Pedago, LLC
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Pedago is an educational technology company focused on the development of online education and interactive courses. It currently offers an online MBA and Executive MBA program as well as several business foundation courses through its "mobile-first" Quantic (formerly Smartly) platform, first launched in September 2015.
It offers lessons in business subjects encompassing accounting, economics, and statistics.[1] An application process that runs several times a year is required for the admission of candidates. Candidates are required to pass its business foundation courses in order to be considered for application. However, its MBA program is free upon acceptance by the admissions team.
Background[edit]
History[edit]
Pedago was founded by Tom Adams, Alexie Harper, and Ori Ratner in May 2013 in Arlington, Virginia[2] upon the realization that traditional MBA programs were not achieving the same return on investment as they used to apart from several top-tiered MBA programs.[3] The three came up with the idea after leaving Rosetta Stone, and they bootstrapped Pedago into what has become a 40-person education technology company.[4]
It accepted its first cohort of MBA candidates in July 2016[5] and several of its alumni have since been honorees of the Forbes 30 Under 30.[6]
Business model[edit]
Quantic School of Business and Technology currently offers a free MBA program and low cost EMBA (Executive MBA for mid-career students) through an online platform for studying and to connect students with worldwide employers. The business model is based on receiving financing from employers searching for MBA graduates sourced from its selective program, allowing it to cut down on overhead in the case of traditional recruitment.[7]
Pedago is largely funded by Tom Adams and a few unnamed external investors.[8]
Partnerships[edit]
It has also partnered with Uber to train its drivers in Africa and to help incoming MBA students in Georgetown University prepare them in introductory courses.[9]
Products[edit]
Quantic MBA / EMBA[edit]
Pedago's first product was the Smartly platform, which offers both an MBA and EMBA program through its web and mobile application, combining interactive problem solving with instant feedback while using the active learning method.[10] Instead of using video as its primary medium of delivering its content often seen in many MOOCs, it focuses on delivering its lessons through piecemeal concepts. Applicants are required to submit academic transcripts upon acceptance, similar to traditional university matriculation procedures.[citation needed]
The platform allows self-paced learning, where the student can commence and review any course content at any time, with target dates for completion of 11 examinations at fixed times in the curriculum. Learners are provided with immediate feedback on their responses through the active learning method.[11] The web-based training and learning materials are mobile-friendly but not available offline.
The MBA core curriculum consists of sections divided according to various functional departments in an organization. Communication is done through Slack with weekly discussion and group exercises for candidates.[12] In 2020, Smartly Institute was rebranded as Quantic School of Business and Technology.
Accreditation[edit]
The Quantic School of Business and Technology is currently accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission.
References[edit]
- ↑ Roth, Lydia (2017-06-08). "6 MBA-Level Classes You Can Take for Free". Nav. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ↑ Schatz, Amy (2015-05-18). "Are D.C. Startups Seeding the Next American Revolution?". Recode. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Horn, Michael (2018-02-14). "The Demise Of The Full-Time MBA". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Beyers, Dan (2015-10-16). "Editor's note: Can education technology be an economic engine for D.C.? This company thinks maybe". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "Smartly Debuts a Free MBA". EdSurge. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ "Two Smartly MBA Students Make the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 List". BusinessWire. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ McGivan, Tom (2016-05-09). "How Washington's entrepreneurs are revolutionising the way we learn". Virgin. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Bing, Chris (2015-08-19). "First Look: Rosetta Stone's Former CEO Is Launching an Edtech App". American Inno. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Medici, Andy (2016-09-23). "Pedago: A quick — and free — MBA program". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- ↑ Gupta, Priyanka (2017-02-04). "Pedago's Smartly – A New Approach to Online MBA & Career Network". EdTech Review. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ↑ "Four Washington D.C. start-ups changing the world". Virgin. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Smartly MBA: The Final Say". The Millennial Plan. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-09-14.[dead link]
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