EdBizWatch

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative

“This is one of the most inaccurate pieces of @#%$ floating around...”

George Siemens on the 'Disruption' Narrative, Jeffrey Young, The Chronicle of HE

Interview with Vibhu Mittal and Michael Horn

Edmodo's CEO & the ExDir of Education at Clayton Christensen Institute talk online ed tools.

Global Search for Education: Online Education Tools, Cathy Rubin, Huffington Post

Interview with Stanford President, John Hennessy

Can online learning can match traditional instruction in motivating students.

Interview with John Hennessy, George Anders, MIT Technology Review

Who is Justin Leites?

He's VP of Games at Amplify. Here he talks about making learning games on a AAA budget.

Building AAA Learning Games with Amplify's Game Master, Brady Fukumoto, edSurge

7 Billionaires Who Made Their Fortunes in Education

Believe it or not, you can make a billion dollars in education.

7 Billionaires Who Made Their Fortunes in Education, Roger Riddell, Education Dive

Why Cultivating Nonconformity is More Important Than Ever

Thiel’s question: “Tell me something that’s true that very few people agree with you on.” 

Cultivating Nonconformity is More Important Than Ever, Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart

Jim Shelton, Former Top Official at Ed. Department, to Join 2U

He's "chief impact officer," overseeing a variety of mgt & research responsibilities. 

Jim Shelton, Former Top Official at Ed. Department, to Join 2U, Sean Cavanagh, EdWeek

John Paulson Gives $400M to Harvard for Engineering School

He's one of the best paid hedge fund managers and took home $2.3 billion in 2013.

John Paulson Gives $400M to Harvard for Engineering School, Tamar Lewin, NYT

Robert Putnam: Workforce Training and the American Dream

Excerpt from his recent book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis

Workforce Training and the American Dream, Robert Putnam, Education Next

Marc Andreessen’s Plan to Win the Future

He believes that Silicon Valley is mission control for mankind.

Marc Andreessen’s Plan to Win the Future, Tad Friend, New Yorker

Coursera CEO: Colleges Will Survive the Online Ed Revolution

Levin: Disruption to higher ed will take many years and largely affect commuter colleges. 

Coursera CEO: Colleges Will Survive the Online Ed Revolution, John A. Byrne, Fortune

Meet DJ Patil: Obama’s Big Data Dude

He's chief data scientist and deputy chief technology officer for data policy. And he's a fierce opponent of selling student data for marketing purposes.

Meet DJ Patil: Obama’s Big Data Dude, Alyssa Bereznak, Yahoo

What MIT Is Learning About Online Courses & Virtual Work

Interview w Peter Hirst, Director of Executive Education at MIT Sloan School of Mgt. 

What MIT Is Learning About Online Courses, Sarah Green, Harvard Business Review

Interview with Coursera's Julia Stiglitz

Coursera's Dir of Business & Market Dev says the MOOC revolution has just begun.

Interview with Julia Stiglitz, Roger Riddell, Education Dive

Rep. George Miller Named a Senior Advisor for Cengage

Rep. Miller helped create No Child Left Behind. He'll contribute his ed policy expertise.

Rep. George Miller Named Senior Advisor for Cengage Learning, T. G. Mathewson, EdDive

On Robert Putnam's Book - Our Kids: American Dream in Crisis

The Harvard political scientist hopes to change what the US will do about kids in poverty.

On Robert Putnam & His Book About US Kids in Poverty, Emily Badger, Washington Post

Interview with Kevin Carey, Author of The End of College

The idea of ‘admission’ to college will become an anachronism...

How Tech Enables College-Level Learning ‘Everywhere’, NPR 

Erik Brynjolfsson on the Paradox of Tech Progress

Interview with co-author of The Second Machine Age.

MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson on the Paradox of Tech Progress, Kyle Alspach, BostonBJ

Why Atari, EA Founders Are Moving from Pong to Pedagogy

A panel with Nolan Bushnell, Trip Hawkins, David Lord, and Osman Rashid. 

Why Atari, EA Founders Are Moving from Pong to Pedagogy, Kris Hattori, edSurge

The Man with 26 Million Students

Zach Sims, founder of Codecademy, says, "Education is having a moment."

The Man with 26 Million Students, Joe Miller, BBC