An explanation of how HarvardX and MITx release a de-identified dataset for other researchers to use.
Author: Justin Reich
The Role of Humans in Blended Learning
Mica Pollack and her colleagues from UCSD share new research about the importance of teachers in blended learning environments that highlights the strengths and limits of online tools.
The Making of a HarvardX Course
Reviewing a recent Boston Globe article about course creation at HarvardX.
Educators: Defend Net Neutrality!
Read this, then call the FCC to defend Net Neutrality, by asking the FCC to reclassify Internet Service Providers as common carriers.
Computers Can Assess What Computers Do Best
Blended learning models depend upon computational assessment, but computers may not be able to assess what students most need to learn in school.
The Ed-Tech Startup Bonanza and Fed Policy
The EdTech start-up boom is more a result of Federal Reserve monetary policy than changing conditions in schools or learners’ lives.
Nudging, Priming, and Motivating in Blended Learning
The first in a three post series on challenges and opportunities with blended learning: a emerging series of online interventions to boost motivation and engagement based on ideas from social psychology and behavioral economics.
Blended Learning, But The Data Are Useless
The first in a three post series on challenges and opportunities with blended learning, starting with getting to actionable data.
Big Data MOOC Research Breakthrough: Learning Activities Lead to Achievement
By taking massive stores of data and removing most nuance and complexity, researchers examining Udacity, edX, Google Course Builder, and Khan Academy conclusively demonstrate the obvious: that effort in online courses predicts achievement.
What Path Will Your School Take?
From flipped classrooms to maker spaces, schools take diverse approaches to exploring education technology. Any of these pathways can lead to rethinking teaching and learning.