The HMH Developer Portal was created by HMH Labs – a Boston-based incubation effort created by HMH in 2014 to fuel innovation and growth in education through the ideation, experimentation and rapid prototyping of new technology solutions. Designed as a gateway to access and connect with HMH APIs, the Developer Portal will enable developers to build solutions that connect seamlessly with HMH’s ecosystem, thereby allowing educators to create their own tailored solution in one unified experience.
“As a learning company with more than 50 million users, we recognize that our customers are using myriad technology solutions which can often result in a fragmented experience,” says Brook Colangelo, Chief Technology Officer at HMH. “By exposing our APIs, our goal is to provide greater opportunities for interoperability and ultimately an elegant, streamlined user experience for our customers. And by connecting to the HMH ecosystem, developers can ensure that their solutions work with those that educators already know and trust.”
"Perhaps a developer has a great idea for helping teachers track attendance or a tool to help teachers and families communicate more easily," added Claudia Reuter, Vice President, HMH Labs. "Our aim with the Developer Portal, and with Curious Codefest here in Boston, is to provide an environment in which technologists can experiment and prototype with our APIs, and ultimately create solutions which will help enhance and transform the learning experience."
While this marks the first exposure of HMH APIs to external developers, HMH has already leveraged APIs internally to create solutions such as HMH Player for iOS and Google Chrome — a groundbreaking app designed to tackle the major pain points faced by educators as they integrate technology into the classroom. A recent internal HMH Hackathon also invited HMH employees to use APIs to prototype their ideas and solutions, resulting in over 40 proposals.
Curious Codefest will take place on June 27-28, 2015 at the Cambridge Innovation Center, 50 Milk Street, Boston. The winner will receive $4000 in cash, with additional cash prizes and gift vouchers for runners-up. To register, visit curiouscodefest.bemyapp.com.
In addition, for those interested in learning more about the Company’s latest technology initiatives, HMH will host a developer meet-up at 6 p.m. on May 28, 2015 at its headquarters on 222 Berkeley Street. Click here to find out more.
About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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