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Whatever happened to the Baghdad House of Wisdom? Oh, right, the 1258 Seige of Bagdhad. [I did have to check]. Beware of Mongol hordes demanding gifts, I guess. Still, ~500 years is a pretty good run.
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Current model is financially unsustainable. Elite unis will be fine, & probably CC/state, but many will have to adapt or die. Digital will play a large part in disruption.
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Models of the future will be: ▪️ Faster: <1yr vs. 4+ ▪️ Cheaper: mostly digital, less time & the rest of the uni experience is unbundled ▪️ More specialized/focused (eg CS), iterative & supportive ▪️ With incentives-aligned, flexible repayments
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It’s too easy to build a gatekeeped online uni, just didn’t happen yet. Also can buy brand/rep from some older institution. Def gonna happen at some point
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Online ed has not yet duplicated probably the two key things traditional EDU delivers: a unique, immersive experience, closely connected with others doing it too, and, social transformation and networking.
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Agree universities are very lindy. They seem to outlast most human institutions - longer lasting than countries - but it doesn’t follow that online-ed is not huge. Semi related - YouTube is consistently underrated in its impact on skills learning.
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Reform will be an increase of online courses not offered by the degree granting institutions that students are enrolled in. This will hit GE hardest consolidating the humanities in a Amazon like hive organized by Canvas (LMS) after it gets purchased by Google or Amazon.