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Duolingo

W06: Mobile Learning

By Robert on February 9, 2020

Mobile learning is quickly becoming a buzz word in the world of education.  It is appearing in all areas of education from the public system, to corporate training, to personal growth (think duolingo). Take a moment to post what the term mobile learning means to you here https://www.menti.com/   Code: 64 94 24 At the […]

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Duolingo FREE Learning app; Total funding $138.3 mm AND $86+ mm revenue

Duolingo FREE Learning app; Total funding $138.3 mm AND $86+ mm revenue

By anouk tenten on January 31, 2020

Duolingo – how a FREE Learning app; can achieve Total funding $138.3 mm AND have a revenue of $86+ mm. Enterprise name: Duolingo Since: 2009 Owner and CTO: Severin Hacker Duolingo is an American platform that includes a language-learning website and mobile app, as well as a digital language-proficiency assessment exam. The company uses the […]

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Word Monkey

Word Monkey

By michael godwin on July 25, 2019

For this assignment I created an imagined language-learning app. Language apps like Duolingo are incredibly popular, but after doing some research I discovered that they really do not work if one wants to develop language skills beyond some basic vocabulary and grammar skills. In addition, despite close to 30 million active users, Duolingo does not […]

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Luis von Ahm – Co-founder of Duolingo

By Basia on May 29, 2019

Title: PhD. (Computer Science) Bio: Luis von Ahm is a Guatemalan-German professor at Carnegie Mellon, and an experienced entrepreneur. In addition to founding Duolingo with his student, von Ahm is responsible for reCAPTCHA, a technology that is used to digitize books too illegible for scanning, as well as provide basic access obstacles to websites and […]

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Duolingo – Analyst Report (A1)

Duolingo – Analyst Report (A1)

By scott on October 13, 2018

Hey everyone, Please follow the link or click on the Duolingo logo to access my Analyst Report website for Assignment 1: Duolingo Audit Duolingo is, in its simplest form, a language learning app that can help you learn almost any language you can think of – for free (even Klingon and High Valerian). All you need is […]

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Ian Cheung and Abishek Gupta – co-founders of SpeechAce

Ian Cheung and Abishek Gupta – co-founders of SpeechAce

By Lilian Lim on September 30, 2018

For Hongkong software engineer Ian Cheung, his pain point was the need to speak English clearly enough to be understood when he worked in the Greater Seattle Area. He was unable to hear his own speech mistakes and could not have a teacher correct him 24/7. Pronunciation tools such as Rosetta Stone and Duolingo were inadequate […]

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Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn

Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn

By scott on September 24, 2018

I’ve been using Duolingo lately in an attempt to learn Japanese. I’ve really been enjoying it – although I do admit to supporting my studies through the app with YouTube videos – and I decided to explore it for this week’s Founder’s Parade. The Learning Technology Venture – Duolingo Duolingo is a not-for-profit (freemium) science-driven […]

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Memrise and Ed Cooke

Memrise and Ed Cooke

By Stephen Tod on April 1, 2018

Ed Cooke is the co-Founder and CEO of Memrise. Memrise began as a UK-based language learning app allowing people to easily learn a new language.  Similar to Duolingo, it has courses that allow, for example, English-language learners to learn French or Japanese.  In turn, courses are offered for speakers of other languages to learn a […]

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The Ed Tech Market Map: 90+ Startups Building The Future Of Education

By Cassy Weber on January 11, 2018

Below is a Market Map summary of the online ED TECH landscape. I’ve selected CBINSIGHTS, a highly reputable analytic group, which released the ED TECH MARKET MAP in June of 2017.  I think of particular interest is the following: All market segments pertain to online ED TECH. 14 market segments are identified. Below the MARKET […]

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A1: Duolingo

By Jakin Lam on June 25, 2017

I have been fascinated by Duolingo’s vision to provide accessible and free education to all. There are very few good quality and extensive educational material and services that are completely free. Duolingo offers their entire content and service for free. It is not the usual freemium service provider where in order to gain access to […]

