Stephen Downes

This is the 10th email edition of this newsletter. The previous six were on LinkedIn, which really creates distribution issues if that's the only place you share. And that's why I'm linking to the newsletter, instead of to the LinkedIn essay that it cites, because the article is locked behind the LinkedIn spamwall. This, specifically, is what I want to share here: "I think the greatest human need is feeling connected to the people around us, without which we get suspicion and polarisation. And I think there is a very healthy future for journalists and media companies that can provide it." That's probably true, and it's probably true of educational organizations as well. The knowledge we get from these institutions is only useful to the extent it connects us; it is skill and facility in building these connections that is really what is on offer at learning institutions.