Rosetta Stone, MegaStudy and educational software in Korea Michael B. Horn Rosetta Stone, MegaStudy and educational software in Korea While in Korea studying the country’s education system on my Eisenhower Fellowship, I observed how little Korean society values educational software. The idea of paying […] July 17, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Course Access: An introduction Christensen Institute Course Access: An introduction A student’s opportunity to learn too often depends on where he or she goes to school. This one-page statement clarifies the importance of providing public schools with access to all of the academic content necessary to... July 16, 2014 Christensen Institute
Why kids are hiring competency-based education Julia Freeland Fisher Why kids are hiring competency-based education This week I had the privilege of sitting in on the first day of Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA)’s Responsive Education Alternatives Lab (REAL) […] July 16, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Computers enable good teachers Thomas Arnett Computers enable good teachers In a recent blog post for the The New Yorker titled, “Will computers ever replace teachers?,” Justin Reich raises several interesting critiques on the value […] July 11, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Unbundling and re-bundling in higher education Michael B. Horn Unbundling and re-bundling in higher education With the explosion of online learning, a disruptive innovation, there has been significant attention paid to the likely unbundling of higher education (see Michael Staton’s AEI […] July 10, 2014 Michael B. Horn
The New ‘Hire’ Education Michelle R. Weise, PhD The New ‘Hire’ Education “The New ‘Hire’ Education” @rwmichelle on lack of on- and off-ramps betw #highered & workforce Click To Tweet The following was first published in The EvoLLLution. […] July 3, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Disruptive innovation and education Michael B. Horn Disruptive innovation and education Taking Clay Christensen’s class at the Harvard Business School altered my understanding of how the world works. Changes that had previously seemed counterintuitive—the struggles of […] July 2, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Why are schools going blended? Julia Freeland Fisher Why are schools going blended? Why are schools going blended? The answer is certainly mixed depending on whom you talk to. In some senses it doesn’t matter—whether it’s to increase […] July 2, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Beltway needs new higher education ideas Michael B. Horn Beltway needs new higher education ideas It’s time for some new ideas in Washington, D.C. to curb what is a very real problem. The new documentary Ivory Tower does a good job of […] June 26, 2014 Michael B. Horn
5 insights on edtech market for small- to medium-sized school systems Michael B. Horn 5 insights on edtech market for small- to medium-sized school systems Just as companies often struggle to create compelling solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses, so, too, do education technology companies often overlook the priorities and […] June 19, 2014 Michael B. Horn
From the frontlines: our new analysis of edtech demand Julia Freeland Fisher From the frontlines: our new analysis of edtech demand With the supply in the edtech market booming, what do we know about edtech demand? Our latest publication, in partnership with the Charter School Growth […] June 17, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Schools and software:What’s now and what’s next Julia Freeland Fisher Schools and software:What’s now and what’s next By Julia Freeland and Alex Hernandez Technology is increasingly integral to school systems; but do we know what schools want out of software? This white paper summarizes how 30 small- to medium-sized school systems are ... June 17, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher