Adaptemy was founded on the vision that technologies can make learning more effective and teaching more enjoyable. But that existing solutions were missing some critical elements in this complex process.
Learning is a journey of personal growth. Everyone is different. But the social environment of learning is one of the main factors of motivation – the dynamics of the classroom, the relationship with the teacher.
We build teaching and learning experiences that use the most powerful data technologies in the pursuit of happy teachers and students.
Our first prototype courses in our “Adaptive Academy” began in April 2013, we launched our first full curriculum product in September 2013, our first publisher partnership in September 2014, and by the 2015/16 academic year, our adaptive classrooms were in use in 3 countries across Europe.
In 2016, Adaptemy has now completed a major investment round, and is busy building the future of personalised learning with publishing partners around the world.
Team
Dr. Ioana Ghergulescu
Head of Research and Adaptive Learning of Adaptemy
At Adaptemy, she is focused on research and development and more specific on evaluating and improving the current solution, improving the data analytics suite, and coordinating the academic research. She has over 9 years of traceable research experience on various research groups and companies from Ireland, UK and Romania. Previously, she was a lecturer and a researcher with National College of Ireland. She holds a PhD in Computer Science, Technology Enhanced Learning from National College of Ireland, Ireland and a B.Eng. in Computing and Information Technology from ‘Politehnica’ University of Timisoara, Romania. She was awarded several research grants by different funding bodies such as Irish Research Council, COST, and Stellar.
Conor O’Sullivan,
Co-Founder and CEO of Adaptemy
He was previously CTO of Folens Publishers, Ireland’s largest educational publisher, and a board member of RealizeIt, a pioneer of adaptive learning technologies. He holds a MEng (1st Class) from Cambridge University, UK, and an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs, Paris. As part of his attributions, he explored digital learning solutions for the teenage education market, lead a team to research and prototype new technologies in adaptive learning, and new learning formats such as online tutorials. As part of being the CTO at Folens, he led the technology strategy and development through a period of huge change in the industry and developed a series of successful products, each a first in the market, including an online teaching portal with enhanced e-books for interactive whiteboards, an award-winning library of digital resources, and student e-book apps on iPad, Windows and Android platforms.
Tiina Lynch
Research Analyst
She works as a research analyst at Adaptemy as part of Research and Adaptive Learning team. Having previously studied for her PhD in Biology in Maynooth University, Ireland, and she also holds a MSc from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and a BSc from Queen Mary University of London, UK. She has five years of experience in research and higher education in Ireland, and has been awarded research grants from Teagasc, SEB and COST.