The fallacy shared both by social media services and educational services is one of trying to engineer the perfect mix of content for their clients. What we find, I think, in both education and online media is that authentic content - that is, content based in a person's actual life and relations with other people - is the best content. But of course, you can't create a 'one size fits all' version of that, which makes it uneconomical to be a content provider. This article shows how "a new wave of non-algorithmic social media platforms, such as Mastodon, is challenging the status quo and offering users a refreshing alternative that promotes genuine social interaction." Look for the same approach to begin to thrive in education.
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