Out: the three M’s – Marc Maloy, Misty Frost, and Mitch Macfarlane. In: Bjorn Erikkson and Dan Goldsmith. Question: How will Instructure handle the latest executive changes?
Ed Tech
The "Ed Tech" category includes posts about educational technology products themselves, including LMSs and other learning platforms, adaptive learning and other digital curricular materials products, learning analytics, and educational apps of all types. It also includes technical aspects of ed tech products, especially interoperability.
Top Hat’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement
Top Hat further expands, or subdivides the OER movement; and the move doubles down on the company’s bet on faculty engagement
Textbook Authors Sue over Cengage Unlimited Royalties
Nobody likes to be Spotified.
Portentous Changes in Instructure’s Executive Management
A new president, a departing COO, a reorganization, and some open questions.
OPM Market May Be Growing, But It’s Not Without Chaos
The OPM market may be large and growing, but it would be a mistake to miss the chaos and wrecks. Picture a chase through the Wastelands.
Rio Salado College As Exemplar: A critical external view
Once again Rio Salado College is held up as a successful model of a public college in the modern age. But do the claims of success stand up to scrutiny? A review of the data shows cause for questioning the popular narrative.
Rio Salado College As Exemplar: A critical internal view
Once again Rio Salado College is held up as a successful model of a public college in the modern age. But do the claims of success stand up to scrutiny? A sample of online courses shows cause for questioning the popular narrative.