Unbundling Higher Education
When people talk about education, they are usually mixing
together several ideas. The first is the idea of learning. The
second is the idea of socialization. The third is the idea of
credentialing - giving a piece of paper to someone that proves
to the world that he or she knows what they know. These three
different aspects of education are muddled together because
today they are all performed by the same institutions - you go
to college to learn, have a life experience and get a
degree.
In our business model we need to think about these things and
how best to provide them.
It has always been my opinion that 'education' is something
people do to you, whereas 'learning' is something you do for
yourself,