I happened upon this opinion piece by William Rankin the other day. It has honestly haunted me since. Do I think all of education is over? No way. I don't agree with it all. But I think there are parts we should allow to die for good. The OLD MODEL of education: lecture, input, output, testing NEEDS to die! I know many educators who are frustrated to be tied down by planned test-driven instruction which removes all creativity from the classroom. Combine the limits continuousl

We know. You've all been thinking it. So have we. My sister Jenn has a graduate degree in learning design & technology, with a graduate certificate in online learning & teaching. I've been teaching and tutoring online for 12 years. We have a combined 43 years in education. We've been blessed to learn from some of the best pioneers in the field. Even we are stunned by this sudden shift. When we work with new online students and teachers, we always offer tips to getting started