In a recent post, I wrote about my experience on the EDUCAUSE exhibition hall looking for vendors with proof that their products actually help students and how this is an example of the more general problem: Right now, higher education has very poor signals to quickly distinguish between those vendors who can prove that their […]
What I Didn’t See at EDUCAUSE
Until I looked really, really hard.
The MOOC-Courseware Convergence
The right tool for the right job. The question is, what’s the right job?
Supporting Equity Doesn’t Mean Spending Blindly
California is supporting the research-backed practice of emergency financial support, which is good. But they don’t appear to be approaching it in a research-minded way, which is bad.
MOOC Die-Off Coda
I may or may not be innovative, but I am clearly disruptive sometimes.
Disruption Disrupted: The Great MOOC Die-Off
Coursera for Schools tells us a lot about the failure of MOOCs and what comes after.
Content as an Instrument of Inquiry
Content design isn’t just valuable for more effective learning. It’s specifically valuable for more effective learning about teaching.