The internet is the ocean. Now we just need to train the sailors better.
I am working on a class called 'how to use the internet'. Here in my rural, developing community, the internet has arrived, on cell phones, and people are happy! They are chatting and connecting and are very aware of facebook and whatsapp.
But it doesn't go much further than that. When they learn about wikipedia, coursera, edx and dozens of other tools and websites available online, they get really excited all over again. Of course everything on the internet needs to be parsed, interpreted and understood through the right filter based on where it comes from and who it is for.
wikipedia, coursera, edx and dozens of other tools and websites available online, they get really excited all over again.
The Internet has the ability to dramatically impact developing countries. What would be incredible is if coursera, edx, etc. could figure out a way to grant "course credits" so that people could prove they possess the knowledge they claim. That way they could "capitalize" their knowledge.
The internet is the ocean. Now we just need to train the sailors better.
I am working on a class called 'how to use the internet'. Here in my rural, developing community, the internet has arrived, on cell phones, and people are happy! They are chatting and connecting and are very aware of facebook and whatsapp.
But it doesn't go much further than that. When they learn about wikipedia, coursera, edx and dozens of other tools and websites available online, they get really excited all over again. Of course everything on the internet needs to be parsed, interpreted and understood through the right filter based on where it comes from and who it is for.
Training and education is the solution.
@ecoinstant,
Great insight.
The Internet has the ability to dramatically impact developing countries. What would be incredible is if coursera, edx, etc. could figure out a way to grant "course credits" so that people could prove they possess the knowledge they claim. That way they could "capitalize" their knowledge.