"They will change the way we all approach teaching." This is what Vincent Mangematin, a professor at France’s Grenoble Ecole de Management, told me on FIR on Higher Education episode 11. MOOCs are certainly causing disruption. Mangematin wrote in the Financial Times that MOOCs will leave behind a trail of failed global business schools. He elaborated on this piece in the podcast episode and …
Podcast 10: Disrupting Executive Education – The World Economic Forum’s New Forum Academy
Every January, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is in the news headlines as leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland to address some of the pressing issues facing the world. The WEF is also know for its thought leadership and research. Now, the organization is expanding into executive education. The new Forum Academy is launching its inaugural course on Global Information Technology this June and then …
Podcast 7 – Interview with Eric Schwartzman on How to Create Engaging Online Courses
What are the keys to creating an engaging and educational experience when producing online classes? In FIR on Higher Education episode 7, Comply Socially Founder Eric Schwartzman answers this question. …
Exercise professionally like Thomas Edison
Trivia – upon dying, guess how many pages of inventor Thomas Edison’s notes were found? Answer - over 5,000,000. Edison’s diary notes are maintained in the US Historical Record. Captured in great detail are his thoughts on perfecting the light bulb and the attributes of electric lighting. Researching about his life, Edison's love for reading becomes immediately apparent. His personal library at …