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Personalized Learning

Cohort v Competency

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 13, 2010

Relationships matter at work and at school but how they are formed and nurtured will be reshaped as we shift from classrooms to social groups on digital learning platform.

Personalized Learning

A Bridge to College

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 11, 2010

Strive for College helps build the bridge to the best possible post secondary decision for students

Personalized Learning

How the U.S. will Blend (2 of 2)

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 9, 2010

Over the weekend, I sketched out how U.S. Education will adopt online and blended learning over the next 10 years. Thanks for your comments and constructive follow up conversations. Here's a little bit more.

Personalized Learning

Smart People: A Broadcom Advantage

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 6, 2010

Broadcom hires smart people and combines classroom & online learning to boost productivity

Personalized Learning

Why the Feds Matter Less

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 5, 2010

Despite a dysfunctional do-nothing congress, the learning revolution will march on quickly and quietly creating new options for students and families.

EdTech

K12 Announces Acquisition of American Ed Corp

Getting Smart Staff

Nov 2, 2010

K12 has purchased American Education Corporation.

Personalized Learning

Restoring the American Dream

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 31, 2010

If we invest in infrastructure, curb run away spending, and open our public services to innovation our kids will have a chance to embrace a new version of the America Dream.

Personalized Learning

Blended Learning Update

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 30, 2010

Most secondary schools will soon be blended and that's good news for students

EdTech

Content Filtering in a Digital Age

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 21, 2010

Perhaps because it is taking an intellectual and analytical examination of policy, a recent article fails to mention that there are LMSs on the market now that address privacy and content concerns for students, and they do so in such a way that they give a lot of control and leverage to the teacher, who can choose exactly what and how he or she wants the kids to interact online.

Personalized Learning

Digital Learning Questions

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 13, 2010

The Digital Learning Council is writing the constitution to the digital learning revolution. Some themes are emerging but so are lots of tough questions.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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