e-Literate

Present is Prologue

Tag: personalized learning

  • eCampus News Advisory Board and Gophers

    I have recently accepted an eCampus News offer to be part of their new advisory board. The idea is to have myself and the 10 other members help their editors get a better handle on the industry while also providing useful information to readers through opinion, advice or commentary. The other 10 members of the advisory board:

    • Brian Lukoff, Program Director for Learning Catalytics at Pearson Education
    • Crystal Sands, Director of the Online Writing Lab at Excelsior College
    • Connor Gray, Chief Strategy Officer at Campus Management
    • David J. Hinson, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Hendrix College
    • Joanna Young, Chief Information Officer and AVP for Finance & Budget at the University of New Hampshire
    • John Orlando, Northcentral University Associate Director of Faculty Training in the Center for Faculty Excellence
    • Mark Baker, Assistant Registrar at Whitworth University
    • Paige Francis, Chief Information Officer for Fairfield University
    • Roxann Riskin, Technology Specialist/Technology Student Assistant Service Supervisor at Fairfield University
    • Salwa Ismail, Head of the Department of Library Information Technology at the Georgetown University Library

    There is an article in eCampus News introducing the advisory committee, including bios, thoughts on tends and game-changers, and some personal thoughts. I’ve included my thoughts below (couldn’t help myself on the quote). Judging by others’ responses, this is an eclectic group with quite a broad array of interests, and I’m looking forward to this new role. (more…)

  • Differentiated, Personalized & Adaptive Learning: some clarity for EDUCAUSE

    Josh Kim wrote three predictions at Inside Higher Ed for the EDUCAUSE 2013 conference, and I particularly agree with the basis of #2:

    Prediction 2: Adaptive Learning Platforms Will Be the Toast of the Party

    Everyone will want to talk to Knewton. The ASU / Pearson / Knewton partnership is a huge deal. Knewton has the technology, relationships, funding, and management team to make a huge impact.

    I’ll be looking at EDUCAUSE at the other adaptive learning players. Where are they focusing their platform work? What deals and relationships do they currently have? How big is their market penetration? What is the quality of their leadership team and employees they have a EDUCAUSE?

    I’m betting we will see at least one major adaptive learning vendor announcement. A purchase, a big collaboration deal, or a new huge round of funding.

    I also expect much of the discussion this year to be on adaptive learning. But one risk of this zeitgeist (if it comes to pass) is that terminology becomes fuzzy and often devoid of meaning. Hey, get your adaptive here. You want to be adaptive, don’t you? We are the adaptive makers… and we are the dreamers of dreams.

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