Knewton debuts blended learning infographic Michael B. Horn Knewton debuts blended learning infographic Blended learning is growing fast, and our friends at Knewton created the following graphic to summarize our report, The rise of K-12 blended learning: Profiles […] June 28, 2011 Michael B. Horn
New higher ed regulations leave everyone empty Michael B. Horn New higher ed regulations leave everyone empty News flash. No one is happy with the new higher education regulations that the Department of Education released a couple weeks ago (and I wrote […] June 16, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Money portability Heather Staker Money portability In this recent article, market analyst Peter Yastrow warned that America is not only heading for a double-dip recession, but is “on the verge of […] June 14, 2011 Heather Staker
New higher education regulations discriminate, block established organizations from innovating Michael B. Horn New higher education regulations discriminate, block established organizations from innovating Just last week, the Department of Education released its final regulations designed to crack down on the practice of colleges incentivizing recruiters based on either […] June 10, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Moving from inputs to outputs to outcomesThe future of education policy Michael B. Horn Moving from inputs to outputs to outcomesThe future of education policy By Michael B. Horn and Katherine Mackey Online learning has the potential to transform the nation’s education system into a student-centric one. But currently the vast majority of policy does not reward operators for ... June 1, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Ignoring bad incentives Michael B. Horn Ignoring bad incentives My colleague, Katherine Mackey, and I had the opportunity to visit Covington Elementary School in Los Altos, Calif. recently, where teacher Rich Julian’s 5th-grade math […] May 27, 2011 Michael B. Horn
How online learning facilitates peer tutoring Katherine Mackey How online learning facilitates peer tutoring Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Covington Elementary School (Covington) in Los Altos, Calif., where a class of 5th graders is using Khan […] May 25, 2011 Katherine Mackey
A Beginner’s Guide to Reinvent Schools Using Blended Learning Alex Hernandez A Beginner’s Guide to Reinvent Schools Using Blended Learning If you set your mind free, baby Maybe you’d understand Starfish and coffee Maple syrup and jam —Prince, Starfish and Coffee On a recent morning […] May 19, 2011 Alex Hernandez
Forty blended-learning profiles—behind the scenes Heather Staker Forty blended-learning profiles—behind the scenes I laughed when Meris Stansbury from eSchool News opened her review of our new white paper, titled “The rise of K-12 blended learning: Profiles of […] May 12, 2011 Heather Staker
Accomplishing any goal: An address to the graduates of the GOAL Academy Michael B. Horn Accomplishing any goal: An address to the graduates of the GOAL Academy I had the privilege last weekend to address the GOAL Academy’s graduation ceremony, as well as to spend several hours with many of the school’s […] May 12, 2011 Michael B. Horn
Horn, Mackey author piece about how to implement National Education Technology Plan Michael B. Horn Horn, Mackey author piece about how to implement National Education Technology Plan In a special issue titled “The US National Education Technology Plan – Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology” in E-Learning and Digital Media, Innosight […] May 10, 2011 Michael B. Horn
How online learning is disrupting class on the Devil’s Advocate Michael B. Horn How online learning is disrupting class on the Devil’s Advocate Michael Horn joined Colorado Public Television’s Devil’s Advocate show to talk about how online learning is disrupting class. The show aired Friday, May 6, 2011, […] May 8, 2011 Michael B. Horn