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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:40:40 +0000

[...] 10.5M PreK-12 students to take online courses by 2014, research firm predicts | Clayton Christensen disruptingclass.mhprofessional.com/apps/ab/2009/11/19/105m-prek-12-students-to-take-online-courses-by-2014-research-firm-predicts – view page – cached , A new report by research firm Ambient Insight says that by 2014, 10.5 million PreK-12 students will attend classes online. As many will recall, in the book [...]

Comment on Online learning and the need for social opportunities by Stacie Porter Bilger

Stacie Porter Bilger — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:51:45 +0000

I agree the school of the future is the hybrid-learning environment. I’m the CEO of Hoosier Academy, Indianapolis. And we are doing just this. Kids spend 51% of their time in a traditional classroom and the rest of their instruction occurs in a virtual environment. It is truly amazing, enabling more individualized learning plans along with incredible parent engagement. It is a K-12 school - visit http://www.k12.com/ha to learn more.

Comment on Online learning and the need for social opportunities by edbuzz.org » The Weekly Update: November 9 – November 15

edbuzz.org » The Weekly Update: November 9 – November 15 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:31:03 +0000

[...] Online Learning and the Need for Social Opportunities– Michael Horn, Disrupting Class [...]

Comment on About the book by How to innovate in education « EducationPR

How to innovate in education « EducationPR — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:40:20 +0000

[...] Christensen and colleagues addressed these concerns in their 2008 book Disrupting Class. The authors reached their conclusions not by studying schools, but rather by studying innovation [...]

Comment on About the book by Professional Learning in Schools | To The Lighthouse

Professional Learning in Schools | To The Lighthouse — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:04:29 +0000

[...] communicator of content is no longer acceptable. Classrooms can no longer be teacher-centric. In Disrupting Class, Clayton Christensen argues that classrooms must be transformed into student-centric environments. [...]

Comment on Education innovations overseas by Poushali Chatterjee

Poushali Chatterjee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:07:32 +0000

In India, a company called ITC which manufactures and markets packaged whole wheat, has set up what something called E-Choupal, which actually helps farmers from interiors of India to sell their produce on the Internet, bypassing agents and thus getting a better deal. The point here is that even uneducated farmers are using the online medium today - there are plenty of talented youngsters in these remote areas who could benefit from online higher education.

Comment on The power of a heavyweight team to rethink education: A quest to learn by Quest to learn « Onderwijs in beweging…

Quest to learn « Onderwijs in beweging… — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:05:30 +0000

[...] door Mar10e op 3 november 2009 Op de weblog van Clayton Christensen (disrupting class) vond ik een stuk over Quest to learn. Een publieke school waar het leren vooral via (video) games [...]

Comment on Florida Virtual School case study musings part I by michael_horn

michael_horn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:10:47 +0000

Hi John - Agree with you. See my next blog. Just was rolling them out in serial fashion I guess.

Comment on Florida Virtual School case study musings part I by Blogging About Virtual Schooling « Virtual High School Meanderings

Blogging About Virtual Schooling « Virtual High School Meanderings — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:29:52 +0000

[...] Florida Virtual School case study musings part I from Clayton Christensen [...]

Comment on About the book by Catalyst CAMP Begins « Barry Dahl dot com

Catalyst CAMP Begins « Barry Dahl dot com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:34:31 +0000

[...] “According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn’t always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically-we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need ‘disruptive innovation.’” http://disruptingclass.mhprofessional.com/apps/ab/about-the-book/ [...]