Stephen Downes

It is impossible for those of us in Canada to watch what is happening south of the border with indifference. So this issue of OLDaily is dedicated to the sweeping changes happening in the United States and our reaction - as Canadians, as democrats, as educators - to them. We'll get back to whatever counts as normal coverage of learning technology tomorrow. So today, we begin with this analysis from Ben Werdmuller analyzing the "move fast and break things" mantra that is now being applied to U.S. governance. "The next task," writes Werdmuller, "is to build an alternative, not in reaction to Trump, but in itself, based on upholding core values and improving everybody's quality of life... The status quo doesn't work. The American people have made that clear. So it's on us to invent something new. What does it mean to create a truly inclusive, peaceful, democratic society?" First - I suggest - you have to decide whether you really want that. Then you work together to build it.