Size Isn't Everything For

cfollows — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:27:43 +0000

Size Isn't Everything For academe's future, think mash-ups not MOOC's

Forbes may see an investment opportunity for profit-based online educational companies. But there is also an investment opportunity for any educator (with or without degree) to rethink learning top to bottom, inside out. We have a potential for a learning mash-up of the loftiest, most creative, learner-centered kind. Whether we are talking about Khan's millions of learners who have a handful of teachers or Ito's billions of teachers learning from one another, the idea that we educators don't have to force education, that people like to learn if there is something worth learning, is the gold mine for the digital age offered by the glossy promises made by these two popular magazines.

Why Khan Academy Is The Wrong

cfollows — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:12:21 +0000

Why Khan Academy Is The Wrong Answer

"Promoting interaction and discussion is the most effective way to use technology to support learning. Social media promotes and extends discussion, which is far more effective and transformative than putting lectures on YouTube or textbooks on tablets will ever be."

"We need to focus on using and developing technological tools that make learning more interactive and collaborative. It’s is a more effective and innovative way of improving learning than simply finding new ways to deliver content. see full article here" - http://acampbell99.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/why-kahn-academy-is-the-wrong-answer/

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Size Isn't Everything For

Why Khan Academy Is The Wrong