Libraries and diplomas—and the players in between
Last week, the Associated Press reported that the Los Angeles Public Library would be offering an online-learning program for high school dropouts to earn high […]
Jan 15, 2014
Author: Julia Freeland Fisher
Nostalgia and networks: What to make of University of Phoenix’s ‘Hall of Success’ campaign
Those of you who took time out to channel surf over the holidays may have come across University of Phoenix’s Hall of Success ad campaign. […]
Jan 8, 2014
Are our edtech categories obsolete?
As I noted a few weeks ago, education technology seems to be lagging our vision of building systems in which students advance upon mastery. In […]
Dec 18, 2013
A chance for federal investment in competency-based education: Youth CareerConnect
Last month, the Department of Labor announced a new grant opportunity, Youth CareerConnect, for career and technical education programs. The Department will use up to […]
Dec 11, 2013
Can technology cultivate social capital?
When we talk about the disruptive potential of online learning, we usually describe new approaches to delivering academic content tailored to students’ individual interests and […]
Dec 4, 2013
What counts as “traditional” when traditions are changing?
Every once in a while you come across a bold policy with a research base that is vague, problematic, or even obsolete. Here’s a prime […]
Nov 21, 2013
Technology tools lag our competency-based aspirations
Last week I wrote about structural barriers inhibiting competency-based education from taking off, even when policy shifts away from seat-time requirements to welcome innovation. In […]
Nov 13, 2013
Barriers to competency-based innovation aren’t just coming from above
There is a clarion call from online-learning proponents to free up student time—literally. As Susan Patrick explained in her opening speech at the annual iNACOL […]
Nov 6, 2013
Is guidance counseling being disrupted?
At this year’s iNACOL Symposium, most of the sessions I’ve attended so far have addressed two distinct sides of the student experience: social-emotional development and […]
Oct 30, 2013
How apps are (re)shaping our lives
Howard Gardner and Katie Davis’ new book, The App Generation: How Today’s Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World (Yale University Press), […]
Oct 23, 2013