Seven key digital learning trends (plus three)
At the DLAC Ignite conference in Sacramento in February I presented a session called “Seven digital learning trends that you should know.” I also…
Ed tech critics are often right, but they don’t understand online learning
Critics of education technology are often correct, and those of us in online learning should say that plainly.
Critics are right that technology…
Is school a gym or a warehouse?
I believe that I first heard this idea a few months ago from Michigan Virtual CEO Jamey Fitzpatrick. Then I saw it yesterday in the New York Times. I…
Selection Effects
There’s a concept that shows up everywhere in education, is generally understood at a surface level, and yet is still deeply underappreciated when it…
A la carte learning isn’t new, but Florida is going to a new level
Florida has long been the leading state in the US in terms of offering online learning options for K-12 students. Plenty of other states have…
Online school students should be eligible for federal lunch support
Online schools and students face many challenges. Schools usually receive lower per-student funding than their physical counterparts. Students often…
Teachers, more teachers, and colleges
Before I get into the details of this blog post, a quick thanks and shout out to all who wrote in to respond to my last post on AI, AGI, and…
AI in Education: The Convergence and the Countdown
This post is intended to capture a hypothesis I have about artificial intelligence in education. Much of this is speculation, but I’m not including a…
Change is happening—at least in Florida
The graphic below from Step Up For Students got quite a bit of attention when it first came out, but I still think it deserves a bigger splash. As…
Lessons from an online school closure
The digital learning space is growing, and it is also fluid, which means that there are many new schools and programs opening—and that some schools…