--- title: Studion Blog | Dr. Scott Moore (9) description: Dr. Scott Moore is a former Principal Learning Strategist at Extension Engine. In this role, he led the global Custom Learning Experience practice. He worked with dozens of nonprofit, higher education, and learning business organizations as they considered using online learning to support their mission and margin, using his deep understanding of organizational dynamics, online learning, strategic differentiation, decision-making, and more. Prior to joining Extension Engine, he was a faculty member, administrator, and dean at Michigan Ross and Babson College for 20+ years. He holds an M.B.A. from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 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In this role, he led the global Custom Learning Experience practice. He worked with dozens of nonprofit, higher education, and learning business organizations as they considered using online learning to support their mission and margin, using his deep understanding of organizational dynamics, online learning, strategic differentiation, decision-making, and more. Prior to joining Extension Engine, he was a faculty member, administrator, and dean at Michigan Ross and Babson College for 20+ years. He holds an M.B.A. from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. ### Recent Posts ## [We're Sponsoring the 2016 Open edX Conference](https://blog.gostudion.com/were-sponsoring-the-2016-open-edx-conference) We're excited to sponsor the 2016 Open edX Conference at Stanford University from June  14-16. [Read More](https://blog.gostudion.com/were-sponsoring-the-2016-open-edx-conference) [![](https://blog.gostudion.com/hubfs/Tuition_Discount_Rate.png)](https://blog.gostudion.com/its-not-about-discount-rates-its-about-declining-net-tuition) ## [It’s not about discount rates, it’s about declining net tuition](https://blog.gostudion.com/its-not-about-discount-rates-its-about-declining-net-tuition) **On Tuesday, *Inside Higher Ed* published [an article](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/05/16/discount-rates-rise-yet-again-private-colleges-and-universities) discussing the impact of rising discount rates across higher education institutions. The article hinges on the data shown in the chart below. It indicates discount rates now average 48.6% for first-time freshman and 42.5% for all undergraduates. These rates are at all time highs.** [Read More](https://blog.gostudion.com/its-not-about-discount-rates-its-about-declining-net-tuition) [![](https://blog.gostudion.com/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/OnlineLearning_Blog.jpg)](https://blog.gostudion.com/distinctive-online-learning-examples) ## [Distinctive Online Learning Examples](https://blog.gostudion.com/distinctive-online-learning-examples) In a previous post, I outline what it takes for an organization to move beyond the filmed movie stage of online learning to the point at which it is creating distinctive online learning experiences. To quote from that article: An online university class should not be the educational equivalent of a filmed play. It should deeply integrate new technologies for … [Read More](https://blog.gostudion.com/distinctive-online-learning-examples) [![](https://blog.gostudion.com/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/MSOfficeMixXblock_Blog.jpg)](https://blog.gostudion.com/microsoft-office-mix-xblock/) ## [Microsoft Office Mix xBlock: A Learner Assessment Use Case](https://blog.gostudion.com/microsoft-office-mix-xblock/) One of the things we think a lot about at [ExtensionEngine](http://www.extensionengine.com/) is creating new and improved mechanisms for authentic assessments in online learning. Traditionally, online learning hasn’t done authentic assessment well due to limited faculty time, costs, and the limitations of machine grading. We are proposing a [Microsoft Office Mix](https://mix.office.com/en-us/Home) xBlock for Open edX (and eventually edX itself) that would address these limitations and, thus, increase the ease of deploying such assessments. [Read More](https://blog.gostudion.com/microsoft-office-mix-xblock/) [![](https://blog.gostudion.com/hubfs/blog-files/AFilmPlayed_Blog_1.jpg)](https://blog.gostudion.com/innovative-online-learning/) ## [A Filmed Play is not a Movie: Improving Online Learning](https://blog.gostudion.com/innovative-online-learning/) ## **Evolution of film making *vis a vis* online learning** Many early movies were [simply filmed plays](http://www.filmsite.org/pre20sintro5.html). Early producers simply applied a new technology to an existing cultural construct. 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