Libraries and diplomas—and the players in between Julia Freeland Fisher Libraries and diplomas—and the players in between Last week, the Associated Press reported that the Los Angeles Public Library would be offering an online-learning program for high school dropouts to earn high […] Jan 15, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
The shifting job of teacher education Thomas Arnett The shifting job of teacher education Ideally, the job of teacher preparation programs is to produce effective teachers. But tracking and measuring teacher effectiveness is tedious and expensive work, so teacher […] Jan 13, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Which blended model should K-12 schools choose? Heather Staker Which blended model should K-12 schools choose? Schools are locking in their technology plans for the 2014-15 school year and many are venturing into blended learning, or expanding a blended program already […] Jan 10, 2014 Heather Staker
Nostalgia and networks: What to make of University of Phoenix’s ‘Hall of Success’ campaign Julia Freeland Fisher Nostalgia and networks: What to make of University of Phoenix’s ‘Hall of Success’ campaign Those of you who took time out to channel surf over the holidays may have come across University of Phoenix’s Hall of Success ad campaign. […] Jan 8, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
MOOCs ain’t over Michelle R. Weise, PhD MOOCs ain’t over Over the last month, journal headlines have been heralding the death of massive online open courses (MOOCs). You could almost hear the sigh of relief […] Jan 7, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Why disruptive innovation matters to education Thomas Arnett Why disruptive innovation matters to education There is a common tendency at this time of year to reflect and refocus on what matters most and then use that renewed focus to […] Jan 6, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Blended Learning Spotlight: Milpitas Unified School District Michael Lemaire Blended Learning Spotlight: Milpitas Unified School District The Blended Learning Universe (BLU) is a robust catalog of blended-learning programs that grew out of our research for “The rise of K-12 blended learning: […] Jan 3, 2014 Michael Lemaire
The intelligence of Education Elements Michael B. Horn The intelligence of Education Elements As K–12 blended learning has grown, efforts have popped up across the country to create breakthrough proof points that stretch our collective understanding of what is possible for […] Jan 2, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Next steps for digital learning in Georgia Thomas Arnett Next steps for digital learning in Georgia Last Wednesday, Georgia’s Digital Learning Task Force submitted a report to Governor Nathan Deal with recommendations for Georgia’s K-12 digital learning strategy. Now that a […] Dec 23, 2013 Thomas Arnett
The intrigue of Coursera Michael B. Horn The intrigue of Coursera Coursera, the popular massive open online course (MOOC) platform, intrigues. With over 5 million students served and $85 million raised—both numbers are first among the “MOOC […] Dec 19, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Are our edtech categories obsolete? Julia Freeland Fisher Are our edtech categories obsolete? As I noted a few weeks ago, education technology seems to be lagging our vision of building systems in which students advance upon mastery. In […] Dec 18, 2013 Julia Freeland Fisher
Why teacher preparation programs lack the will to change Thomas Arnett Why teacher preparation programs lack the will to change There is an interesting parallel between teacher education programs and the history of the computer industry. In the 1970s, refrigerator-sized minicomputers were the cutting-edge machines of […] Dec 17, 2013 Thomas Arnett