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Bill Gates on education, college, and the future of learning -- (link)

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Aug 6 '10, 13:28

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http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/06/bill-gates-education/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch) (techcrunch.com)

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Working - as I do - in distance learning at a university, I know a little something about this. - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:51
there's substance there, but i don't think i buy the idea that "place based" education will wither... - xi Aug 6, 13:43
man there is all kinds of crap goin' down in five years. 2015!....nm - xi Aug 6, 13:34
I think there's a lot to the idea of being immersed in a situation with a group of like-minded knowledge seeking people. - Reagen Aug 6, 13:33
He's kind of missing part of the purpose of college. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:32
Didn't I hear that almost all of MIT's course material is already online for free? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 6, 13:31 2
- Yet it's almost like he's talking about some kind of universal accreditation system so you can be "certified" that you know the information - oblique Aug 6, 13:32 1
  - Some schools have something like that. You can get cedit for real life experience. And you can take tests to get credits for some basic stuff. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:34
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Have we talked on ST yet about Bill and Warren convincing all those billionaires to give up half their fortunes? -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Aug 6, 13:30 1
- who cares, post it anyways! -- nm - the enabler Aug 6, 13:31

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