This year, Victorian EdTech companies account for more than a third of the EdTech companies in the HolonIQ Australia and New Zealand EdTech 50. Melbourne continues to add to its list of EdTech credentials, with the release of the HolonIQ Australia and New Zealand EdTech 50 for 2022 highlighting the expanding number of fast growing and innovative learning, teaching and up-skilling startups in Melbourne. The Australia & New Zealand EdTech 50 is focused on identifying young, fast growing and innovative learning, teaching and up-skilling startups in Australia and New Zealand. About the HolonIQ EdTech 50 The HolonIQ EdTech 50 is powered by data and insights from HolonIQ, and local market experts in each region. EdTech companies are evaluated and scored based on eligibility and assessment criteria which cover five dimensions: Market: The quality and relative attractiveness of the specific market in which the company competes. Product: The quality and uniqueness of the product itself. Team: The expertise and diversity of the team. Capital: The financial health of the company and in particular its ability to generate or secure sufficient resources. Momentum: Positive changes in the size, velocity and impact of the company over time. What the results tell us Half of this year’s Australia New Zealand EdTech 50 cohort are in the growth years and were founded prior to the pandemic, gaining significant traction over the last three years. While several Victorian companies on the list are in their early growth stages, compared to other EdTech companies across the Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions, they are relatively larger and more mature. Victorian EdTech companies account for 40 per cent of the revenue generated by all the companies in the Australia and New Zealand EdTech 50. Education management systems, which support institutions in their digital processes, dominate the list this year. However, in alignment with predictions around future growth trends in the education-to-employment segment of the EdTech sector that serves adult learners, workforce and talent continues to show steady growth. Global Victoria's support for EdTech sector growth EdTech Venture Capital reached three times its pre-pandemic investment levels in 2021, accelerating startups around the world with over $20 billion of funding. Download and read Victoria's EdTech Value Proposition (PDF 2334.61 KB) With strong support from the Victorian Government to make the state a global leader in education services and EdTech, Victoria is uniquely placed to support learners around the world. If you're a Victorian EdTech company considering taking your innovative education solutions to the world, we can provide you with advice and in-market contacts to help pave the way to your export success. Originally published by Global Victoria Melbourne recrowned as Australia and New Zealand’s EdTech hub
<p id="content_container_2093323" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;"><strong>Melbourne-based edtech startup, Intellischool, has raised $3.3m in funding fuelling customer growth and continued product enhancements to its innovative data and analytics platform.</strong></p> <p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;"> </p> <div id="content_container_2093327" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);"><a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);" href="https://www.intellischool.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intellischool</a>’s product is a SaaS solution targeted at the global primary and secondary schools market.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">Founded by <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjphilp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Philp</a> and <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-turci" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Josh Turci</a> in 2018, the product integrates rich data across software solutions in a school environment to surface analytics for teachers, school administrators, students and parents to drive student performance and wellbeing. Its unique deep integrations enable the solution to surface context-aware, actionable insights into existing learning workflows, in the process adding value to every education technology value proposition.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">Primary and secondary schools alike face unique data challenges as their use of software solutions has proliferated. The last decade has seen rapid adoption of software within the school environment, further accelerated by the pandemic. It is now common to see a school with a tech stack of many dozens of software solutions, each managing different aspects of a school’s day-to-day operations. The typical tech stack for a school might include a Student Information System, a Learning Management System (LMS), several digital curriculum providers, multiple learning and assessment tools and student wellbeing tools. Collectively, this fragmented and often legacy software environment makes it difficult for information to synchronise between solutions and for school staff to draw insights for student benefit.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">Intellischool’s product integrates data across these underlying systems and surfaces deep analytics in a purpose-built reporting suite for schools. Understanding teacher frustration with switching between software systems, the Intellischool solution has been architected to surface insights within the existing solutions that teachers use day-to-day. This enables easy adoption and surfaces relevant “in the moment” insights for teachers to act on.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">Intellischool’s co-founder Dave Philp notes, “In my previous roles working with schools, I saw first-hand the frustration teachers experienced in making the most from their data. Initial excitement for all new and exciting software was quickly displaced by confusion as valuable information sat across multiple siloed tools. Teachers and school staff were crying out for a way to make sense of all this unactionable data. Josh and I were very deliberate in building a solution that made simple and actionable insights a part of day-to-day learning and teaching.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);"> </p> <blockquote> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);"><i>”<span style="font-size: 1.125rem; text-align: center;">We’ve seen huge demand for our product since going live only two years ago. Schools need little convincing to come on board, and ultimately understand that our product improves student outcomes, teacher job satisfaction and overall school performance."</span></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 1.125rem; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; font-size: 14px;">DAVE PHILP<br /></span><span style="font-size: 1rem; text-align: center;">Co founder Intellischool</span></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);"> </p> </div> <div id="content_container_2093331" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">“It’s immensely gratifying to see how Intellischool’s product has become mission critical for teachers, students, and school administrators. For teachers, our software allows them to see student performance and identify at-risk students. For the homeroom teacher, year level coordinators, and student mentors, automated and timely notifications have proved critical in facilitating check-ins with students, prompting out-of-cycle interventions and identifying which students may require priority attention. For principals and school administrators, having holistic data on student performance enables schools to apply for needs-based funding and grants to service underperforming students.”