I hate to say this as a former classroom teacher – there is a stupid question in EdTech. I have to go on the attack because this question is likely one of the biggest roadblocks to innovation. Is Technology Effective? The education sector is hung up on this question. But there are two false assumptions […]
Please Welcome Featured Blogger Michael Staton
I have been working on this one for a while. Michael Staton has become the senior statesman (relatively speaking) of the up-and-coming generation of ed tech entrepreneurs. When he’s not working on Inigral, he’s out trying to raise awareness and support for bringing more young innovators to the educational technology space. Michael has agreed to […]
What Lies Beneath: Some Thoughts on MOOCs’ Tech Infrastructure
Much of the mainstream media attention paid to MOOCs lately has involved the content, the credentialing, the cost, the class size. But what about the technology? It was (not surprisingly) Stephen Downes’ OLDaily that got me thinking about what can we glean about MOOCs based on their infrastructure. Last week, Downes’ OLDaily highlighted a post from […]
Keynoting at the Sakai/Jasig Conference Next Week
Next week is the joint conference of the Sakai and Jasig foundations in Atlanta. It should be a good time; come on down if you can. I’ll be giving the keynote this year.
The Need for Alternative Educational Models in California Illustrated in One Chart
An earlier version of this article appeared at the Delta Initiative website There is a full-court press in the media regarding the California budget crisis and its likely impact on higher education. The most recent entry is in the New York Times. Class sizes have increased, courses have been cut and tuition has been raised […]
Piazza – An Example of Free Learning Tool Targeted at Faculty / Student Adoption
In my recent webcast with Patrick Masson for WCET, we described the growing usage of learning tools outside the official LMS solution. Patrick described survey results done by UMassOnline that captured the rich source of (often free) learning tools used in UMass courses. Much of educational technology is moving from an enterprise LMS market – […]
Why the Google Art Project is Important
by Beth Harris, Ph.D. and Steven Zucker, Ph.D., Deans, Art and History, Khan Academy Our schools and libraries are being radically re-imagined for the digital age, but what about our museums? The New York Public Library, for example, is bravely (and controversially) rethinking its Fifth Avenue flagship building. Last month, MIT and Harvard announced edX, […]