Hug your family extra tight tonight and say a pray for the troops:
In Michael Horn's presentation about discruptive technologies in the classroom, he explores the question of "Why do successful organizations fail?" His answer: Disruptive Innovation.
He further states that education is at a major turning point with technology. Future education will be online or at least in an hybrid (blended) format. Institutions should start capitalizing on that now.
I have to admit, I agree with him. When I tell people I work in online education I usually get, "Ugg.. I took an online class, I hated it. I like 'normal' classrooms." Horn's model accounts for this! He states that early methods are below what the learner (or customer) needs; however, future iterations will improve and far surpass learner needs. In fact, he estimates that 50% of high school courses will be online by 2019.
I'm happy that this is getting out there and I hope people stop and really look at online education. It is coming. It is affordable, assessable, and engaging when done right. It is only going to get bigger. I personally look forward to the day when I have a question, ask it online, and receive the answer or an engaging discussions. That day is almost here.
So I'm sure my hordes of followers have wondered why my blog has gone dry the past while. With moving across the globe, a new child, new jobs, and the like, it has been a bit stressful. I do need to give my heartfelt gratitude to all of those who helped me. Honestly, thank you.
However, my Maslow's Needs Hiearchy is letting me get back up to self-actualization! My brain is buzzing with what I've been learning and I'm finally able to share it! Look for more and more upcoming posts.
Today's thoughts come from this video about multimedia design. It focuses on PowerPoint :(, but the principles are accurate and can be applied anywhere:
Here is some interesting research about Clickers in the Classroom. (You know, those things that help you do real time quizzes to students in the classroom):
