Jun
29
Disruptive Innovation vs. Education, Round 5
June 29, 2008 | 3 Comments
The (Learning) Revolution Will Not be Televised
Chapter four reminds us that the revolution to a student-centric learning model will transit through two phases. The first, computer-based learning, is currently building towards a tipping point. It’s customers are primarily nonconsumers, those who are not currently being served by the education system. Online courses and learning systems [...]
Jun
21
Disruptive Innovation vs. Education, Round 4
June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
What this Means for the California Learning Resource Network
It’s an interesting coincidence that we were reading Disruptive Innovation while dealing with an associated problem. First, the data. Of the 350 electronic learning resources (ELR) CLRN reviewed last year, about half were instructional videos. The average video attempts to teach seven of California’s content standards. The [...]
Jun
21
Disruptive Innovation vs. Education, Round 3
June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Disruptively Deploying Computers
From previous posts, you’ll remember that when a disruptive innovation first appears, it doesn’t compete directly with an established business. The Apple II didn’t compete with DEC and the transistor didn’t compete with TVs. Initially, a disruptive innovation’s customers are nonconsumers, those who currently aren’t being served. Teenagers bought transistor radios. Teachers and [...]
Jun
20
Jamendo: Now With 10K Free Albums
June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Jamendo now hosts more than 10K albums with Creative Commons licenses, all free for educators to download, share, and edit for use within and outside the four classroom walls. Enjoy.
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Jun
18
Disruptive Innovation vs. Education, Round 2
June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Crammed Classroom Computers or If it’s not working, break it.
This post continues a reflection about my new read, “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns” by Clayton Christensen. As chapter two drew to a close, Christensen telegraphed his view of current technology integration in America’s schools. Briefly, it’s not made [...]
Jun
13
Disruptive Innovation vs. Education, Round 1
June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
Clayton Christensen, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, has studied and written about how innovations disrupt businesses. While many innovations are used by businesses to improve their products, disruptive innovations, at first, are not yet ready for prime time. Instead, they find [...]
Jun
10
Funding Dought = Technology Famine?
June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
by Brian Bridges
(Technology Funding Challenges, Part 2)
Money has stopped falling from the sky. Worse, the once wet-with-funds technology grounds are quickly becoming dust barren. Torrents of technology funding consisting of Federal Enhancing Education Through Technology grants, the Education Technology K-12 Voucher Program, and even general funds are becoming scarce. The President’s proposed budget eliminates Title [...]
