Disruptive innovations in higher ed emerging from outside mainstream Michael B. Horn Disruptive innovations in higher ed emerging from outside mainstream Yesterday I had the opportunity to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act to […] July 23, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Exploring Barriers and Opportunities within Innovation Katherine Mackey Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Exploring Barriers and Opportunities within Innovation Michael Horn testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions about barriers to and opportunities for innovation in higher education. July 22, 2015 Katherine Mackey
#WhatsWorking: Engaging Students Without Tech Katherine Mackey #WhatsWorking: Engaging Students Without Tech Michael Horn participates in a panel discussion with Marc Prensky (The Global Future Education Foundation and Institute), Marcus T. Wright (Design Meets Mind), and Jim Steyer (Common Sense Media) on whether to ban laptop... July 13, 2015 Katherine Mackey
To manage chronic disease, leverage human behavior Michael Devonas To manage chronic disease, leverage human behavior Chronic diseases pose a huge problem to the US healthcare system. 90% of Americans over 65 have at least one chronic disease; nearly 80% have […] July 9, 2015 Michael Devonas
What schools can learn from corporate mentoring Anny Chou What schools can learn from corporate mentoring Anny Chou is a recent graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She interned with the Christensen Institute this spring to conduct research on […] July 7, 2015 Anny Chou
Tech extends networks beyond neighborhoods Julia Freeland Fisher Tech extends networks beyond neighborhoods This post is part of the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. Last week, an important new study by […] June 30, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Teachers grading students hinders education Thomas Arnett Teachers grading students hinders education In a recent post, I described a hypothetical model for unbundling the teaching roles of instruction and assessment in order to incorporate rigorous measures of […] June 26, 2015 Thomas Arnett
The Affordable Care Act lives On, but still looking for a few good business models Spencer Nam The Affordable Care Act lives On, but still looking for a few good business models Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 verdict in favor of the defendant in the much publicized case, King v. Burrill. The ruling […] June 26, 2015 Spencer Nam
Change education to attack technology-driven unemployment Michael B. Horn Change education to attack technology-driven unemployment Fears are mounting that the rapid technological advances occurring will automate and displace jobs on a scale never before seen. In a piece for Quartz […] June 25, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Privacy push must not prevent personalized learning Michael B. Horn Privacy push must not prevent personalized learning We can all remember getting tests back with a big grade at the top and “X’s” marked next to the problems we got wrong. If […] June 18, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Texas fumbles on Course Access leadership Thomas Arnett Texas fumbles on Course Access leadership When it comes to using technology to improve students’ learning opportunities, Texas is a pioneer. But this legislative season, the Senate made a major blunder […] June 16, 2015 Thomas Arnett
The key to rigorous online assessments Thomas Arnett The key to rigorous online assessments Although online-learning software can be a powerful enabler of personalized learning, many educators struggle with what they see as learning software’s limited ability to provide […] June 12, 2015 Thomas Arnett