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We believe that education should be a Commons. Brisbane Free University therefore opens an autonomous space in which the empowering processes of teaching and learning belong to everybody. We believe that a more just world is possible and that this is one way of bringing it into being. We want to re-imagine education by bringing conversation and critical thought into the heart of the city. We want to challenge the divide between the academic sphere and the public forum, between the sandstone and the street corner, and remember the sheer, simple joy of learning for its own sake.
In simple terms, Brisbane Free University:
has no fixed addressvalues free access to knowledgesees the human aspect of educational processes as paramount and therefore situates discussions in a physical space, as opposed to onlinechanges learning structures by giving equal time to speakers as to open discussioninvolves no exchange of moneyoffers no accreditationoperates independently of any political organisation, NGO, formal university or funding body
Sounds more appealing than many MOOC – although they do have the issue of geography to contend with. Maybe the these learnign communities are a better option and more sustainable? Local people applying a local frame to knowledge? Perhaps they could then collaborate with other groups around the country and around the globe to facilitate the People’s MOOC?
See on brisbanefreeuniversity.org
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