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Hacking Education and the Power of the People
Fred Wilson and Albert Wegner of Union Square Ventures brought a group of leading thinkers, educators, and entrepreneurs together this past Friday to discuss the future of eductation. On his blog, Fred shared eleven key takeaways from the event and many of them speak to the core of what we’re working on at (un)classes.
2) Alternative forms of education (home schooling, charter schools, online learning, adult education/lifelong learning) are on the rise and we are just at the start of that trend.
3) Students will increasingly find themselves teaching as well. Peer production will move from just producing content to producing learning as well.
10) Spaces for learning (schools and libraries) will be re-evaluated. It was suggested that Starbucks is the new library. I don’t think that will be the case but the value of dedicated physical spaces for learning will decline. It has already happened in the world of professional education.11) Learning is bottom up and education is top down. We’ll have more learning and less education in the future
Teachers don’t need to be experts; they simply need a love for the subject and an excitement about sharing it with others. We think all of us are hard wired to enjoy learning and have a desire to share our learning and passions with others. ‘Regular People,’ teaching each other in coffee shops and extra conference rooms, are going to play a big role in the upcoming revolution in learning. And unclasses.com hopes to connect them.
Learning isn’t a destination, it’s an ongoing part of a fulfilled life.
