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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

If I were starting an institution of learning in 2021 this is pretty much the recipe I'd follow: "blog, newsletter, podcast. From there you scale up and start adding additional verticals, like events (both virtual and in-person as more people get vaccinated), discussion forums (like a Discord server for paying subscribers), a YouTube channel and so on." The overall cost for participants would be a lot lower than traditional instruction. I'd look for (but not depend on) government and industry support for the wider more open-access elements on the basis of public support and social value. More expensive personal and hands-on applications would be targeted to the people and places where they're most needed.

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