Higher Education

Thesis — Synchronous College

I remember when MOOCs came out. I took one long sigh and hunkered down for a decade of student misery. Let’s unpack that. The compelling thing about MOOCs is that they require almost no behavior change from professors. They sit up there lecturing but now someone has a video…

The MOOC I would build

Here are some pretty rough ideas of how we could make MOOCs a lot better. I’m thinking about the way I would combine what I know works in education — coaching and interactivity — with what scales in education — static content and student to student learning.

We need to flip flop who pays for education and health care

Most people who have studied health care end up on the side of consumer pay or government pay. Very few end up on the side of employer pay, mainly because it hides real costs from employees. Healthcare is also only somewhat related to your job. So maybe having…

How to make US colleges free

Bernie Sanders made a lot of waves by advocating for free college for all. He was quickly shouted down as a radical and socialist (both of which are true). But it got me thinking, why not?