Tag Archives: programmed instruction

Are MOOCs and Competency-Based Learning on a Collision Course?

Posted on June 11, 2013 by karen mahon

Let’s just be clear: Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC) and Competency-Based Learning (CBL) are not the same thing. They both claim to be “personalized” learning, but that personalization is expressed in completely different ways. In the case of the MOOC, the … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Teacher

Posted on August 7, 2012 by karen mahon

Last week I was reading a blog that discussed different teaching methodologies.  One of those methods was Programmed Instruction (PI), a method that was developed by B.F. Skinner.  PI dates back to the 1950s when Skinner developed his Teaching Machine. … Continue reading →

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Bizarro World: Is Algebra Necessary?

Posted on July 30, 2012 by karen mahon

I had a whole other post planned for today, but it got bumped because yesterday I, like many of you, read the strangest op/ed piece that I think I’ve ever read in the NY Times.  And that’s saying something.  In … Continue reading →

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