Def Dance Skool rocks Korean traditions Michael B. Horn Def Dance Skool rocks Korean traditions In my quest to discover whether Korea’s culture and its rabid pursuit of education at any costs geared toward the national suneung, or College Scholastic Aptitude Test, […] Mar 10, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Improving information access or expanding students’ social capital? Julia Freeland Fisher Improving information access or expanding students’ social capital? Education technology stands to more efficiently expand not just what you know, but whom you know. Technology may be a tool to impart skills and […] Mar 7, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Can disruptive innovation transform South Korea’s schools? Michael B. Horn Can disruptive innovation transform South Korea’s schools? As I turn from my time in Vietnam studying its education system and opportunities for innovation and move to chronicling my three weeks ahead in […] Mar 6, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Utility in the liberal arts in an age of innovation Michelle R. Weise, PhD Utility in the liberal arts in an age of innovation This talk was presented at SxSWedu in Austin for the panel titled, “Can the Liberal Arts Survive in an Age of Innovation?” — It is really […] Mar 5, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Vietnam’s education nonconsumption presents opportunities for innovation Michael B. Horn Vietnam’s education nonconsumption presents opportunities for innovation In my blogging over the past couple of weeks, I have mentioned several areas of educational nonconsumption in Vietnam. These are areas where the alternative is nothing, […] Mar 5, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Intel integrates backward to improve Vietnamese education, society Michael B. Horn Intel integrates backward to improve Vietnamese education, society After Intel announced its intention to build a massive chip factory in Vietnam that would employ 4,000 people, it soon realized that it faced a […] Mar 4, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Entrepreneurs seek to transform education in Vietnam Michael B. Horn Entrepreneurs seek to transform education in Vietnam My last week in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City was markedly different from my week in Hanoi in ways I did not expect. A […] Mar 3, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Is guidance enough? Julia Freeland Fisher Is guidance enough? This week the U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) released new guidance regarding how schools and districts should protect student data when […] Feb 28, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Successful innovation starts with finding the right points of integration Thomas Arnett Successful innovation starts with finding the right points of integration As we consider the potential of various innovations in our education system, it is helpful to look at that system through the lens of system […] Feb 27, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Music awakens education in Vietnam Michael B. Horn Music awakens education in Vietnam “When words end, music begins.” It’s a phrase that I have long believed about the power of and expression in music for which there is […] Feb 25, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Visits to Vietnam’s schools shed light on opportunities for innovation Michael B. Horn Visits to Vietnam’s schools shed light on opportunities for innovation The highlight of my first week in Vietnam was seeing the children in schools. I had the privilege of visiting nine schools—five in Hanoi, three […] Feb 24, 2014 Michael B. Horn
What are we using technology to scale? Julia Freeland Fisher What are we using technology to scale? As blended learning gains greater traction across the country, conversations around blended learning sometimes tend toward celebrating what technology can do rather than what it […] Feb 21, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher