TLT CoffeeRead: Computer-Based Learning Could Transform Public Education Within a Decade

Posted on May 7, 2008 
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Editor’s Note: As you may have noticed, I have been posting TLT CoffeeReads to Twitter. After discussion with Cole Camplese, ETS director, we decided to make these more interactive by posting them to the ETS blog and having them announced on Twitter. This opens the articles up to discussion via comments, with the goal of creating discourse and hopefully exchange ideas. With this in mind, comments are both welcomed and encouraged. Hopefully, these transform from “TLT CoffeeRead” to “TLT CoffeeTalk”.

Education Next: Computer-Based Learning Could Transform Public Education Within a Decade Through ”Disruptive Innovation,” Experts Say

Computer-based learning is on the cusp of transforming traditional public education, say Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen and his colleague Michael B. Horn in the summer 2008 issue of Education Next. Based on their analysis of data on enrollments, about half of all education courses will be delivered online in just over a decade’s time. (click on link to read more including some interesting poll results.)

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2 Responses to “TLT CoffeeRead: Computer-Based Learning Could Transform Public Education Within a Decade”

  1. Brett Bixler on May 8th, 2008 1:14 pm

    Other tyhan the fact the article is really about online learning, not computer-based learning (an older term for instruction on the computer, no internet), very interesting to see some stats.

  2. Jamie Oberdick on May 9th, 2008 12:16 pm

    Brett,

    It’s interesting that this is a press release put out by a group from Stanford University. Interesting mistake.

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