Successful ‘edupreneurs’ reignite for-profit debate Michael B. Horn Successful ‘edupreneurs’ reignite for-profit debate Frederick M. Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and I coauthored this piece. Julie Petersen’s piece, “For Education Entrepreneurs, […] Jan 31, 2014 Michael B. Horn
Going deeper or going further: Where students advance in competency-based models Julia Freeland Fisher Going deeper or going further: Where students advance in competency-based models The crux of competency-based education is that students advance only upon mastery. This is a deeply logical approach to unlock each individual student’s ability to […] Jan 29, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Creating a good course choice market Thomas Arnett Creating a good course choice market In the last few years, a handful of states (Florida, Texas, Utah, Michigan, and Louisiana) have pioneered a new breed of education policies called ‘course […] Jan 23, 2014 Thomas Arnett
“Pulling” in new edtech solutions? The Federal agenda to bolster learning technology Julia Freeland Fisher “Pulling” in new edtech solutions? The Federal agenda to bolster learning technology Last week, the Federal Government’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a Request for Information (RFI) on how the government can best incentivize […] Jan 22, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
Libraries and diplomas—and the players in between Julia Freeland Fisher Libraries and diplomas—and the players in between Last week, the Associated Press reported that the Los Angeles Public Library would be offering an online-learning program for high school dropouts to earn high […] Jan 15, 2014 Julia Freeland Fisher
The shifting job of teacher education Thomas Arnett The shifting job of teacher education Ideally, the job of teacher preparation programs is to produce effective teachers. But tracking and measuring teacher effectiveness is tedious and expensive work, so teacher […] Jan 13, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Which blended model should K-12 schools choose? Heather Staker Which blended model should K-12 schools choose? Schools are locking in their technology plans for the 2014-15 school year and many are venturing into blended learning, or expanding a blended program already […] Jan 10, 2014 Heather Staker
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
MOOCs ain’t over Michelle R. Weise, PhD MOOCs ain’t over Over the last month, journal headlines have been heralding the death of massive online open courses (MOOCs). You could almost hear the sigh of relief […] Jan 7, 2014 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Why disruptive innovation matters to education Thomas Arnett Why disruptive innovation matters to education There is a common tendency at this time of year to reflect and refocus on what matters most and then use that renewed focus to […] Jan 6, 2014 Thomas Arnett
Blended Learning Spotlight: Milpitas Unified School District Michael Lemaire Blended Learning Spotlight: Milpitas Unified School District The Blended Learning Universe (BLU) is a robust catalog of blended-learning programs that grew out of our research for “The rise of K-12 blended learning: […] Jan 3, 2014 Michael Lemaire
The intelligence of Education Elements Michael B. Horn The intelligence of Education Elements As K–12 blended learning has grown, efforts have popped up across the country to create breakthrough proof points that stretch our collective understanding of what is possible for […] Jan 2, 2014 Michael B. Horn