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Stephen Downes

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I want to juxtapose two articles: this article, which I think of as super-introductory, addressing myths about online learning, and Ben Werduller's post on working from home, which makes very clear the case that "forcing in-person work is a sure-fire sign that leadership is stuck in their ways, unable to change, even in the face of evidence that it's detrimental to their businesses." And it results in absurdities - I would drive into the office only to sit in front of my computer, working and learning online. It underlines to me our failure as a society to advance the education of our leaders beyond the level of myth, superstition and fear. From what I've seen of executive education, providers are more likely to cater to their biases and prejudices than to challenge them. Which is unfortunate.

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