Throw Away the Old Business Model

This session was kind of big commercial for Coastline Learning. But they are doing some really interesting things. The biggest item, aside from a full-blown LMS coming in 2009 maybe, is their design of a relational database driven repository of learning objects and information. This might be difficult to picture, but imagine that Keith develops an online simulation for microscopes and Jed discusses the invention of a microscope in his history course and how that affected life as we know it. Wouldn't it be swell if these pieces could be linked together? That's kind of the idea.

Most of the time was spent discussing their new pricing structure and how great it is that now the cost can be passed on to students. They are a business and need to make money.