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This is a moment of tremendous opportunity in global higher education

Peer 2 Peer University is a paradigm shifting idea 

IronTriangle

The currentmodel isbroken!

ACCESS

COST

QUALITY

IronTriangle

WHAT HAS CHANGED?

Free and open Free and open access to the world's access to the world's greatest educational greatest educational

resources and resources and millions of people to millions of people to

learn with.learn with.

IronTriangle

The currentmodel isbroken!

IronTriangle

But now everyone can

fix it.

Learning for everyoneby everyone

about almost anything.

Andrew

Andrew+ Delia+ Lila

+ Jessica+ Tobias

+ Podromos

Jane

• We create study groups for individuals to learn together, using open educational resources.• We help participants get

recognition for their learning achievements.

MANAGEMENT

SO FAR

• Pilot phase with 7 courses• Drupal site developed• First round of courses–12 English, 3 Portuguese–388 sign-ups

SO GOOD

• Great volunteer community• Robust growth –Pilot: ~17,000 visits–First round: ~30,000 visits (100k pg)

• Buzz: NYT, Fast Company, blogs, etc.• Shuttleworth/Hewlett seed funding

WHAT ABOUT DEGREES?

Learning for learning's sake is a luxury few can afford.

Learning needs to translate into opportunities.

• Strengthen and complement (not replace) existing institutions

PATHWAYS TO FORMAL CREDIT

ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION

• Open sourcing accreditation• Fill the gaps• Involve the community

OPEN WEB DEVELOPERS

“I have been mentoring young folks who want to learn Web design and what I have discovered is

that there are literally NO college level curricula in my area that would teach them Open Web

technologies. Their options are either to learn Web technologies that are 4-5 years behind

what's out now, or to take a degree in computer science. I would like to see this project succeed because I believe there is a great need for it.”

OPEN WEB DEVELOPERS

• Training & certification• Free & open community curriculum• Project based peer-learning–“Mashing up the open web”

• Assessment of hacker's disposition• First courses start September 2010

• DESIGN THE CURRICULUM• ENDORSE THE CERTIFICATE• LEAD A COURSE• JOIN DRUMBEAT

Help us build it!

.orgthepeople@p2pu.org