Blended learning can miss its mark Heather Staker Blended learning can miss its mark Thousands of school districts across America—over 75 percent by some estimates—are awakening to the possibilities of blended learning. Most commonly they’re chasing the goal of […] Nov 21, 2014 Heather Staker
What else should KIPP be doing with blended learning? Michael B. Horn What else should KIPP be doing with blended learning? KIPP, perhaps the most famous of the “No Excuses” brand of public charter schools that has grown across the nation in recent years, was famously […] Nov 20, 2014 Michael B. Horn
How technology displaces teachers’ jobs Thomas Arnett How technology displaces teachers’ jobs Some of my most memorable moments from high school were learning to drive my parents’ Ford F-150. As it is with learning anything new, it […] Nov 19, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Why Blended tops my thankful list Heather Staker Why Blended tops my thankful list Each November our family has a tradition of listing things we’re grateful for on 100 colorful construction-paper leaves and taping them all over the windows […] Nov 14, 2014 Heather Staker
How to get blended learning right Michael B. Horn How to get blended learning right In a recent piece, my colleague Tom Arnett dissected the question, “Does blended learning work?” His answer? It depends. He is right. Researchers and school […] Nov 13, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Creating and signaling value for blended teachers Thomas Arnett Creating and signaling value for blended teachers “So you’re predicting that 50 percent of all high school courses will be online by 2019? … That scares me! … I don’t know how […] Nov 12, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Conundrums in competency Julia Freeland Fisher Conundrums in competency Over the past several weeks I’ve attended a number of conferences where competency-based (or mastery-based) education was a hot topic. On the whole, there seems […] Nov 11, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Is there any difference between competency-based education and mastery-based learning? Michelle R. Weise, PhD Is there any difference between competency-based education and mastery-based learning? This blog was first published on CompetencyWorks. I smiled as a young research assistant asked me this because many higher education leaders who work on […] Nov 7, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Higher ed innovator Paul Freedman dishes on future of college, accreditation, and gainful employment Michael B. Horn Higher ed innovator Paul Freedman dishes on future of college, accreditation, and gainful employment In the wake of the Department of Education’s release of the new gainful employment regulations, which are intended to protect students from poor-performing career college […] Nov 6, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Accreditation is bigger than a chicken-and-egg problem Michelle R. Weise, PhD Accreditation is bigger than a chicken-and-egg problem Sylvia Manning, former president of the regional accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission, who was also infamously embroiled in the closure of Altius Education, has […] Nov 3, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Simplifying the complexity of teaching Thomas Arnett Simplifying the complexity of teaching Over the last few weeks, I’ve been reading Elizabeth Green’s new book How to Build A Better Teacher. It is full of gripping, play-by-play descriptions […] Oct 30, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Where’s the person in personalized learning? Julia Freeland Fisher Where’s the person in personalized learning? Have you been hearing about ‘personalizing’ education a lot lately? You’re probably not alone. Not only has the term been on the rise for a […] Oct 28, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher