I highly recommend talking to Aaron Schaap about the Colearning program he's been running for several years now:
http://workthefactory.com/colearning/ <https://mltrk.io/link/http%3A%2F%2Fworkthefactory.com%2Fcolearning%2F/z539yXQ79jwwTIRUFpQX> A ways back gave my $0.02 on an episode of my coworking Q&A show about alternative learning & coworking <https://mltrk.io/link/http%3A%2F%2Flisten.coworkingweekly.com%2F784c617f/z539yXQ79jwwTIRUFpQX>. I personally think that classes and bootcamps and even co-learning are really barely the tip of the iceberg. What I really want to see more of is a re-focusing on apprenticeship models, of which I think coworking spaces are uniquely positioned to create better than almost any other modern. -Alex ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 7:24 PM, Jake Weissbourd <jakeweissbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, this may be a bit off-topic, but I'm interested in investigating > whether or not the co-working business model could be replicated for > co-learning. I understand many co-working spaces have educational > programming, and I have paid attention to WeWork's recent acquisitions of > FlatIron and 2U, but I'm curious about the prospect of creating spaces > (co-learning, as well as co-living, perhaps) designed primarily for > non-traditional learners - who study online, enroll in coding bootcamps, > etc. As a Higher Ed consultant and innovator, it's becoming clearer and > clearer that the university will "unbundle" - students will take a course > here, and do a bootcamp there - but ultimately, people still want a space > to congregate, to have in-person instruction, to forge deep bonds, etc. > > I've worked for a couple years at Duet <http://duet.org/> in Boston, > which rents space from the CIC <https://cic.com/boston/>, so I've seen it > work, but I'm curious to hear people's thoughts on the idea. Who else is > trying it? What might be some unanticipated obstacles? Who should I talk > to? > > Would love to hear people's thoughts! > > Many thanks, > Jake > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
