Mark Oronzio, CEO and co-founder of Ideaphora, was interviewed by Brian Friendlander of Assistive Tek Times. Brian is a professor at the College of St. Elizabeth, a blogger, and an ed tech consultant who specializes in training educators in how to use mind mapping and assistive technology to address the needs of a diverse range of learners. Mark shared how Ideaphora began when industry colleagues introduced him to his co-founder, Anil Arvindam, an opportune meeting that brought together reknowned experts in their respective fields. He further explained how the Ideaphora web-based knowledge mapping environment supports educators in developing students' higher order thinking skills and deepening their understanding of curriculum concepts.
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Faced with ever-evolving challenges, schools are looking for sound, research-based products that will help them meet their learning objectives. Ideaphora is not only filling an urgent need for a tool that enables students to seamlessly build knowledge maps with digital content, it’s also supported by a rigorous research basis and a continuous improvement process.
Ideaphora Highlighted in Digital Promise Report
Digital Promise has released a new report, “Using Research in Ed Tech,” that shares promising practices, quotes, and examples from 38 developers. Ideaphora was among the companies highlighted that are using research to design and develop educational technology products. By showcasing examples of research-based product development, Digital Promise aims to help researchers, developers and educators collaborate to use scientific and user research to improve student outcomes and better understand learners.
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