The Coursera Future of Higher Education Summit was excellent. Everyone involved should take a bow. These things rarely have a single thesis, but in this case the three main keynotes—my own on the history of disruption, Jeff Maggioncalda’s on AI in the workforce and at Coursera, and Vic Strecher’s on GenZ and the power of purpose in life—gelled really exceptionally.
We are on the verge of massive change. We must teach with purpose and with intention.
I am pooped from essentially a week of thinking thinking big thoughts about the Middle Ages and the Contemporary moment. It is time to clear my head.
I hear the call of the highway. Tomorrow we are back to LA, Saturday I pack, and Sunday I get the motor running.
The Low Rider is a beast, but I am truly tempted to take the Sportster.
More anon.
Onwards! 