The transformation is complete – per Class Central, big MOOCs are now focused on professional dev certificates and OPM market.
Bits & Bytes
"Bits and Bytes" includes recommended reading on other sites, editorial and web site updates, and other ephemera.
Follow-Up From Future Trends Forum Discussion On Learning Platforms
So many questions, so little time. Following up on questions from Future Trends Forum discussion with Bryan Alexander and a host of others.
Future Trends Forum on Thursday
Join Bryan Alexander and me for an interactive discussion on LMS and future learning platforms, Thursday June 29 at 2pm EDT.
Welcome to the Refreshed e-Literate
We’ve gotten rid of the shag rug and lava lamps. Oh yeah, and we’ve made the site more usable by revamping the content categories and making other content-focused improvements.
Barnes & Noble Education’s Predictive Analytics Deal With Unizin
Unizin and (Barnes & Noble-owned) LoudCloud have an analytics deal. Frankly, we’re still not entirely clear on what either organization is doing.
Recommended Reading: With or Without EdTech
CSU Pueblo’s Jonathan Rees takes issue with Clayton Christensen Institute’s Julia Freeland Fisher’s use of refrigeration history to explain ed tech diffusion. That might sound esoteric, but it’s a classic example of the kind of rigor we should be applying to all ed tech analysis.
Recommended Reading: Is Your Edtech Product a Refrigerator or Washing Machine?
The Clayton Christensen Institute’s Julia Freeland Fisher has written an interesting analysis of ed tech diffusion by comparing it to that of various household appliances in the 20th Century.