Learning Innovation

What are some of the dumb things you have done with e-mail?

When was the last time that you got angry with one of your edtech vendors? Did you express your anger to your contact at the company?

Just back from a 10 day trip to South Korea. Came back convinced that there is an incredible opportunity to form a Korean based edtech startup.

What electronics do you travel with? Do you bring different digital devices to conferences vs. vacations? How has your device strategy changed as our screens have proliferated, and the era of constant connectivity has emerged?

Peter H. Diamandis, co-author of Abundance and co-founder of Singularity University, thinks that our brains are not wired to understand exponential change. We have evolved to think arithmetically rather than exponentially, and therefore have a hard time wrapping our heads around the implications of Moore's law type performance/cost improvements of digital technologies.

What can we learn about innovation in higher ed from the electric car?

How does the fear that you and your institution will get sued for copyright infringement alter the way in which you provide educational materials for your students?

This week we learned about the newest player in the online higher ed for-profit space, the Minerva Project. Check out Audrey's blog post and and Doug's article for some good background and discussion about Minerva.