Author Archives: Michael Feldstein

About Michael Feldstein

Michael Feldstein is the founder of e-Literate and an independent e-learning consultant. For more information, see his profile page.

Political Philosophy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

This is going to be a more personal blog post than I typically make here at e-Literate. The open letter from San José State University’s philosophy department in protest of the edX JusticeX course being taught at SJSU is getting a … Continue reading →

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Cengage MindTap and the Evolution of Courseware

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

So MindTap just won a CODiE award for “Best Post-secondary Personalized Learning Solution.” In and of itself, this isn’t a big deal. No offense intended to current or prior winners, but the CODiEs often feel like awards for “Best Instant Coffee” or … Continue reading →

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Knewton (Quietly) Pivots

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Knewton CEO Jose Ferriera has an interesting and revealing blog post up about “the coming adaptive world.” In part, it is a response to a report on adaptive learning by Education Growth Advisors. Jose writes, “Despite our constant protestations to … Continue reading →

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We’re from the Valley and We’re Here to Help

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

The other week I had the pleasure of attending the annual GSV Advisors Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale. For those who aren’t aware, the main purpose of the event is to help ed tech startups and investors find each other. … Continue reading →

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MOOCs, Courseware, and the Course as an Artifact

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

As Phil mentioned in his last post, he and I had the privilege of participating in a two-day ELI webinar on MOOCs. A majority of the speakers had been involved in implementing MOOCs at their institutions in one way or … Continue reading →

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