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Week 7: Personalized Learning Summaries

By Andrew on October 24, 2016

Hi Everyone, Here are the results of the activities you have taken part in: Pre-Learning Survey Results (based on 14 responses): How familiar our peers are with personalized learning: 71% of peers are Somewhat Familiar 14% are Familiar 14% are Unfamiliar Three most important factors in order of their importance are: Personalized learning curricular Formative […]

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Week 6: Microlearning Activity Summaries

Week 6: Microlearning Activity Summaries

By laila on October 16, 2016

Hi Everyone, Throughout the week, various activities allowed the opportunity for you to analyze multiple components and dimensions of microlearning.  In activity 1, you tested various video clips to determine which would fit the constructed definition of ‘microlearning.’  Activity 2 created the opportunity to participate in a lesson focusing on the benefits and drawbacks for […]

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Duolingo

Duolingo

By Craig on October 2, 2016

Founder and CEO of Duolingo: Luis von Ahn Venture Name: Duolingo (Duolingo.com) Duolingo is a free language learning platform that employs a gamified skill tree and adaptive feedback tools to motivate potential “students” to learn a new language.  1  The software teaches languages to anyone with a smartphone or Internet connection.  2  Users gain experience […]

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Memrise by Edward Cooke

By onctomek on June 7, 2016

The venture I will introduce is called Memrise, an application that lets you “learn any language” from a database of over 200 courses which adapts to various learning styles and allows users to create their own courses and flash cards, as well as encourage friendly competition with friends. Since its start in 2010, it has […]

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Luis von Ahn and Duolingo

Luis von Ahn and Duolingo

By Stephen Walsh on May 31, 2016

Luis von Ahn CEO and Co-founder of Duolingo is a free language learning website and app. Its value proposition is that is provides everyone with a fun, effective, world-class language learning experience. To raise money for its ad-free product, Duolingo provides translation services to customers, such as CNN, by leveraging the translation power of the […]

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Hello from Mount Pleasant!

By Jordan on May 13, 2016

Hello fellow ETEC522 students! My name is Jordan, and I am an educator based out of Vancouver! While I completed my Bachelor’s in History and Political Science, I have since moved into the realm of teaching all things computer: music production, video editing, and much more. I am taking ETEC 522 because I am particularly […]

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Week 9: Gaps and Opportunities

By tariqrbutt on November 8, 2015

There were many technologies, uses and contexts for Personalized Learning Writing Technologies identified in the Week 9 OER with applications varying from Speech to Text, Text to Speech, Mind Mapping, Creative Writing etc. However, I found one area of personalized learning with respect to writing that was underrepresented in the examples provided by my peers […]

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Week 9 -Assignment 3- Need for Assessment

By kdurny on November 8, 2015

The largest identified gap seems to be under the umbrella of assessment. Largely this gap has been addressed by the human element of the teacher. Peer and self-feedback are increasing in quantity and quality in many classrooms. How can the technology also be maximized to provide feedback. Thinking to the language learning app I studied […]

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Duolingo: Free language education for the world

By kdurny on October 19, 2015

For my report I chose the language learning software Duolingo. My son is in a French immersion school and so I am personally reminded on a daily basis of the benefits of learning a second language. In an effort to learn with him, I sought out a solution that would provide me with interactive lessons, […]

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Luis von Ahn: Entrepreneurial Watch List

Luis von Ahn: Entrepreneurial Watch List

By kdurny on October 4, 2015

Luis von Ahn CEO and Co-founder – Duolingo Duolingo is a  mobile app designed for language learning. Learners, either basic or intermediate level speakers, are provided short 5-20 minute daily lessons. A series of multiple choice, matching, speaking or translations appear as challenges that are awarded points for successful completion. The lessons are recorded in […]

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Luis von Ahn, Co-founder and CEO of Duolingo

Luis von Ahn, Co-founder and CEO of Duolingo

By danielle couture on September 29, 2015

      Luis von Ahn     Co-founder and CEO of Duolingo         Duolingo is a free language learning app which uses the principles of gamification to motivate learners. Since its foundation in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, Duolingo has known continued success gathering over 50 million users.  Since its […]

