by andflywrite | Jun 1, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
Put courses online and put at risk the cash cow of on-campus courses? If not, risk being left behind. So says this article about Harvard Business School. (which sort of coined “disruption” concepts.)
by andflywrite | May 29, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
Anya Kamenetz latest column from nprEd talks the tiny nations of Trinidad and Tobego contracting with Coursera and Kahn to offer a lot of online learning. Kudos to Margot for link. A new pioneer has just planted its flag on the ed-tech frontier: the country of...
by andflywrite | May 28, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
Why would PSA be interested in the cable series creator of Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, and his thoughts on screenwriting? Because construction of quality narrative is an essential part of a quality DLE and screenwriting is one of the fields where narrative is king....
by andflywrite | May 27, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER, GO AHEAD CALLER
This article stands as a good example of why working for change in schools is problematic, and very very messy politically. There’s so many moving parts: going way back to school desegregation, bussing, vouchers, and fights over public versus private...
by kris | May 23, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
This talk, presented by the Center for Game and Simulation-Based Learning at Excelsior College, focuses on how game theory and principles inform the design and implementation of an engaging blended learning, primarily online undergraduate course.
by andflywrite | May 23, 2014 | BEST LINKS EVER
Google seems to innovate at a pace faster than we can even link to, much less keep up with. This story includes info on the promising new “3D virtual based on real space” in a tablet, that will surely have some powerfully immersive applications for DLE, in...