In part 1 of this series of posts I presented a view of different educational delivery models based on course design and modality. Why does it matter that we describe these educational delivery models with finer granularity than just traditional and online? Because the aims of the models differ, as do the primary methods of […]
Classroom Salon: Social Highlighting for Education
As educational content moves increasingly digital, one of the big pushes is to rethink highlighting and margin notes. On the downside, these capabilities are seen as table stakes. If students can’t do with their digital textbooks what they can already do with their analog textbooks, then that’s a step backward. On the upside, there’s a […]
The Emerging Landscape of Educational Delivery Models
Part 2 in this series, on a key difference in educational delivery methods, can be found here. Traditional education or online education. In the past decade it seems that the dominant conversation has been around the potential for online learning, both from for-profit and non-profit options, to disrupt education as an industry. What I believe […]
GoodSemester: Not an LMS, but a Learning Platform
A while back here on e-Literate, Phil wrote a post called Farewell to the Enterprise LMS, Greetings to the Learning Platform. In it, he wrote, In my opinion, when we look back on market changes, 2011 will stand out as the year when the LMS market passed the point of no return and changed forever. What […]
The Future of Open Learning Content Hinges on Ease of Use
Let’s start off with the obvious. OERs, open textbooks, and other open content have never had more public support or momentum. State governments, universities, and organizations are all upping their openness game in an effort to combat the rising costs of education. Here are just a few examples of the open learning content momentum: California […]
New e-Literate Featured Blogger: Rob Reynolds
I’m pleased to announce that Rob Reynolds, formerly of the Xplanation blog and now of the Next Is Now blog, will be joining the e-Literate cast of featured bloggers. Rob is an old hand in the textbook publishing business and somebody I have learned a lot from personally in terms of how technology is changing that […]
Apple is Playing the Long Game with iBooks 2 and iTunesU App
When Apple made the iBooks Author / iBooks2 / iTunesU app announcement on January 19th, there were many arguments for and against their implied educational market strategy. In the educational technology community, two of the most intense arguments why Apple’s move was faulty, or even harmful, came down to the cost and availability of iPads […]