Do states really need an education technology plan? Julia Freeland Fisher Do states really need an education technology plan? Last week the New America Foundation’s Chelsea Wilhelm wrote about a startling trend in state education technology planning: by and large, it’s not happening. As […] Oct 21, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
New resources help blended learning teachers Thomas Arnett New resources help blended learning teachers Today, a growing number of schools across the United States and around the world are starting to experiment with blended learning. Leaders at these schools […] Oct 16, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Data integration? More like data cooperation Julia Freeland Fisher Data integration? More like data cooperation Are new software platforms revving the engine of competency-based blended learning? This week, Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) released a comprehensive summary of Spark, a […] Oct 15, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Does blended learning work? Thomas Arnett Does blended learning work? When we talk to education leaders about blended learning, we often hear the question, “Does it work?” What they want to know is, “If I […] Oct 9, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Considering competency-based education? Reconsider how you assess Julia Freeland Fisher Considering competency-based education? Reconsider how you assess This blog originally appeared here on The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) ed.review’s edudebate series on assessment titled “What Alternatives to Standardized Testing?” Testing […] Oct 7, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Brazilian teachers experience blended learning Thomas Arnett Brazilian teachers experience blended learning Through our research, it is exciting to see examples of blended learning springing up around the world. We have much to learn as we observe […] Oct 2, 2014 Thomas Arnett
When bad teaching is better for students Michelle R. Weise, PhD When bad teaching is better for students At the 16th annual FNESP (Fórum Nacional do Ensino Superior Privado), the largest gathering of all of the private universities in Brazil, I had the […] Oct 1, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
The latest XPrize and how it may succeed or fail Julia Freeland Fisher The latest XPrize and how it may succeed or fail Exciting news hit the presses early last week—the XPrize is funding its first edtech competition. The goal: to handsomely reward the team that develops the […] Sept 30, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Florida Virtual School and the evolution of online learning Thomas Arnett Florida Virtual School and the evolution of online learning When it comes to advancing state policies related to blended learning—such as course access programs or grants for blended learning pilots—public perceptions matter. Citizens and […] Sept 22, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Amidst edtech horror stories, some blended-learning schools shine Michael B. Horn Amidst edtech horror stories, some blended-learning schools shine As schools swing back into session, stories of mismanaged 1-to-1 computing initiatives in schools are filling the news—and unsurprisingly so in many cases, as I […] Sept 18, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Look to course access to expand students’ horizons Julia Freeland Fisher Look to course access to expand students’ horizons In a September 10, 2014 op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times, I write about how course access policies offer new horizons to students. In particular, I […] Sept 17, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Julie Young remembers Barbara Dreyer Michael B. Horn Julie Young remembers Barbara Dreyer After my remembrance of Connections Education CEO Barbara Dreyer on the heels of her passing, many people who knew Barbara reached out and shared their […] Sept 15, 2014 Michael B. Horn