National Louis University and Acrobatiq show what it takes to build a degree program in which courseware can help meaningfully impact outcomes and close achievement gaps.
Big Picture
The "Big Picture" category covers larger trends and topics that influence both the problems that technology can help address in education as well as the barriers to implementing high-quality technology-supported education. This includes research-based topics such as learning science and program effectiveness studies, philosophical discussions such as outcomes definitions, and macro-forces such as government policy, markets, and business models.
What is the Value of Empirical Education?
Higher ed needs to learn how to think globally and act locally regarding the grand educational challenges of our time. The Empirical Educator Project attempts to create an environment in which that can happen.
What is an Empirical Educator?
The heart of the Empirical Educator Project is to evolve a shared understanding of what it means to be an educator.
Empirical Educator Project: A Quick Update
My first thoughts on the recent Empirical Educator Project summit at Stanford and a down payment on our thoughts about where the project is headed.
The Purgatory of Ed Tech Transformation Initiatives
With demise of Texas ITL, confession on failure of engineering model of personalized learning, and pivot from Jefferson Accelerator, it’s time to revise the Ed Tech Purgatory post.
An Alternative to the Engineering Model of Personalized Learning
Description in EdWeek about the ‘engineering model’ of personalized learning shows one side of a battle, and the antidote is improving teaching practices
Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day
Disastrous senate bill in Hawai’i that would have mandated usage of OER for all UH courses is changed in committee hearings