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Earlier this year, I edited an issue of Innovate on the future of education. One of the most frequently cited articles from that issue is Dave Cormier's article on Rhizomatic Education. If the discussion in CCK08 is any indication, the...

A few months ago, I posted a link to the upcoming Corporate Learning: Trends and Innovations conference Tony Karrer, Jay Cross, and I are organizing. We now have a list of speakers posted on the site. If you'd like to...

Most educators have been told, during the completion of their degrees, that learning starts with objectives or outcomes. Then, often relying on a Bloom's Taxonomy verb list, those outcomes are translated into activities and ultimately assessment. It's an ok model,...

This afternoon, I presented to a group of masters/phd students on the potentially transformative impact of technology on how we teach and learn. The age of grand narratives - or even narratives of coherence - have given way to fragmentary...

Whether you agree or disagree with this post, it's worth thinking about: Thoughts on “learning spaces” presentation: "You know why a student would prefer to look at a picture or watch a video? Because it’s way easier than reading something...

I spend more time in airports and airplanes than I would ideally like. Multi-hour layovers are good opportunities to catch up on email, read, write, and ponder how this complex structure of global air travel operates. Think of the enormous...

Britannica is hosting a discussion on Brave New Classroom 2.0. It sounds like discussions we were having in 1999 about whether technology was effective in classrooms (oh, and remember the "no significant difference" discussion?). Countries like India are not asking...

This post reads like wishful thinking from someone who has not yet been able to come to grips with the time-destroying joys of online noise and, instead of modifying his behaviour, has decided to turn vices into virtues :) -...

Is reputation obsolete?: "Today, I often no longer have to rely on someone else’s account of your past behavior: I can see for myself. In a world in which all action is recorded, is there still need for reputation information?...

This - Peer 2 Peer University - is one of those concepts that I would love to strongly endorse as a step in a different direction from traditional universities. It reflects much of what I write about on this site...