Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ A wake for half the Daily News

Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This is the future for education as well, especially higher education. I know nobody thinks that teachers and professors will never be laid off en masse, but that's what they thought about journalists a decade ago. Yes, education is important. Yes, the news is important. Information in general is important. But people (individuals, societies, governments) don't want to pay for it the way they have been paying for it (nor as much). Partially this reflects (and results in) the erosion of democracy. But mostly it reflects the indifference of both industries over the years to cost, convenience and effectiveness.

Today: 7 Total: 1114 [Direct link] [Share]


Stephen Downes Stephen Downes, Casselman, Canada
stephen@downes.ca

Copyright 2024
Last Updated: Apr 25, 2024 7:48 p.m.

Canadian Flag Creative Commons License.

Force:yes