Parents to get more personalized schooling options Heather Staker Parents to get more personalized schooling options Not everyone is passionate enough about personalized learning to move 3,750 miles for their kids to attend a model school. But that’s exactly what my […] Aug 6, 2013 Heather Staker
For-profits: Aid or vice in public education? Michael B. Horn For-profits: Aid or vice in public education? Critics often accuse school reformers of “privatizing” public education. When for-profits enter the conversation, those same critics level more serious charges and often accuse those […] Aug 1, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Why retail clinics are poised for explosive growth Ben Wanamaker Why retail clinics are poised for explosive growth Jeff Wheeler, an intern at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. If you’ve visited a Walgreens recently you may have noticed something […] Aug 1, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
A case for under-regulation in higher education Michelle R. Weise, PhD A case for under-regulation in higher education On July 24th, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved a bill (26-13) called the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. Introduced by Congresswoman […] July 31, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Disruption in health care glossary Ben Wanamaker Disruption in health care glossary As frequent readers of the blog may have noticed, many of our recent posts are based on health care applications of Disruptive Innovation theory pioneered […] July 29, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Moving schooling forward: Next-gen grants possess promise Michael B. Horn Moving schooling forward: Next-gen grants possess promise I’ve written a few times (here and here, for example) about the great work that the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) is doing to help schools push the design […] July 26, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Try, try again, Udacity Michelle R. Weise, PhD Try, try again, Udacity Stumble. On hold. Pause. Suspends. Falls short. Fails fast. Gets an F. Last week, there was an almost gleeful torrent of articles describing the crumbling […] July 24, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
What to do about the ailing general hospital business model Ben Wanamaker What to do about the ailing general hospital business model Jeff Wheeler, an intern at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. The modern general hospital is a tribute to the ingenuity and progress […] July 18, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Forget ‘facilitate’: ‘Alter’ the paradigm of teaching and learning Michelle R. Weise, PhD Forget ‘facilitate’: ‘Alter’ the paradigm of teaching and learning Last week, Blackboard made two major announcements: first, they would be jumping on the MOOC bandwagon by creating their own MOOC platform (not a huge […] July 17, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Does reduced health spending mean reduced care quality? Just the opposite, says disruption theory. Ben Wanamaker Does reduced health spending mean reduced care quality? Just the opposite, says disruption theory. Devin Bean, a research assistant at the Clayton Christensen Institute, and I coauthored this piece. Will reducing health care spending lead to a reduction in health care […] July 11, 2013 Ben Wanamaker
Organize the team and then train the teachers Michael B. Horn Organize the team and then train the teachers My colleague Heather Staker’s recent blog, “Secret to organizing teachers for blended learning,” makes a powerful point. No amount of teacher training by itself will […] July 11, 2013 Michael B. Horn
The liberal arts: dead or alive? Michelle R. Weise, PhD The liberal arts: dead or alive? Full disclosure: I majored in comparative literature in college and then went on to do a master’s and a Ph.D. in English literature. Having also […] July 10, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD