Disrupting the Education Paradigm with Michael Horn
IMPACT LEARNING
English - July 09, 2020 04:05 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Philosophy learning education technology culture society online learning travel future of learning career change impact learning Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
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Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find more about Michael Horn:
The Class Disrupted Podcast Webpage
The Class Disrupted Podcast on iTunes
Mentioned in this episode:
Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Southern New Hampshire University
Episode of Class Disrupted with Larry Berger
Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton Christensen, Michael Horn and Curtis Johnson
Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools by Michael Horn and Heather Staker
Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life by Michael Horn and Bob Moesta
Listen to this episode and explore:
Michael's childhood: being coached by his dad and his early interest in learning a wide range of topics (3:48)
Choosing to go to Yale and major in history: his process of selecting the right school (6:36)
Deciding to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School (11:00)
Co-authoring “Disrupting Class: How disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns” with Clayton Christensen (13:12)
Co-founding the Clayton Christensen Institute, a non-profit think tank around Disrupting Class (16:18)
Explaining Disruptive Innovation for business and education (18:38)
Independent learning platforms vs universities programs: who is winning amid pandemic and in the future (24:58)
The critical next steps for institutions that need to improve their online offerings (28:05)
The proactive approach of mergers and acquisitions for colleges and universities (30:54)
What Michael sees as the future of learning and higher ed considering the current situation (32:18)
Michael’s advice to high school grads thinking about college right now (37:22)
How to prototype and test what might be the right path for a college student or high-school grad (40:17)
Advice for recent grads in current times: the importance of exploring social networks and opportunities vs following established career paths (45:09)
Advice for adult learners amid uncertainty and ambiguity (46:46)
Michael’s twin daughters learning experience during the pandemic (50:00)
The one thing Michael wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (52:52)