Tag Archives: Adrian Sannier

MOOCs, Courseware, and the Course as an Artifact

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Michael Feldstein

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 →

Posted in Higher Education, Instructional Design, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) | Tagged Adrian Sannier, Blended learning, Douglas Fisher, Howard Lurie, Jim Hendler, Massive open online course, MIT, Online Education, Pearson-PLC, San Jose State University, Textbook, Vanderbilt University | 25 Comments

The OpenClass Vision: An Example

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Michael Feldstein

In my last post, I described a vision for combining elements of MOOC-like scale with a more traditional face-to-face classroom experience, as articulated by Pearson’s Adrian Sannier. (Full disclosure: Pearson is a client of MindWires Consulting.) A couple of months … Continue reading →

Posted in Higher Education, Instructional Design | Tagged Adrian Sannier, Ariel Anbar, Arizona State University, ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, Frank Drake, Josh Kim, Massive open online course, MOOC, Pearson-PLC, Phil Regier, Piazza, SmartSparrow, xMOOC | 2 Comments

OpenClass vs the MOOC

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Michael Feldstein

When Pearson’s OpenClass was announced about a year and a half ago, the natural question to ask was whether it would disrupt the LMS market. But that was then and this is now. (Full disclosure: Pearson is a client of … Continue reading →

Posted in Higher Education, Instructional Design, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) | Tagged Adrian Sannier, Ariel Anbar, Massive open online course, MindWires Consulting, OpenClass, Pearson-PLC, Sebastian Thrun | 5 Comments

Why Pearson’s OpenClass Is a Big Deal

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

The big buzz at EDUCAUSE last week was around OpenClass, Pearson’s new LMS entrant. Much hyped but only rarely glimpsed, speculation has been rampant about whether it is a big deal or just a gimmick. Because most people (including me) … Continue reading →

Posted in Higher Education, Tools, Toys, and Technology (Oh my!) | Tagged Adrian Sannier, Clayton Christensen, OpenClass, Pearson-PLC | 35 Comments

Openness: Finally, We're Getting Somewhere

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Michael Feldstein

Update: The Sannier vs. Wheeler smackdown is available on video here. Microsoft Silverlight is required. As I sit on the flight home from the EDUCAUSE conference thinking back on the themes of the week, it is clear to me that … Continue reading →