The Khan Academy brings Disrupting Class to life
If you haven’t yet seen it, there is a fascinating video of Sal Khan speaking at the Gel 2010 conference. For those who haven’t been […]
Sept 30, 2010
Topics: Software & Hardware
Noisy customers
This week, Pennsylvania’s Sun Gazette reported here that Muncy School District has developed online courses at a cost of “pennies on the dollar” compared to […]
Aug 19, 2010
TechCrunch on Nixty, Developing Countries as Big Opportunity
More than nearly any writer I think I’ve read, Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch gets it. She understands disruptive innovation, as well as why some promising […]
July 23, 2010
Ed Tech confronts Obama’s mandate for change
President Obama’s FY2011 budget proposal zeroes out funding for the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program, thereby eliminating the primary line item for federal Ed […]
June 16, 2010
Time to rethink the curriculum adoption process
On a typical evening from 1993 to 1994, I took the elevator to the VIP lounge atop the Sacramento Hyatt for happy hour with fellow […]
May 12, 2010
Do disruptive innovations always start as not as good?
I had an interesting discussion with Jose Ferreira, the founder of Knewton, a couple weeks ago after a panel that I moderated and on which […]
Apr 29, 2010
The ever improving online learning
Online learning conjures up lots of images in people’s minds. Some people imagine the vast possibilities for how it could develop as learning migrates to […]
Feb 11, 2010
The decision: Build vs. buy
In my last blog, one of the reasons schools cited that they did not offer online courses for their students is that they don’t have […]
Aug 20, 2009
Could computers help poor children learn better?
In a Slate article, Ray Fisman writes about “why giving poor kids laptops doesn’t improve their scholastic performance.” The title of the article is “The […]
July 16, 2008
Teachers unions release study on technology in the classroom
According to eSchool News, a June 10th report released by the two teachers’ unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers […]
June 29, 2008