynamic and complex concept.” EOS President Sasha Rabkin talks about this critical partnership and tool. “Our project with Intentional Futures (iF) demonstrates what is possible for both our organization and the field. “iF has helped us clarify our value proposition, dream big, and develop a set of concrete solutions, rubrics, and prototypes that will transform our use of ai and allow us to scale faster and more skillfully.”
The Intentional Futures education team, recognized for their expertise in designing human-centered solutions and guiding organizations toward responsible innovation, shared this about their team's critical role in developing the rubric.
“As generative ai continues to be developed and implemented in education, mission-driven organizations and schools must intentionally consider whether these technologies align with their values and meaningfully serve students, teachers, and staff. “The rubric we created with EOS provides organizations providing educational services with a tangible tool that allows them to pause and critically reflect on the impact of potential ai use cases.”
Key features of the mission-based ai use case rubric include:
- Ethical Considerations: Evaluating the Impact of ai Use Cases on Student Privacy, Data Security, and Potential Bias
- Inclusivity: Evaluate how ai applications support diverse student populations and contribute to closing opportunity gaps
- Mission Alignment: Ensure that ai technologies align with the mission and core values of educational institutions.
- Transparency: assessment of the clarity and openness of ai systems in terms of decision-making processes and outcomes
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