July 10, 2011
Education as we know it is finished
School is out, and for most students enjoying their midsummer pleasures, class time is a distant memory.…
June 21, 2011
Districts embracing online credit-recovery options
Interest in online credit-recovery courses continues to surge, prompting some policy experts and educators to…
June 10, 2011
Christensen's classroom coup
Disrupting Class, a new book by Clayton M. Christensen, Michale B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson, applies…
June 04, 2011
How 'disruptive innovation' will change the way we learn
All students learn differently. Most of us know this intuitively. We learn best through different methods,…
May 05, 2011
Online learning begins to expload into the mainstream in blended schools
This week, Innosight Institute, where I am the executive director of the education practice, released a…
May 01, 2011
5 surprising perspectives about online schools
Most people think of online learning as a quiet, solitary experience. But over the past few months, after…
April 28, 2011
Digital curriculum individualizes instruction, helps schools better meet student needs
Helping students stay on track for graduation from high school has never been more important, or more…