Match Beyond: No excuses meets disruption in higher education Michael B. Horn Match Beyond: No excuses meets disruption in higher education Disruption has been alive and well in higher education for years now. With millions of nonconsumers of traditional colleges and universities in the United States […] Apr 30, 2015 Michael B. Horn
A college diploma is not like Scotch anymore Michelle R. Weise, PhD A college diploma is not like Scotch anymore This blog was first published on CompetencyWorks Brand names are powerful. Many have written about the Chivas Regal effect in higher education in the United […] Apr 30, 2015 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Blended Learning: Promising Practices from the Field Katherine Mackey Blended Learning: Promising Practices from the Field Julia Freeland discusses the latest Clayton Christensen Institute research on the growth and implementation of blended learning in K–12 schools in this Carnegie Learning webinar. She describes why and where blended lea... Apr 30, 2015 Katherine Mackey
Can telemedicine make the leap? Michael Devonas Can telemedicine make the leap? Technological change is engulfing more and more components of everyday life. For Silicon Valley’s visionaries, the inefficiencies in today’s health care system make it a […] Apr 28, 2015 Michael Devonas
Report that says online learning growth is slowing misses big picture Michael B. Horn Report that says online learning growth is slowing misses big picture For 12 years, the Babson Survey Group in partnership with other organizations, including the Online Learning Consortium (formerly the Sloan Consortium), has done critical research […] Apr 23, 2015 Michael B. Horn
Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone: How far can we extend Extended Learning Opportunities? Julia Freeland Fisher Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone: How far can we extend Extended Learning Opportunities? This is the fourth post in the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. Over the past few weeks I’ve […] Apr 22, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
Dentists could disrupt doctors Spencer Nam Dentists could disrupt doctors A growing number of experts are calling for dentists to have a greater role in patients’ overall health care. While the movement has its skeptics, […] Apr 21, 2015 Spencer Nam
Colleges hoping for more public funds instead of innovating risk hurting themselves Michael B. Horn Colleges hoping for more public funds instead of innovating risk hurting themselves University of California President Janet Napolitano took recently to the pages of the Washington Post to review and critique new books on the future of […] Apr 9, 2015 Michael B. Horn
What the demise of Google Helpouts means for education Julia Freeland Fisher What the demise of Google Helpouts means for education This is the third post in the #WhoYouKnow blog series on the overlap of social capital, EdTech, and innovation. A few months ago, Google Helpouts—a […] Apr 8, 2015 Julia Freeland Fisher
The Business of Higher Ed Katherine Mackey The Business of Higher Ed Michael Horn participates in a panel discussion with Paul Maeder (Highland Capital Partners), Jim O’Brien (Arizona State University), and Tim Slottow (University of Phoenix) at the ASU+GSV Summit. Jeff Selingo (The Chr... Apr 8, 2015 Katherine Mackey
Using Disruptive Innovation To Improve Schools Katherine Mackey Using Disruptive Innovation To Improve Schools Michael Horn presents the themes from his latest book, Blended, at the ASU+GSV Summit. He discusses the what and the why of blended learning and presents a design process for implementing effective blended learning. Apr 7, 2015 Katherine Mackey
University Innovation Alliance Panel Katherine Mackey University Innovation Alliance Panel Michael Horn moderates a University Innovation Alliance panel discussion at the ASU+GSV Summit. Panelists include President Mark Becker (Georgia State University), President Michael Crow (Arizona State University), Chanc... Apr 6, 2015 Katherine Mackey