Starring Udemy, Dr Seuss, AI and more: ETIH rolls out the biggest education technology news stories of the week
It’s Monday morning, and ETIH is here to give you the inside track on the top stories you might’ve missed last week. From AI-enhanced safety tech in schools to new leadership moves in EdTech, here’s your briefing on what’s been happening.
Pulaski County Schools implement AI security tech with Status Solutions amid rising safety concerns
Pulaski County Public Schools, in the USA, has implemented Status Solutions’ Advanced Situational Awareness (SARA) platform across all schools in the district, expanding its efforts to support student and staff safety.
The initiative is the result of a collaboration between the Pulaski County School Board, Board of Supervisors, and the Chamber of Commerce.
Imagine Learning brings Dr. Seuss classics to classrooms with new literacy partnership
Imagine Learning has partnered with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to make more than 30 Dr. Seuss books available on its Imagine Language & Literacy platform.
This marks the first time these well-known titles will be accessible through an educational technology platform, providing students and educators with a digital collection of classic children's literature.
StudyFetch expands AI learning for students with new Imagine Explainers video tool
StudyFetch has released Imagine Explainers, an AI-driven tool that converts study materials into customized educational videos of up to one hour in length.
The tool allows students and educators to generate video explainers on any subject using existing coursework, lesson plans, and study guides.
Realbotix and Hollo.AI fuse conversational AI with humanoid robotics in live demo
Realbotix and Hollo.AI have partnered to demonstrate a humanoid robot that combines physical robotics with conversational AI. The presentation took place at the 37th Annual Roth Capital Partners Conference in Dana Point, California.
Realbotix develops AI-integrated humanoid robots designed for social interaction, while Hollo.AI builds conversational AI and digital twins capable of replicating voice, personality, and behavior. The companies worked together to merge these capabilities, creating a robot that embodied a character-based AI.
Reliability Won supercharges industrial training and workforce development with Noria acquisition
Reliability Won, an industrial services platform backed by Battery Ventures, has acquired Noria Corporation, a company specializing in lubrication and oil analysis training, certification, and services.
The move brings Noria into a growing portfolio focused on workforce development, industrial training, and asset reliability.
Udemy names Hugo Sarrazin as new CEO as it looks to AI and SaaS expansion
Udemy has named Hugo Sarrazin as its new president and chief executive officer, with immediate effect.
Sarrazin, who joins from UKG, will also take a seat on Udemy’s Board of Directors.
He replaces Greg Brown, who is stepping down after four years in the role. Brown will remain a non-executive advisor until the end of the year to support the transition.
How schools can improve safety with smarter communication and zoned alerts
Josh Dean, CEO of Audiebant, discusses the importance of effective communication in school safety procedures.
With recent knife attacks in UK schools bringing security concerns to the forefront, he examines how tailored messaging, zoned communication, and rehearsed response plans can help ensure the right actions are taken in emergency situations.
