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Stephen Downes

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This post demonstrates a pattern of identifying a change that most people would agree has happened, then linking it to something that doesn't follow at all. For example, after observing "online learning can achieve levels of engagement that are on par with in-person courses" and that "more and more adults will forgo retirement," Ryan Lufkin says "blended or hybrid learning is the new norm." After observing "99% of U.S. undergraduate students own a smartphone," he plugs a company that captures "the emotional power of the best Hollywood storytelling…to deliver fully immersive VR learning."

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