</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">The $3.3 million investment was led by Sydney-based venture fund, <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);" href="https://www.evp.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EVP</a>, who are joined by the social impact investor <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;" href="https://www.savethechildren.org.au/get-involved/partner-with-us/impact-investment-fund" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Save the Children Impact Investment Fund</a>, edtech juggernauts <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;" href="https://www.schoolbox.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schoolbox</a> and <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;" href="https://www.curio.co/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Curio Ventures</a>, and several successful edtech entrepreneurs who have invested in a personal capacity.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">EVP Investment Manager, Mark Velik, noted regarding their investment, “Intellischool has demonstrated strong traction in the notoriously difficult to access school market, demonstrating the inherent value the solution provides to multiple users in the school environment. Our discussions with Intellischool customers and prospects confirmed the deep emotional relief provided by Intellischool’s product and the seriousness of the problem to be tackled.”</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);">“Initial offshore customers proved it was a global opportunity of scale for the business to address. In Dave and Josh we saw the perfect founders to tackle this huge task with their deep relevant experience in data and technology roles in schools.”</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; margin: 0.875em 0px 0px; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); font-size: xx-small;">Source: Intellischool website viewed 25 August 2022: <a style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; color: rgba(213,0,50,var(--tw-text-opacity)); transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1); transition-duration: 0.15s; transition-property: background-color, border-color, color, fill, stroke, opacity, box-shadow, transform, filter, backdrop-filter, transform, filter, -webkit-backdrop-filter; --tw-text-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);" href="https://blog.intellischool.co/media-releases/edtech-startup-raises-3.3-million-seed-round">Edtech startup raises A$3.3 million to help schools improve student performance and wellbeing (intellischool.co)</a></span></p> </div> <div id="content_container_2093353" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;"><hr style="box-sizing: border-box; border-color: rgba(234,235,233,var(--tw-border-opacity)); --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; height: 0px; margin: 0px; --tw-border-opacity: 1; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px);" /></div> <div id="content_container_2093356" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid currentcolor; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-inset: var(--tw-empty, ); --tw-ring-offset-width: 2px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #000; --tw-ring-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--top-nav-height) + 15px); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0.875em;"></div>
<div id="header-wrapper" style="background-color: #000000; margin-bottom: -257px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 257px; font-family: Vic-Regular, Arial, Verdana, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008000373840332px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> <div id="intro" class="" style="clear: both;"> <div class="inner" style="width: 414px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 540px; padding: 0px 12px; box-sizing: border-box;"> <div class="tagline-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main-wrapper" style="position: relative; z-index: 2; overflow: visible; transition: 150ms cubic-bezier(0.46, 0.03, 0.52, 0.96) 200ms; font-family: Vic-Regular, Arial, Verdana, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008000373840332px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: #eeeeee;"> <div class="inner" style="width: 414px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 540px; background-image: none;"><main id="main" style="width: 414px; float: left; padding: 0px; background-image: none; min-height: 200px; box-sizing: border-box;" role="main"> <div class="grid content custom-news" style="margin: 0px; overflow: visible; clear: both; padding: 0px 12px 1em; border: none;"> <div class="grid-2" style="float: left; margin: 0px; width: 390px; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;"> <div class="media-details" style="overflow: hidden;"> <div class="media-item" style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 28px 12px; margin: 1px 0px 2px; position: relative; border: none; float: none;"> <div class="highlight-box" style="font-size: 1.1875rem; color: #525962; margin: 0.6em 0px 0.8em;"> <p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.3; padding: 0px;">In partnership with <a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://edugrowth.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EduGrowth</a>, Global Victoria is delivering the Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance, awarding $800,000 in major research grants to nine Victorian EdTech companies and their project partners.</p> </div> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance supports partnerships between Victorian EdTech companies, education institutions, and international organisations, and enables cooperation to trial technologies that solve and enhance learning outcomes.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The program will see the activation of testbeds or pilots, by running efficacy trials of Victorian EdTech products in Australian and international education settings, in a structured formal framework, and share the findings with the broader community.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance is an opportunity to promote the efficacy of Victorian EdTech products for export growth, and further establish <strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://global.vic.gov.au/victorias-capabilities/industry-sectors/international-education/education-technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria as Australia’s education innovation hub</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The nine recipients of the Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance research grants, each valued up to $50,000, with additional funding to go towards research and capacity-building activities. The nine projects span the higher education, VET and schools sectors and involve international partners from nine countries including the UK, USA, Mexico, Canada, China, Singapore, New Zealand and Vanuatu.