Learnosity
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education Technology |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Gavin Cooney (Founder & CEO) Mark Lynch (Founder & CTO) |
| Services | Authoring, assessment delivery, reporting |
| Website | www |
Learnosity is an Irish-based education technology company. It produces a set of tools that businesses use to build online assessment and learning products.[1][2][3] The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has offices in Sydney, Australia, New York, USA and Los Angeles, USA.
History
[edit]Learnosity was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 2007 by CEO, Gavin Cooney and CTO, Mark Lynch. The company creates online education assessment and teaching software.[4] Learnosity initially focussed primarily on audio assessment and mobile-assisted language learning, notably the FÓN project – a joint collaboration between The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE).[5][6]
In 2011, Learnosity pivoted from a primarily B2C model to a B2B model.[citation needed] The company currently operates a Platform as a Service (PaaS) business model where its products, including a suite of embeddable technology-enhanced items.[7]
In 2016, the company formed the MathQuill Alliance together with Desmos and Sapient Docs to support the continued development of MathQuill, a cross-browser, JavaScript library that displays, and allows users to easily edit and create, mathematical notation in web browsers.[8]
Funding
[edit]In September 2015, Australian-based, company 3P Learning announced that it had acquired a 23.07% shareholding in Learnosity. In January 2016, 3P Learning acquired a further 16.93% interest in Learnosity for AUD$20.2million, taking its total shareholding in Learnosity to 40%.[9]
In May 2018, 3P Learning sold its 40% stake in Learnosity to Boston-based company Battery Ventures.[10]
In June 2021, Learnosity acquired the UK headquartered Questionmark.[11]
Awards
[edit]- 2022 EdTech Breakthrough Award Winner - Remote Learning Solution Provider of the Year[12]
- 2022 SIIA CODiE Award Best Formative Assessment Solution (finalist)[13]
- 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Award Winner - Remote Learning Solution Provider of the Year[14]
- 2016 SIIA Codie awards Best K-12 Enterprise Solution[15]
- 2016 SIIA CODiE Award Best Authoring & Developer Tool[16]
- 2015 SIIA CODiE Award Best K-12 Enterprise Solution (finalist)[17]
- 2014 SIIA CODiE Award Best K-12 Enterprise Solution[18]
References
[edit]- ^ McGivern, Michael, (23 March 2014). "Learnosity: Education tech company top of the class", 'The Irish Independent.
- ^ Bates, Greg. "The Learnosity APIs: Testing, Testing 1,2,3". ProgrammableWeb.
- ^ Bolkan, Joshua. "Learnosity Integrates MyScript for Handwritten Math Assessments". THE Journal.
- ^ Abamu, Jenny (9 May 2017). "Should You Build Your Edtech Product From Scratch? Developers Say No" Edsurge.
- ^ A. Keogh, Katrina. "Use of Mobile Phones for Language Learning and Assessment for Learning, a Pilot Project". ResearchGate.
- ^ Wan, Ng (2010). Mobile Technologies and Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning: Research and Pedagogy: Research and Pedagogy. IGI Global. ISBN 9781616928513.
- ^ Catalano, Frank (10 March 2014). "Innovative K-12 Tests: Almost Always Just Around the Corner". Edsurge.
- ^ MathQuill Partner Page
- ^ "New 3P chief facing steep learning curve". The Australian.
- ^ "Battery Ventures buys 40% stake in Dublin edtech firm Learnosity". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Dublin's Learnosity snaps up UK firm in edtech expansion". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ 2022 Edtech Breakthrough Award Winners
- ^ SIIA CODiE Awards: Best Formative Assessment Solution Nominees
- ^ 2021 Edtech Breakthrough Award Winners
- ^ "Winner Details". siia.net. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ SIIA CODiE Awards: Past Winners 2016
- ^ "Finalists - 2015 SIIA CODiE Awards". siia.net. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ SIIA CODiE Awards: Past Winners 2014