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Early discussions from the Open Ed class
Here is David Wiley’s summary of early discussions in his Open Education class, which is just getting under way. As a review, David’s teaching this class completely on line and completely open to anyone. You can just participate at no cost, or if you are in school, you can sign sign up for credit through your university.
One of the questions under discussion early is “In your opinion, is the ‘right to education’ a basic human right? Why or why not?” I’m interested to see if anyone argues the negative here. It’s kind of like asking if a clean, safe environment is a basic human right. Well, yes, but that’s not what is going to stop us all from burning fossil fuels. Not only does failing to educate everyone leave a great many people disempowered, which itself can be dangerous, it deprives us all of a part of the human creativity we will need if we are to survive as a species. We need to educate everyone because everyone deserves an education of course, but we need to educated everyone because ultimately, it’s probably the only way we can all live togehter. I see Open Education as a green movement for the mind.
