What life before edtech can teach us about personalized learning Julia Freeland Fisher What life before edtech can teach us about personalized learning In many circles, edtech and the future of learning have become synonymous. This is unsurprising given the enormous uptick in online courses and technology tools […] July 21, 2016 Julia Freeland Fisher
Three opportunities to prepare college students for success Lisa McIntyre-Hite Three opportunities to prepare college students for success When Michelle R. Weise and Clayton Christensen published Hire Education: Mastery, Modularization, and Workforce Revolution in 2014, they chronicled the disruptive trajectory of online competency-based […] July 19, 2016 Lisa McIntyre-Hite
When innovating, having the right team matters Michael B. Horn When innovating, having the right team matters To transform any vision in an organization into a concrete, high-impact initiative, having the right people at the table in the right team structure is […] July 14, 2016 Michael B. Horn
Why new technologies often don’t help students Thomas Arnett Why new technologies often don’t help students It’s easy to get caught up in the allure of new technologies. Companies do a great job showing off the improved bells and whistles of […] July 13, 2016 Thomas Arnett
Connecting ed & tech:Partnering to drive student outcomes Thomas Arnett Connecting ed & tech:Partnering to drive student outcomes This case study offers a solution for educators and tech companies alike: meaningful co-design. July 12, 2016 Thomas Arnett
Lessons learned from Theranos’ fall Spencer Nam Lessons learned from Theranos’ fall Late Thursday, Theranos announced that U.S. regulators had finally imposed sanctions on the early-stage diagnostics company, after questions were raised about the validity of its […] July 11, 2016 Spencer Nam
A standards strategy for stackable global credentials Andrew Sears A standards strategy for stackable global credentials Last week, I wrote about the need for stackable global credentials in order to meet the quickly growing international demand for higher education. Globally, the […] July 7, 2016 Andrew Sears
Will eliminating the ‘F’ eliminate bad school design? Julia Freeland Fisher Will eliminating the ‘F’ eliminate bad school design? The dreaded “F” is going out of vogue in schools. This week’s Washington Post article, “Is it becoming too hard to fail?”, chronicled a host of K–12 […] July 6, 2016 Julia Freeland Fisher
Where should healthcare look to save costs? Spencer Nam Where should healthcare look to save costs? People often refer to the U.S. healthcare system as an 800-lb gorilla. Although this reference might be born out of healthcare’s size and the clout […] June 30, 2016 Spencer Nam
The right policies for virtual schools Thomas Arnett The right policies for virtual schools All too often, debates about virtual schools tend to extremes. Critics point to low achievement scores and high turnover rates, decry the prevalence of for-profit […] June 30, 2016 Thomas Arnett
Unlocking stackable global credentials Andrew Sears Unlocking stackable global credentials It took 912 years from the founding of the first university in Bologna in 1088 for the global higher education system to grow to serve 100 […] June 29, 2016 Andrew Sears
With blended learning, plan on change Clifford Maxwell With blended learning, plan on change As schools continue to join the Blended Learning Universe (BLU) school directory—the largest database of blended-learning schools—we are observing some important data trends that highlight […] June 24, 2016 Clifford Maxwell