Personalized & Blended Learning Why teachers should free up their time Heather Staker Why teachers should free up their time Teachers and students benefit when teachers walk away from being the singular source of instruction. Feb 8, 2017 Heather Staker Personalized & Blended Learning
Nonconsumption Catching the sharing economy wave: Office space Subhajit Das Catching the sharing economy wave: Office space This is the first post in a three-part series examining nonconsumption as a strategy for maximizing the sharing economy. The series addresses three areas of opportunity: rooms, rides, and recreation. Feb 7, 2017 Subhajit Das Nonconsumption
The investor’s dilemma: Why investing in lower cost innovations is difficult in healthcare Spencer Nam The investor’s dilemma: Why investing in lower cost innovations is difficult in healthcare Investors' preference for short-term, high ROI and low-risk investment targets creates a dilemma. But, using the lens of Jobs to Be Done, there are at least two ways to overcome this. Feb 2, 2017 Spencer Nam
The 32 million disruptive adult learning opportunity Michael B. Horn The 32 million disruptive adult learning opportunity 32 million adults lack foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, and the workforce. A new report shows how entrepreneurs can use technology to reach them. The opportunity for disruptive innovation is ripe. Jan 31, 2017 Michael B. Horn
Teacher of the Future Teaching like a champion: blended learning edition Thomas Arnett Teaching like a champion: blended learning edition Similar to Doug Lemov's Teach Like A Champion, the Christensen Institute's new playbook describes specific moves for blended-learning teachers to help their students succeed. Jan 31, 2017 Thomas Arnett Teacher of the Future
Crime will rise in African cities like Lagos, but we have the tools to stop it Efosa Ojomo Crime will rise in African cities like Lagos, but we have the tools to stop it Crime is rising in many African cities, but development practitioners and policy makers have tools at their disposal to reverse this trend. Jan 25, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
Shopping for healthcare: opportunity or obstacle? Ryan Marling Shopping for healthcare: opportunity or obstacle? Could the price transparency goals of the Trump administration show promise in lowering healthcare costs? Or add additional burden to the patient experience, and present another obstacle in the way of better health? Jan 25, 2017 Ryan Marling
Teachers are managers—so let’s give them the tools to manage Julia Freeland Fisher Teachers are managers—so let’s give them the tools to manage A new playbook describes how teachers can borrow from emerging management strategies at the top places to work. Jan 24, 2017 Julia Freeland Fisher
Will alternative credentials replace college degrees? Michael B. Horn Will alternative credentials replace college degrees? As more employers move to skills-based hiring—by choosing candidates based on what they can do, rather than on their degree or pedigree—we may see a rise in on-demand learning and microlearning to meet that demand. Jan 23, 2017 Michael B. Horn
Why innovation must be the new development strategy Efosa Ojomo Why innovation must be the new development strategy Give a person a mosquito net and she might use it; but give a person a job and she will not only buy a mosquito net, but also take care of her family. Jan 19, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
Personalized & Blended Learning Finding ‘personalized learning’ and other edtech buzzwords on the Gartner Hype Cycle Michael B. Horn Finding ‘personalized learning’ and other edtech buzzwords on the Gartner Hype Cycle Education buzzwords come and go, just like the fads they sometimes represent. But some endure and come back. Here’s where “personalized learning” and edtech’s buzziest buzzwords belong on the Gartner Hype Cycle. Jan 19, 2017 Michael B. Horn Personalized & Blended Learning
Will guidance and teaching merge in the future? Julia Freeland Fisher Will guidance and teaching merge in the future? Looking ahead, as technology replaces some teaching tasks, teachers may look more and more like guidance counselors. Jan 17, 2017 Julia Freeland Fisher