by andflywrite | Dec 5, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Quizlet has added capability to their relatively limited but effective learning tools…perhaps following the lean startup model of incremental improvements to product based on feedback from iterations? It’s that sort of process, that eventually will produce...
by kris | Dec 3, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
Is Rhizomatic learning a model useful to PSA in understanding the construction of knowledge? The MOOC “Open Education” is an OpenLearn Course found on the Open University site. This is a Master’s level course spanning 7 weeks/60 hours. Since the MOOC...
by kris | Dec 3, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
While this article in the New York Times relates to recovering from the trauma of terrorism, the reference to storytelling also applies to disruption in learning today. Perhaps PSA interviews are a form of story telling for all of us as we adapt to the disruption in...
by andflywrite | Nov 25, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
AMPLIFY’S LEAD BUYER turns out to be Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of the late Apple co-founder, who founded Emerson Collective (which has invested in a slew of edtech startups including AltSchool and Udacity). In addition to purchasing the beleaguered New York company,...
by andflywrite | Nov 25, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
“It’s taken us three years to arrive at more focused intentions,” Agarwal explains, “but learners want credit, and to provide credit we must create quality learning environments that meet the needs of diverse learners, and are recognized by institutions and...
by andflywrite | Nov 23, 2015 | BEST LINKS EVER
The Online Learning Consortium, formerly called Sloan Consortium, is now offering a slate of what it calls professional advisory services for those engaged in online learning programs. The Online Learning Consortium offers Advisory Services for the the K-12,...
