Disruptive Innovation makes it possible for simple, affordable, and
accessible products to replace products that are complex, expensive and inaccessible.
Classic examples from business are: Toyota replacing Ford, the PC replacing the
mainframe, and Southwest replacing any other airline. Disruptive Innovation is a game
changer, and in the Disrupting Class, Clayton Christensens application of disruptive
innovation to the education system will change the debate and redefine how we look at
education forever. The way the educational system is set up forces standardisation. But
each student whether child or adult - learns in a different way and has different
needs - and therefore needs customisation. Disrupting Class uses the theories of
disruptive innovation to show how schools and training organisations can overcome this
dilemma.
Society now asks this system to do something it has never before done: educate every
member. To tackle this, schools and organisations must make learning intrinsically
motivating for each student.
In the education and training field, the disruptive innovation that Christensen
argues for is computer based learning replacing the current teacher centric classroom
model. Computer based learning is different from simply buying computers for the classroom
and Christensen explains exactly how computer based learning can become the
disruptive innovation that makes education more affordable, accessible, and customisable
so that students truly learn more.
Clayton M. Christensen
is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business
Administration at the Harvard Business School. He is author or coauthor of five books
including the New York Times bestsellers The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's
Solution.
Curtis Johnson is a writer and consultant who has served as a college president,
head of a public policy research organization, and chief of staff to governor Arne Carlson
of Minnesota.
Michael Horn is the cofounder and Executive Director, Education of Innosight
Institute.
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Introduction 1
Randall Circle High School 19
Ch. 1 Why Schools Struggle to Teach Differently When Each Student Learns Differently 21
Ch. 2 Making the Shift: Schools Meet Society's Needs 43
Ch. 3 Crammed Classroom Computers 71
Ch. 4 Disruptively Deploying Computers 89
Ch. 5 The System for Student-Centric Learning 121
Ch. 6 The Impact of the Earliest Years on Students' Success 147
Ch. 7 Improving Education Research 159
Ch. 8 Forging a Consensus for Change 179
Ch. 9 Giving Schools the Right Structure to Innovate 197
Conclusion 223
Index 231
288 pages, Hardcover