By Matt Reed. For a while, it did. It combined a Netflix-like ability to order DVD’s online with the option of in-store pickup and return. It was advertised as the best of both worlds, and in a sense, it may have been. But in trying to do two things, it didn’t do either terribly well. Now Netflix is a powerhouse, and Blockbuster an artifact. More...
By Matt Reed. This isn’t intended as a pure defense of AP exams, or of standardized tests generally. That said, I was struck at this line in the IHE story about several elite private schools in the DC area dropping AP exams and courses: “Taking AP courses has become so popular that doing so is no longer “noteworthy.”” More...
By Joshua Kim. Learning people and our audiobooks.
Lance Eaton @leaton01 is an "instructional designer, writer, instructor, doctoral student, and social media consultant.” More...
By Joshua Kim. The challenge of making visible our digital libraries. More...
By Joshua Kim. Reading Frenemies helped me understand how little that I know about the world of advertising. I had no idea that the global advertising business - which Auletta estimates at ~$2 trillion - is so large. More...
By Joshua Kim. The reasons to be skeptical of educational technologies are the same reasons to be skeptical of any technological solution. More...
By Joshua Kim. The Washington Post ran an interesting story last week on America’s trucker shortage. The trucking industry needs about 100,000 more drivers than it has. More...
By Joshua Kim. What open online learning can learn from The Great Courses. More...
By Joshua Kim. 2 indispensable books on the past, present, and future of energy. More...
By Joshua Kim. Gradually, and then suddenly, I’ve realized something about higher education. I know more than a few women who are in leadership roles in online learning, instructional design, and academic computing - and who are also Republicans. More...
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