DeansTalk - business management education

Knewton

www.knewton.com
Jose Ferreira (Wikpedia), Founder and CEO, MBA Harvard Business School 1997

Knewton COO, David Liu, @dliu8, (Columbia, MBA) at Georgetown's inaugural Innovation Summit, April 2012

A Study of Mobile Learning Trends at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School

January 28, 2013, Educause

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The United States Naval Academy was founded in 1845. Today it is an accredited undergraduate institution with a student body of approximately 4,500 midshipmen. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval Academy offers a four-year undergraduate curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. In so doing, it blends required and elective courses similar to those offered at leading civilian colleges with professional subjects.

Key takeaways

• To plan for future mobile learning two military educational schools conducted a study of current mobile device ownership and use by their students.
• Survey results show that a majority of students say they would use mobile learning if it were available, with a higher fraction of students interested in mobile learning the younger the student body, which suggests demand for mobile learning will continue to grow in the future.
• The results seem to align with general higher education institutions, with younger students showing increasing use of mobile devices and interest in accessing online learning materials.
• Besides e-mail and web browsing on their mobile devices, students want to be able to access course management systems; sync course calendars across their devices; access course reading materials; and use mobile applications that support class work and provide remote access to class lectures.

The 10 top Wired Campus stories - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/10-hottest-ed-tech-stories-of-2012/41413

Articles about how free online courses, or MOOCs, could disrupt higher education dominated the headlines last year here at the Wired Campus blog, and they were the most popular with readers as well. Several articles about e-textbooks also topped our list of most-read articles of 2012, highlighting what has been a time of change, and anxiety, for colleges and universities.

How technology is changing the way we teach - University World News - Best of 2012

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13 May 2012, University World News

While much about being a university professor has remained unchanged for centuries, the way today’s academics research, teach and fulfil administrative duties has changed dramatically, as a result of technological change and a cultural shift in what the public expects of academia.

In the United Kingdom, these changes are about to hit home for academics as the government’s Research Excellence Framework for assessing the value of research will now include a new component called ‘impact’, which requires professors to show how their research makes a direct contribution to society beyond academia...

Pearson "Project Blue Sky" Will Let Professors Mix Free and Paid Content in E-Textbooks

The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 5, 2012

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Pearson, a major textbook publisher, continued its push into digital education on Monday by introducing a service that allows instructors to create e-textbooks using open-access content and Pearson material.

A beta version called Project Blue Sky will begin in the spring with the help of Gooru, a nonprofit search engine. When an instructor enters keywords for the subject he or she is teaching, the system sends back a list of Pearson content, free educational content, and material from other commercial providers...

Dean James Dean (UNC, Kenan-Flagler): "Incorporating Online Learning into Management Education"

"Online; Distance; Hybrid; MOOC – What do They All Mean?", AACSB "Data and Research" blog, 31 July, 2012.

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AACSB video interview (42 mins), 24 July 2012

James Dean, dean and Sarah Graham Kenan distinguished scholar and professor of organizational behavior at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School will discuss the incorporation of online learning into management education.

India's Education Sector: Moving Toward a Digital Future - Knowledge@Wharton

July 19, 2012 in India Knowledge@Wharton

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Huge Potential

According to the "Indian Education Sector Outlook -- Insights on Schooling Segment," (PDF, 9 pages) a report released by New Delhi--based research and consultancy firm Technopak Advisors in May, the total number of schools in India stands at 1.3 million. Of these, private schools account for 20%. Educomp's Dhar points out that only around 10% of the private schools have tapped the potential of multimedia classroom teaching whereas in government schools, it has barely made any inroads...

Prezi - presentations and story-telling

Prezi.com, used by Stanford and Harvard universities.

Prezi on Wikipedia

As a presentation and public speaking medium, Prezi is frequently used as an alternative to slide shows and PowerPoint. The product has been used by numerous leadering voices in business and politics to share and explore their ideas. Notably, The World Economic Forum is currently using Prezi as part of its presentation and media strategy..

...In higher education, Prezi is sometimes used to present complex thoughts, narratives or other visual information...