The August 11, 2008 issue of Forbes magazine features a spread around Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, and Curtis W. Johnson ’s book, Disrupting Class. The excerpt is titled, “How To Change the Way Kids Learn.” The article is an adapted excerpt from the book that gives a high-level summary of the book’s core […]
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Innosight Institute cofounder Michael B. Horn was interviewed by Joan Hamburg on the Joan Hamburg Show on WOR Radio 710 HD in New York City on July 29, 2008. In the interview he talked about the opportunity for computer-based learning and disruptive innovation to change the face of education and move to a student-centric learning […]
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“Computer software is too rules-based. It can’t really adapt to students. You lose too much if you rely on computer-based learning.”
This is one push back we hear against the vision of student-centric learning technology that we put forth in Disrupting Class.
We have many responses, of course, but one of them is that technology always starts […]
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“Computer software is too rules-based. It can’t really adapt to students. You lose too much if you rely on computer-based learning.”
This is one push back we hear against the vision of student-centric learning technology that we put forth in Disrupting Class.
We have many responses, of course, but one of them is that technology always starts […]
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In anticipation of his keynote presentation at the College of American Pathologists Foundation (CAPF) Futurescape of Pathology conference in June, Dr. Hwang was interviewed in the feature story of the April 2008 issue of CAP Today.
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Bruce Friedman, MD, Active Emeritus Professor of Pathology at the University of Michigan Medical School and Owner of the Pathology Education Consortium, recently asked for Jason Hwang’s viewpoint about whether the early health model (EHM) is a disruptive innovation. Hwang will be speaking at the Lab InfoTech Summit in March 2009.
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Paul Tarini, a senior program officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and team leader of the Foundation’s Pioneer Portfolio, attended Innosight Institute’s healthcare forum on July 10 and had some nice words to say afterwords. Thanks Paul!
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The College of American Pathologists Foundation (CAPF) hosted its second annual Futurescape of Pathology Conference on June 6-8, 2008, where Jason Hwang delivered the keynote address to start off the meeting.
“This year’s Futurescape Conference takes a closer look at pathology’s massive transformation and provides strategies for reinvention and renewal of the pathologists and their practice.”
Attendees […]
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In a telling sign of the growth of and the potential for online learning, for-profit Edison Schools Inc. has jumped on the bandwagon with the acquisition of Provost Systems Inc., a company that offers online courses and online learning management tools for schools, according to a July 1, 2008 article in Education Week.
Edison will also […]
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Jason Hwang spoke at the The Permanente Executive Leadership Summit (PELS) on April 13, 2008 as part of the session on “Innovating for Our Customers.” PELS is a biennial event that serves as the most important national meeting for physician leaders across all of Permanente’s Medical Groups. Among the 180 attendees were Permanente Medical Group […]
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