Disruptive Technology UNB

"Which of these (and other) influences will prove to be merely incremental, 'sustaining innovations' and which will be 'step changes'? Which will turn out to be 'game changing,' disruptive innovations and which merely local perturbations in the ecosystem? The impact of each will become apparent as the landscape begins to be formed as progressive layers of innovation interact with each other (together with the occasional volcanic eruption).

Surprising results from Univ of Edinburgh's MOOC data.

Duke U. bailing out of an online program.

No only is the rate of technological change increasing, so is the rate of sober second thought. :) A key sentence in this article is "The possibilities are myriad, but the success of MOOCs will depend on the degree to which faculty members are involved in the entire process, from development to testing and credentialing." This also applies to our own committee work in disruptive technologies, so that we don't fall into the typical trap of being support staff telling faculty members what to do, one of the reasons we are so unable to effect significant change in instructional practice at UNB (F at least).