I have a new post up at WCET based on some observations from the recent 20 Million Minds conference.
In past years the primary role of state government was to take the lead on funding while working with statewide systems on enrollment policies to serve workforce and general educational needs. Last week in California we witnessed the state government, both from the governor’s office and the legislature, become the driving force of change for determining the role of educational technology and online education to transform the public systems. State officials are no longer content with encouraging and hoping that postsecondary institutions will develop a strategy for systemic change on their own.
Three interdependent events are emerging that clarify this trend.
Read the whole article here.
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