Robert Clegg Email & Phone Number

I have an intense passion to solve the problem of our outdated industrial-era education system.But back in 1986, I just wanted to be a good basketball coach. It was amazing to me how much teaching went into a 2-hour practice! It wasn't a great use of the time on the court. It also took the fun out of playing.In 1989, I created the first “interactive” playbook for the University of Michigan Basketball Team. Players could now reinforce learning outside of practice in a fully animated and interactive environment (on a 9" bw Mac SE).(btw, Michigan won the National Championship that year.)Fast forward to 2001, teaching algebra in NYC, I was trying desperately to make algebra interesting and relevant to students in an underserved district. I knew a lot of students hated algebra but I had never seen kids completely disengage from learning altogether.The following year, someone asked me what I would do to revolutionize algebra education. I said, “I’d make one of those action-adventure 3D video games and put algebra in the game and storyline.”That was it; we didn’t even have to draw it on a napkin. Our game-based learning startup was born.We reached over 5 million students in over 40 school districts. I saw kid’s faces light up as if they were finally hearing someone speak their language on a deserted island. Attention, focus, excitement, relevance, social, everything shot through the roof!We published some of the first research on game-based learning in 2008. No one had implemented a full curriculum in a feature-length video game before. I had no idea how many people were watching our progress on this new frontier.2010: I was shocked at how innovation does NOT get adopted by a system cemented in gridlock by standardized testing.In order to break out of the industrial era, we need scalable platforms that test and assess complex learning and take standardized testing into the future.I invite you to take a look at the platforms I have developed for algebra, robotics, and biology. They demonstrate how to test and assess critical thinking at scale. This is the new framework for the future of standardized testing beyond the industrial era.I would enjoy discussing your vision for advanced learning environments as well.I have a world-class development team ready to rapidly develop prototypes that can also architect, implement, and support at scale. I’m Scrum certified and an expert in educational game development.This future is wide open. Perhaps we can create something impactful together.Looking forward to hearing from you,-Robert

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