As a co-host with Arvind Grover and Alex Ragone, we have spend the fall
speaking on this book at 21st Century Learning (
http://edtechtalk.com/taxonomy/term/9)
In addition to Episode 84, there is Episodes 80, 81 and the soon to be
published 86, a discussion with Michael Horn this morning.
On Thursday, December 4th at 2:00 p.m. EST, we will be interviewing Curtis
Johnson, the other co-author.
I am looking forward to participating in the group on ISENET and am guilty
of letting Alex and Arvind know about this book which I read this summer.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Fred Bartels
<fred_bartels@rcds.rye.ny.us>wrote:
> Every now and then a book comes along which transforms the way we look at
> education. Howard Gardner's Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple
> Intelligences and Seymour Papert's Mindstorms are two that quickly come to
> mind.
>
> I think Disrupting Class by Clayton Christensen may be a work of this
> nature. Clayton Christensen is arguably the world's foremost expert on the
> impact that disruptive innovation can have on existing organizations. In
> Disrupting Class Christensen (and co-authors Michael Horn and Curtis
> Johnson) present a compelling case that within 10 years 50% of the courses
> secondary-school students take will be computer delivered, and that by
> 2024 80% of courses will be taught online. These courses, according to
> Christensen, will provide customization that takes into account different
> intelligences and different learning styles. If Christensen's theory is
> correct -and there is a distinct possibility that it is- then our schools
> are likely to undergo huge transformative changes over the next 15 years.
>
> I've created a fourm on the Independent School Educator network ning
> (http://isenet.ning.com/) to discuss Christensen's theory and to begin to
> think about how independent schools could manage the changes that may very
> well be heading our way. If independent schools are indeed in the path of
> a huge disruptive innovation, and we fail to start planning for the coming
> changes, then many independent schools could end up like Digital Equipment
> Corporation, WANG, NCR, Sears, and Woolworth.
>
> If you are an auditory learner, a good place to start learning about
> Christensen's work is this EdTechTalk podcast
> http://www.edtechtalk.com/21cl_84
>
> Looking forward to the discussion.
>
> Fred
>
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> Rye Country Day School
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