North America: State of EdTech Report 2020-2021

EDTECH 2020-2021

THE MINDS BEHIND WHAT’S NOW & WHAT’S NEXT

Published by EdTech Digest, The State of EdTech 2020-2021 report attempts to identify the top 100 influencers in the industry. Established in 2010, the awards are segregated into three categories: Cool Tools, Leadership and Trendsetters. Some notable previous winners include Nearpod, Classcraft and Coursera.

The first section of the report explores key statistics pertaining to the industry drawn from a variety of external sources. The second section includes articles from educational and industry leaders, examples of books and podcasts and the top 100 influencers in the industry.

The influencer list is made up of teachers, school leaders and industry professionals.

The full list of influencers is available in the free downloadable report

Top Influencers

Future Trends

Student engagement as the fundamental driver of education

Professional Development delivered through webinars and social media

Student creativity using technology

Robot teachers and the potential for large scale disruption

Student social action as pupils want to be more actively involved in current affairs

Disagreement about the impact of EdTech

Mindfulness

Tools to help with the development of literacy skills

Future skills and workplace demands

Changes to assessment and artificial intelligence

Companies to watch

2U
Cengage
Coursera
Guild Education
KnowBox
PowerSchool
Unacademy
Skyward
BuzzMath
Flinn Scientific

The final section of the report is broken down into future trends and a list of 1000 companies that are transforming education. There is also a separate list of companies to keep an eye on.

“ When technologies ease and enhance learning, assist in presenting a subject in its most interesting and engaging form, and allow people to fully and conceptually understand an area of study with direct practical benefit to their life and the lives of others—then ‘edtech’ is working well. ” Victor Rivero, Editor-In-Chief, State of EdTech 2020-2021

Read more about EdTech here: https://global-edtech.com/edtech-definitions-products-and-trends/