What Can Be Learned from Washington Governor Chris Gregoire's 2011 Education Reform Proposal? Below are a series of responses to the 2011 policy brief from Washington Governor Chris Gregoire titled ACCELERATING THE LEARNING CURVE BY BUILDING A STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION SYSTEM. You can find the text of the brief here. Positive comments First, I like the idea of consolidating … [Read more...] about What Can Be Learned from Washington Governor Chris Gregoire’s 2011 Education Reform Proposal?
New Education Blog: rasmusatedu.wordpress.com
I have decided to move all of my education work to a new blog: RasmusAtEdu or Learning Reimagined. I hope you subscribe, visit and comment. I look forward to the conversation on how to help reinvent education, compete for our children's time and empower learners of all ages. … [Read more...] about New Education Blog: rasmusatedu.wordpress.com
Are Undergraduates Learning Anything? #edu
Are Undergraduates Learning Anything? examines current approaches to learning in colleges and universities. I think this recent book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (University of Chicago Press), asks good questions. It challenges the way we define quality. As Clayton Christen posits (in Disrupting Class), I believe we are watching a disruption at … [Read more...] about Are Undergraduates Learning Anything? #edu
My Reaction to The Observer’s 20 predictions for the next 25 years now at Lifeboat.com
I just posted My Reaction to The Observer’s 20 predictions for the next 25 years now at Lifeboat.com. It starts like this... The UK’s Observer just put out a set of predictions for the next 25 years (20 predictions for the next 25 years). I will react to each of them individually. More generally, however, these are the kinds of ideas that get headlines, but they don’t … [Read more...] about My Reaction to The Observer’s 20 predictions for the next 25 years now at Lifeboat.com
Botswana Needs Improved Education to Compete
From: 6/22/2009 9:16:18 PM That isn’t the headline. This is: Weak Human Resource Is Botswana's Undoing - World Bank (read more here) but it is the embedded message. Africa needs to broadly drive to education access and reform. Many African nations could easily adopt the latest techniques in education as they have no burden of deep labor union entrenchment or old … [Read more...] about Botswana Needs Improved Education to Compete