In today’s educational landscape, instruction has many forms. What’s known as traditional, face-to-face instruction is alive and well. But, like most fields, the field of education continuously ...
The educational practice commonly known as “blended learning” has been around for quite some time now, but a universally agreed upon definition is still hard to come by. So, what is blended learning?
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The paper represents another first: we introduce formally a new concept to the world of disruptive innovation: the theory of ...
“Does ‘intervention x’ work?” is an age-old question in education. People always want to know if something--regardless of circumstance or how it’s implemented--will work. People often call this ...
Picture this: You’re on top of an 80-story building and must wear a harness to protect yourself if you fall. But there are different kinds of harnesses lying around. You pick what you think is the ...
As a hazy morning sun rises over this rural North Carolina farming community, middle school students settle into their seats and lift their MacBooks, each face illuminated by an electronic glow. A ...
Every learning modality has its limitations. Strictly classroom/in-person-based learning has come under increasing scrutiny over the last decade as the sophistication and availability of education ...
We all know the feeling of having our class finally approach cruising altitude—only to hear that our peers, administrators, and the Internet at large have just discovered the next best way of ensuring ...
Catholic schools in the United States are at a crossroads. The challenges facing many Catholic schools--low enrollment and threats to financial sustainability--put them in a position where they must ...
Heather Staker: "The question ... is whether blended learning becomes a disruptive innovation to today's brick-and-mortar classrooms or a sustaining innovation for them." Blended learning isn't like ...