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
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
Can technology cultivate social capital? Julia Freeland Fisher Can technology cultivate social capital? When we talk about the disruptive potential of online learning, we usually describe new approaches to delivering academic content tailored to students’ individual interests and […] Dec 4, 2013 Julia Freeland Fisher
Is guidance counseling being disrupted? Julia Freeland Fisher Is guidance counseling being disrupted? At this year’s iNACOL Symposium, most of the sessions I’ve attended so far have addressed two distinct sides of the student experience: social-emotional development and […] Oct 30, 2013 Julia Freeland Fisher
Why don’t entrepreneurs and learning scientists talk much? Michael B. Horn Why don’t entrepreneurs and learning scientists talk much? It’s a busy week in education in the Bay Area in California. With the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco with thousands of […] May 2, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Why the latest Race to the Top competition matters Michael B. Horn Why the latest Race to the Top competition matters The Department of Education’s latest foray into digital learning is a big deal. The Race to the Top-District competition’s “Absolute Priority 1” is personalized learning. […] Aug 30, 2012 Michael B. Horn
How machine-based tutoring could disrupt human tutors Michael B. Horn How machine-based tutoring could disrupt human tutors Back in January, my friend Bror Saxberg, chief learning officer of Kaplan, published an eye-popping blog about a meta-analysis that Kurt VanLehn published recently about […] Apr 5, 2012 Michael B. Horn
