Stop pitting technology against quality, in-person time Michael B. Horn Stop pitting technology against quality, in-person time In a New York Times op-ed a couple weeks ago, Susan Pinker, the author of The Village Effect: How Face-to-Face Contact Can Make us Healthier, […] Feb 12, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Snow days show why schools, blended learning matter Michael B. Horn Snow days show why schools, blended learning matter No, this isn’t another piece about how online learning can allow students to continue to learn even when school is canceled because of snow—although online […] Feb 6, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Why teachers can’t deliver real personalized learning in today’s schools Thomas Arnett Why teachers can’t deliver real personalized learning in today’s schools This week I watched a speech by long-time education leader Howard Fuller in which he describes the education reforms that low-income families most need. In […] Jan 30, 2015 Thomas Arnett
Coursera, K12, Inc. make bold moves to drive learning Michael B. Horn Coursera, K12, Inc. make bold moves to drive learning In 2013 and 2014, sobriety returned to the world of education and the luster of MOOCs faded some. As I wrote about Coursera last year, […] Jan 29, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Are you ever too old to disrupt? What Penn Foster has been up to Julia Freeland Fisher Are you ever too old to disrupt? What Penn Foster has been up to You might be surprised to hear that more than 20,000 students graduated in 2014 with high school diplomas from a 125-year-old school based in Scranton, […] Jan 28, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Education storms onto national radar in 2015, but not innovation Michael B. Horn Education storms onto national radar in 2015, but not innovation On the heels of my predictions for education in 2015, activity around renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as ESEA or No […] Jan 23, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Three false dichotomies in blended learning Julia Freeland Fisher Three false dichotomies in blended learning With the rise of blended learning, skeptics are quick to point out why children may miss out if some of their learning happens in front […] Jan 23, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Competency-Based Learning You gotta keep ’em separated: How to give CBE breathing room Michelle R. Weise, PhD You gotta keep ’em separated: How to give CBE breathing room This blog was first published on CompetencyWorks. Last month, I wrote about the inevitable “sausage-making” that occurs when organizations try to cram an innovative and […] Jan 22, 2015 Michelle R. Weise, PhD Competency-Based Learning
Creating the right incentives to drive innovation Thomas Arnett Creating the right incentives to drive innovation Online learning is a powerful technological enabler that can help many more students reach high levels of academic success. It allows us to truly differentiate […] Jan 16, 2015 Thomas Arnett
How new funding models can unlock innovations in pedagogy Julia Freeland Fisher How new funding models can unlock innovations in pedagogy Last week the Louisiana Department of Education announced that the state’s Course Choice program, originally created back in 2012, has seen a major boost in […] Jan 14, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Customizing education requires better assessments Thomas Arnett Customizing education requires better assessments One exciting development that online learning facilitates is the opportunity for greater customizability. Online learning gives students access to a wide selection courses and learning […] Jan 9, 2015 Thomas Arnett
5 predictions for education in 2015 Michael B. Horn 5 predictions for education in 2015 It’s the new year and with it, hopes for new developments in education. Here are a few scattered predictions from around the world of education […] Jan 8, 2015 Michael B. Horn