Video: Does blended learning perpetuate the traditional classroom? Heather Staker Video: Does blended learning perpetuate the traditional classroom? In this video, Heather Staker discusses the new report, “Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive?” June 18, 2013 Heather Staker
Udacity and Georgia Tech cross the Rubicon Michael B. Horn Udacity and Georgia Tech cross the Rubicon Gunnar Counselman, CEO of Fidelis Education, and I coauthored this piece. “There are a few moments in my life I will never forget. Like the […] June 13, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Online education is no bubble Michelle R. Weise, PhD Online education is no bubble In his most recent Forbes op-ed, John Tamny calls out online education as the bubble that’s about to burst. He asserts that the traditional college […] June 12, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Avoid the hype: Online learning’s transformational potential Michael B. Horn Avoid the hype: Online learning’s transformational potential In Larry Cuban’s recent piece in the Washington Post, “Why K-12 online learning isn’t really revolutionizing teaching,” he in essence says that our research showing that […] June 6, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Setting up competency-based education for success Michelle R. Weise, PhD Setting up competency-based education for success Out of all of the innovations emerging in higher education, competency-based education has been flying under the radar especially when compared with MOOCs. Only competency-based […] June 5, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Data support disruption theory as online, blended learning grow Michael B. Horn Data support disruption theory as online, blended learning grow When Disrupting Class hit the bookstores five years ago, it contained a prediction that stunned many: by 2019, we said, 50 percent of all high school courses […] May 30, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Why we “hire” MOOCs like Coursera Michelle R. Weise, PhD Why we “hire” MOOCs like Coursera Last week, I dared to suggest that Coursera is not disruptive—at least, not yet. Its inclusion of K-12 teacher-training materials, while not passing the litmus […] May 29, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? It depends Michael B. Horn Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? It depends Today the Clayton Christensen Institute published its fourth major paper on K–12 blended learning, titled “Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? An introduction to theory of hybrids.” Clayton Christensen joine... May 23, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Coursera’s not disruptive…not yet Michelle R. Weise, PhD Coursera’s not disruptive…not yet My colleague Meredith Liu recently blogged about Coursera’s latest venture: professional development (PD) courses for K-12 teachers. Meredith rightly outlined the ways in which these […] May 22, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
What we can learn from a dinner controversy in the desert Michael B. Horn What we can learn from a dinner controversy in the desert A few weeks back, I had the honor to emcee the closing awards dinner at the Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale. The evening took a sour note […] May 16, 2013 Michael B. Horn
Time to ride the tsunami Michelle R. Weise, PhD Time to ride the tsunami Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion on HuffPost Live. The topic was massive open online courses (MOOCs), prompted specifically […] May 15, 2013 Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Disruption on the horizon for teacher PD: Coursera’s first move Meredith Liu Disruption on the horizon for teacher PD: Coursera’s first move Last week, Coursera — a major player in the massive open online course (“MOOC”) space — announced its entry into the teacher professional development (PD) […] May 15, 2013 Meredith Liu