Disqus - Latest Comments for santhonys

Re: Yesterday we really put the “work” in “working... - Nik and Kate Go West

santhonys — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:32:19 -0000

Love that whiskey website. Great job!

Re: Hack Education Turns 2!

santhonys — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:16:44 -0000

Congrats!

Re: Available Now: Upgrades Including Twice the Data Storage!

santhonys — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:06:32 -0000

Congrats to the product team on an awesome launch! The new discussions are beautiful!

Re: Apple and the Digital Textbook Counter-Revolution

santhonys — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:44:18 -0000

Stunningly good analysis. Thank you!

Re: The Emotron

santhonys — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:39:47 -0000

Nice one.

Re: Google Says Pearson’s New Learning System Is ‘Not a Shared Product’

santhonys — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:04:43 -0000

Thanks for getting the story right. Shame on Pearson for the deliberate misrepresentation.

Re: Pearson’s “Free” LMS

santhonys — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:36:05 -0000

Yes, I think the "guest" comment below links to the official press release containing a Google quote... so I stand partially corrected. I still think it was completely overemphasized and misleading. I would be hugely surprised if Google contributed a single line of code to the project. They're basically just providing an App Store or Platform that Pearson plugged into. The press release and headline deceptively hint at much more.

Re: Pearson and Google Jump Into Learning Management With a New, Free System

santhonys — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:40:36 -0000

It seems extremely deceptive to frame this as a joint venture with Google and really poor reporting to include them in the headline. You mention them 9 times in the article, but there's no evidence that Google in any way supported this effort.

There are already many LMS systems fully integrated in the Google Apps Marketplace (see http://www.google.com/enter.... Most of these are available for free for indivuals, and low cost for institutions.

Re: Pearson’s “Free” LMS

santhonys — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:27:04 -0000

Agreed that it was a pretty deceptive move to frame this as some sort of joint venture w/ Google. Pearson is actually the 5th or 6th LMS to get listed in the Google Apps marketplace (http://www.google.com/enter.... Many of the existing options are already free for individuals or low cost for schools.

Note that there weren't any quotes from Google in the article...

Re: ClassConnect: Rethinking the LMS

santhonys — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:12:05 -0000

I totally agree... which is why I'm excited about loosely coupled systems. I haven't used your product, but it looks like we've got similar philosophies and I'm excited to see next generation tools like yours.

My original point is that we don't need an LMS to do _everything_ in the digital classroom...and conversely, we don't need every classroom-oriented software product to become an LMS. Often, we see situations where a core innovation (for example, a great gradebook or quizing product) tacks on sub-standard features so that it can unnecessarily address _all_ of the needs of a classroom. This case studies for this type of feature bloat are blackboard and moodle.

@busynessgirl - excited to check out your talk. I love the vision for radical/disruptive student-centered software & education... but I think incremental innovations like @haikulearning and @classconnect offer _immediate_ gains that are plug-n-play with today's education infrastructure.

Re: ClassConnect: Rethinking the LMS

santhonys — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:08:35 -0000

Great synopsis and I appreciate the questions your raise. Esp: do we need an LMS for that?

Agreed that there are many ways to build engaging digital learning experiences... and countless services (youtube, google apps, slideshare, veri.com, gaming, etc) that already exist and work on the "atomic" level. That is, they excel at providing building blocks (lectures, quizes, games, supplemental materials, etc). I think it's rare that an LMS will provide superior experiences at the atomic level. Blackboard's document creation and management will never be as good as Google Apps (and so on).

I think the best use case for an LMS is to work with third parties and become the invisible glue that pulls together engaging experiences into the "molecular" unit of a class. Therefore, the LMS must excel at a few key classroom management features, and make it exceptionally easy for teachers to integrate their favorite tools. This was the philosophy behind Haiku LMS (where I'm an adviser).

Re: Leaving and Beginning, and a Love Letter to Goshen

santhonys — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:27:00 -0000

Aww. I also miss some of the great things about Goshen that you mention and I remember interviewing that snot-nosed kid ;) Great post.

Re: 100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education

santhonys — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:31:14 -0000

Seems to be missing the real innovators in the Learning Management space - Http://haikulearning.com or http://schoology.com or http://edmodo.com

Re: Shining Hope wins Echoing Green Fellowship!

santhonys — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:18:58 -0000

Congrats Jessica and Kennedy!

Re: Pun intended: edit images on the fly with Aviary!

santhonys — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:55:50 -0000

Wow. Awesome new feature.

Re: Take it to the classroom! Haiku vs. Sakai vs. Moodle vs. Blackboard 9: an LMS review

santhonys — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:36:04 -0000

Thanks for posting this! What a great process for evaluating LMS systems.

Re: Look at what’s new in Haiku! Auto-publish, account updates, & a revamped blog!

santhonys — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:51:13 -0000

Loving the new blog! Congrats everyone.

Re: Word of RedPost/WPB spreading…

santhonys — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:54 -0000

That is so cool. Go Chicago! Go RedPost!

Re: Subs: Some Housekeeping Value Plays

santhonys — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:20:11 -0000

+1 to discussion by ticker. Great idea.

Re: Moving, Endless (Samples)

santhonys — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:47:52 -0000

Wow, so cool.

Re: Echoing Green 2009 Fellows

santhonys — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:09:29 -0000

Thanks Eric... Guess it's also time to update the content on our RedPost sign w/ some new photography!

Re: New Disqus Look And Feel

santhonys — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:12:40 -0000

Now I can "like" your comment.

Re: RedPost goes Urban

santhonys — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:55 -0000

Yeah, that look really great, I love the art on sign and in the screen.

Re: "Fill the Glass" Fundraiser: How $15 Makes a Difference!

santhonys — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:59:05 -0000

This is a terrific idea Kate... keep us updated on how the campaign goes!

Re: Ye ol’ courier o’ hopes and dreams

santhonys — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:34:17 -0000

You are sooo mysterious. Love the touchscreen possibilities.