Anthony Showalter

"Stunningly good analysis. Thank you!" - Anthony Showalter

"Very happy customer. We've worked with Jeff Schneider at Gotham for several years, and he is unbelievably responsive to any/all requests. The service level is really remarkable. We had a flooded…" - Anthony Showalter

"Nice one." - Anthony Showalter

"Thanks for getting the story right.  Shame on Pearson for the deliberate misrepresentation." - Anthony Showalter

"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." - Anthony Showalter

"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/enterpr... Most of these are available for free for indivuals, and low cost for institutions." - Anthony Showalter

"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/enterpri....  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..." - Anthony Showalter

"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." - Anthony Showalter

"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)." - Anthony Showalter

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

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

"Extra Space Storage is a case study in bait and switch pricing tactics. Their business model involves offering a low introductory rate and then unbelievably frequent increases. We were a customer…" - Anthony Showalter