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The accolade this week goes to MusicGurus, an on-demand music tutor enabling you to get easy, affordable lessons and feedback from professional musicians If you’ve ever tried to learn an instrument, you’ll know that tuition is a must. After all, in practical terms, books can never replace the insight and tips that can be gained from a 121 lesson.  However finding a good local t...
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Preply is an edtech platform that's on a mission to make learning a new language easier than ever before via live video lessons with tutors We recently wrote about a startup that has created real-time translation earbuds so that anyone can communicate with people speaking other languages without issue. But wouldn’t it be even better if you could go to another country and speak to people i...
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The lowdown on the innovative EdTech app Tappity that's on a mission to help kids learn about science in a way they'll actually enjoy... YouTube and other similar platforms are many things, good and bad. One thing they are is a wealth of knowledge - videos can be found explaining practically any topic, providing tutorials and lessons, and generally expanding the viewer’s knowledge. The pr...
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Knowledge Recycled is an online platform that is providing a range of virtual classes provided by world-renowned experts from the world of food and drink... Even though most of us have spent more time at home in the past year, thanks to technology, we are still able to do new things. Admittedly we might not be travelling or visiting nice restaurants, however we can still enjoy new and unique fo...
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Employee training is more important than ever in today’s world, and the current climate could have far-reaching effects, writes Ruben Hamilius of Business Games... There are multiple studies that stress the importance of training (helps with motivation, upskills, etc). What’s more provocative in my opinion is imagining what would happen if companies choose NOT to train. If you don&rs...
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Coronavirus crisis leads to big increase in demand for maths learning tools created by Belfast EdTech company Komodo Learning... Belfast EdTech company Komodo Learning has seen a fourfold increase in global demand for its maths learning tools as parents look for resources to help their children keep learning during the coronavirus lockdown. Komodo is a maths learning system for children a...
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Learning maths can actually be fun - thanks to this edtech startup, that helps kids learn and compete! Ask anyone what their least favourite subject in school was, and the most likely answer will be maths. For a lot of people maths is a subject that, despite the fact that sums and equations aren’t up for interpretation, the degree to which we are able to learn it depends very much on the wa...
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Tandem, the language learning app that makes the process a whole lot easier... With most of us likely to be spending more time at home in the coming weeks, we ought to be thinking of ways to use that time well. It may be easy to wile away the hours endlessly scrolling through social media but apart from being a waste of time, it’s also pretty detrimental to our mental health. It’d be ...
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Tech trends that will impact education and learning in 2020, by Attila AlGharawi, co-founder and CEO of English language learning platform Xeropan. Technology has managed to find its way into the education sphere slowly and steadily. I believe technology trends in 2020 will greatly impact how we educate and learn different skills and languages.  Some of the trends identified include:AI Prod...
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The speech technology company Soapbox Labs, who are specializing in children’s speech recognition. Learning to read is a hugely important part of developing as a child. Reading underpins everything, and those who are able to, must learn to read in order to reach their full potential as an adult, even if their dream is to be the world’s foremost beatboxer. A parent’s rol...
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