RPP #135: Disruptive Innovation in Education: Interview with Michelle Weise




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Summary: Interview with Michelle R. Weise, the Executive Director of Sandbox ColLABorative, the R&D arm of strategy and innovation at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), formerly Senior Research Fellow for Higher Education at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation.Michelle R. Weise, PhDWe discuss:Disruptive innovation with regard to education Moving from institution/faculty-centered to student-centered educationOnline competency-based education aligned with workforce needsPerformance-based assessmentsBusiness model moving way from Carnegie (seat time) UnitGrade inflation and credit transfer problemSNHU's success with online and other schools that are spinning off online unitsLMS vs CRM solutionsWhat traditional universities and incumbent LMS vendors should do in the face of disruptive innovationRod's Podcasts on Disruptive Technology in EducationRPP #19 Disruptive Technology in EducationRPP #20 Disruptive Technology in Education IIDisruptive Technologies in Education (Youtube)Reading ListHire Education: Mastery, Modularization, and the Workforce Revolution by Michelle R. Weise The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton M. ChristensenThe Undoing of Disruption by Evan GoldsteinThe University As Ed Tech Startup: UMUC, Global Campus, Texas, and SNHU Roll Their Own by Phil HillPodsafe music selection from Music AlleyToo Long by Yael Naim, acclaimed singer/songwriter from Israel. She gained fame when her song New Soul played during Apple's Macbook Air ad campaignDuration: 39:33