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Analyst Report – Duolingo

By Sayali on June 26, 2014

Hello, Please find my EVA for Duolingo at the following link – http://analystreport.weebly.com The Reflections are incorporated in the site itself. Please review / comment / suggest  

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Jake Jolis, Verbling

Jake Jolis, Verbling

By Aaron on June 9, 2014

Jake Jolis Cofounder & CEO at Verbling Verbling began as the Chatroulette, or a speed-dating version of language learning. At one point it was hailed as the best free software you’ve never heard of, and one of 150 brilliant new things you must try online.  It competes with ventures such as Livemocha, Voxy, PlaySay, Duolingo, and Busuu.  […]

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Duolingo – Luis van Ahn

Duolingo – Luis van Ahn

By Kendra Grant on June 5, 2014

As an investor I believe many of the startups using free and freemium models aren’t finding the success they thought they’d find so I wanted to explore Duolingo’s model. Luis van Ahn is Co-Founder and CEO as well as a professor at Carnegie Melon Company – DuoLingo Duolingo is a dual language learning and text translation […]

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28 Sep Posted on Paul Gollash, Founder and CEO of Voxy

Hi Kate, Thanks for your review of Voxy and overview of Paul Gollash. I found Gollash’s venture comparative to Luis von Ahn’s Duolingo's objective – to make learning languages easier and more engaging. The difference between the two being Voxy takes a task-based learning approach, vice Duolingo’s game-based approach. Voxy’s focus is also primarily helping the international market improve their English language skills. It’s clear that Gollash surrounded himself with the right team and experience to accomplish his venture’s objectives, as Voxy’s current client base includes, McGill University, AT&T, Walmart, and Melia Hotels Intl. No doubt these companies have done their due diligence with regard to employee professional development training, which speaks to the quality of Voxy’s product offered. I do agree with your comment and Lori’s concurrence that resilience is important in a venture leader/CEO, however I also hesitate to recommend him as a role model if his own employees don’t see him as such. This could certainly be a minority opinion within his team, however I’d be curious to learn more about his background and the mission behind Voxy before recommending him as a role model for budding entrepreneurs, or before theoretically investing at its seed funding stage back in 2010. There is also no mention of cost of use readily available on the product site that I’ve been able to easily uncover. Call me a skeptic, however I agree with your observation Kate that it’s tricky to track information down online for both his background and Voxy's 'fine print', as I was digging around as well! Nonetheless, you’ve made it work as the profile and venture description were an interesting read! Thanks again for sharing Kate, Reg

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Hi Kate, Thanks for your review of Voxy and overview of Paul Gollash. I found Gollash’s venture comparative to Luis von Ahn’s Duolingo's objective – to make learning languages easier and more engaging. The difference between the two being Voxy takes a task-based learning approach, vice Duolingo’s game-based approach. Voxy’s focus is also primarily helping the international market improve their English language skills. It’s clear that Gollash surrounded himself with the right team and experience to accomplish his venture’s objectives, as Voxy’s current client base includes, McGill University, AT&T, Walmart, and Melia Hotels Intl. No doubt these companies have done their due diligence with regard to employee professional development training, which speaks to the quality of Voxy’s product offered. I do agree with your comment and Lori’s concurrence that resilience is important in a venture leader/CEO, however I also hesitate to recommend him as a role model if his own employees don’t see him as such. This could certainly be a minority opinion within his team, however I’d be curious to learn more about his background and the mission behind Voxy before recommending him as a role model for budding entrepreneurs, or before theoretically investing at its seed funding stage back in 2010. There is also no mention of cost of use readily available on the product site that I’ve been able to easily uncover. Call me a skeptic, however I agree with your observation Kate that it’s tricky to track information down online for both his background and Voxy's 'fine print', as I was digging around as well! Nonetheless, you’ve made it work as the profile and venture description were an interesting read! Thanks again for sharing Kate, Reg

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