Mission &
Vision
The “old” listening-based learning fails to deliver the “new” economy skills of collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving. Team-based learning prepares people for the 21st century workforce with better skills, outcomes, efficiency, scale, and equity. However, this change can be difficult. Our team-based learning process, data-rich technology platform and professional development makes it easier, better and accessible.
Vision
Help over one million learners improve their learning outcomes
Our Mission
Transform education by helping educators replace traditional lectures with Team-based Learning.
How we started
It began in the Union Bar at the American Club in Singapore. In 2013, Brian left his role as Chief Financial Officer of SkyWest, following its sale to Virgin. As he contemplated what to do next with his career, he happened to meet Dr. Robert (Bob) Kamei, the then Vice-Dean of Education at Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School to discuss using their campus for Duke alumni basketball game watches. During lunch, Bob asked what Brian was interested in doing after the airline, instantaneously he told him education and technology.
When Brian was at SkyWest, one of the biggest challenges that management faced was finding the right talent for their team. What made the problem more compelling for Brian was that he had been an alumni career mentor to Columbia and Duke students for years, and there are plenty of very talented folks that couldn’t seem to find the right job! These problems intrigued him to investigate the ineffectiveness of the lecture-based education system in developing workforce-ready graduates and what could be done to close the gap.
Our History
2010
Duke-NUS builds InteDashboard
2015
CognaLearn founded and InteDashboard Version 2 begins development
2020
InteDashboard reaches 100+ institutions
2014
Duke-NUS appoints Brian O’Dwyer as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
2019
Version 3 released and ISO 27001 certification received
Our Team-based Learning Platform
InteDashboard is cloud-based online team-based learning platform that helps educators digitize and streamline individual and team readiness assurance tests with immediate feedback, application case exercises, and 360-degree peer evaluations. InteDashboard:
Key Features
Saves time by automating grading
Improves outcomes with real-time data dashboards
Enables active collaborative learning during in-person, online and hybrid classes
Team
CognaLearn is on a mission to help educators and students drive better learning outcomes. We build the platforms that empowers educators to transform the way they teach their students. We’re also building a company culture that empowers people to do their best work through our core values of flexibility, autonomy, and belonging. We value a diverse team of complementary skills which is core to our mission of team-based learning. Our team is balanced in gender and represent 5 countries.
We celebrate all successes, big and small alike, and have a curious appetite for trial and error when maneuvering on uncharted ground!