Snow days need not mean an end to learning Michael B. Horn Snow days need not mean an end to learning Snow wreaked havoc across the east coast this past winter. In Washington, DC, for example, school buildings shut down repeatedly because of snow; there was […] Mar 18, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Clay Christensen and the simple health care solution Michael B. Horn Clay Christensen and the simple health care solution Clayton M. Christensen writes in BusinessWeek about how we are asking the wrong question in the current debate over reforming health care in his March […] Mar 4, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Washington online programs threatened briefly Michael B. Horn Washington online programs threatened briefly A proposed budget out of Washington State’s House and Ways Means Committee last week would have eliminated funding for the state’s Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) […] Mar 4, 2010 Michael B. Horn
When disruptive integration comes to health care Michael B. Horn When disruptive integration comes to health care Read Jason Hwang’s interview with strategy+business’s Gil Irwin, Art Kleiner, and Joyjit Saha Choudhury. Online here, the piece is titled “When disruptive integration comes to […] Mar 1, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Rethink autism Michael B. Horn Rethink autism One out of every 110 babies born in the United States today will be diagnosed with autism, according to the CDC, and the diagnosed incidences […] Feb 19, 2010 Michael B. Horn
What Innovation Means to Health Care Michael B. Horn What Innovation Means to Health Care In a piece titled, “What Innovation Means to Health Care,” Jason Hwang writes how disruptive innovation can help solve some of the most intractable questions […] Feb 15, 2010 Michael B. Horn
The ever improving online learning Michael B. Horn The ever improving online learning Online learning conjures up lots of images in people’s minds. Some people imagine the vast possibilities for how it could develop as learning migrates to […] Feb 11, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Areas of nonconsumption Michael B. Horn Areas of nonconsumption As people think about where to target potentially game-changing and disruptive innovations, as readers of this blog know there is a powerful case for starting […] Feb 4, 2010 Michael B. Horn
What if video games were like schools? Michael B. Horn What if video games were like schools? I spent last week in Japan as the guest of Sumitomo Corporation to learn about and research the potential for online learning to help the […] Jan 28, 2010 Michael B. Horn
Failing to learn from failure Michael B. Horn Failing to learn from failure There is a compelling commentary in the September 23, 2009 Education Week titled “Failing to Learn from Failure.” Written by Craig D. Hochbein & Daniel […] Dec 10, 2009 Michael B. Horn
10.5M PreK-12 students to take online courses by 2014, research firm predicts Michael B. Horn 10.5M PreK-12 students to take online courses by 2014, research firm predicts A new report by research firm Ambient Insight says that by 2014, 10.5 million PreK-12 students will attend classes online. As many will recall, in […] Nov 19, 2009 Michael B. Horn
Online learning and the need for social opportunities Michael B. Horn Online learning and the need for social opportunities In a Wall Street Journal article titled “Online High Schools Test Students’ Social Skills,” Paul Glader writes about the challenges online schools and students have […] Nov 12, 2009 Michael B. Horn