</p> <div class="action-box" style="padding: 20px; background-color: #d6d7d4; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;"> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Vic-Regular, Arial, Verdana, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 1.625rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.3em; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.2;">Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance grant recipients</h3> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://cadmus.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Cadmus</strong> </a>partnering with the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University of Technology to improve student outcomes and academic integrity through technology-enhanced assessment reform. This project's international partner is the University of Manchester (UK).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.edalex.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Edalex</strong> </a>partnering with the University of Melbourne to assess the efficacy of a Credential Evidence Platform, increasing learners’ confidence to express their workplace skills and the ability for employers to use evidence generated as a signal to hire. This project's international partner is the University of Dayton and Education Design Lab (USA).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.cahootlearning.com/webinar-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cahoot Learning</a></strong> partnering with Monash University to focus on lifelong learning across the Latin America region and exploring how to create better learning experiences and outcomes for workforce reskilling and upskilling. This project's international partner is the Universidad Anahuac (Mexico).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://versolearning.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Verso Learning</a></strong> partnering with Surf Coast Secondary College, Heathmont College, Pascoe Vale Girls College and Brighton Secondary College, to address two challenges in K-12 education: <ol> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; max-width: 38.75rem;">the collection of timely, actionable feedback and evidence of impact from the classroom</li> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;">how to better support teachers to use this evidence to respond to student need and adjust their classroom practice.</li> </ol> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;">This project's international partner is with Edgbarrow School (UK) and Queen Margaret College (NZ).</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://genixventures.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Genix Ventures</a></strong> partnering with Holmes Institute and International Marketing Corporation to test the feasibility of scaling EXAMINA+, an end-to-end exam management platform supporting assessment-led learning, to international markets. This project's international partner is with Tsinghua University (China).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://mentor-match.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MentorMatch</a> </strong>partnering with La Trobe University to explore the impact of providing experienced, qualified mentors, at scale through an EdTech platform, for international students. This project's international partner is with Acsenda School of Management (Canada).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://ziplet.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ziplet</a></strong> partnering with Kingsley Park Primary School in a partnership that will provide teachers with the tools and support to regularly gather student feedback for a data-informed approach to improving student experience, learning outcomes and teacher practice. This project's international partner is with Foyle College (UK).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.intellischool.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intellischool</a></strong> partnering with Parade College to explore how data based on longer time frames, such as summative, semester-based data, can be useful for daily teaching decisions and the resulting impact on the ways in which teachers plan for the personalisation of the learner experience. This project's international partner is with Tanglin Trust School (Singapore).</li> </ul> <ul style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; line-height: 1.45;"> <li style="position: relative; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px; margin: 0px; max-width: 38.75rem;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="http://mathspathway.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maths Pathway</a></strong> partnering with Mill Park Secondary College to pilot the deployment of the Maths Pathway Learning and Teaching model in an international context, and to test the extent to which cultural, societal and demographic differences affect its ability to deliver similar learning outcomes. This project's international partner is with Port Vila International School (Vanuatu).</li> </ul> </div> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 1rem; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">Each project includes a financial or in-kind contribution from the Victorian EdTech company and/or project partner.</p> <p style="margin: 1em 0px 0px; max-width: 38.75rem; line-height: 1.45; padding: 0px;">The Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance is an initiative funded by the Victorian Government as part of the <a class="ext-link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 50%); background-size: 2px 2px; cursor: pointer; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; transition: color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, border-color 100ms ease, background 100ms ease, opacity 100ms ease; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-position: 0px calc(43% + 0.44em + 4px); background-repeat: repeat no-repeat;" href="https://www.studymelbourne.vic.gov.au/industry/news-and-updates/international-education-short-term-recovery-plan">$33.4 million commitment to the short-term economic recovery of the international education sector</a>, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.</p> <div id="breadcrumb" style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-size: 17.5px;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer;" role="navigation"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; font-family: VIC-Regular, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; font-family: VIC-Regular, sans-serif;">This material was originally published by <a style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" href="https://global.vic.gov.au/">Global Victoria</a>. To find out more about Victoria's capabilities and the <a style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" href="https://global.vic.gov.au/victorias-capabilities/industry-sectors/digital-technologies/overview">digital technologies sector here</a>.</p> </div> </div> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation; cursor: pointer; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); margin: 0px; font-family: VIC-Regular, sans-serif;"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main></div> </div>