I'm doing research on the role of communities in getting people curious and engaged in learning. I have a feeling a lot of you would love to share your mind on that subject!

There is no doubt that social media changed the world as it is - from the way we talk to friends, find a job, stalk exes, to how we discover events and rent hotels. Honestly, when you step away and think about it, it's mindblowing.

However, one thing that's seemingly unchanging is learning. Mind you - a lot of people tried to force 'social media for learning' - there have been dozens of shitty, downright sad networks, made with 'students' in mind. They were always either 5 years behind in terms of UX and content or talked down to their users and took away their freedom (I can post some WayBackMachine Links in the comments for those interested). Reddit (and maybe Pinterest or discord) is kind of an exception. Kind of. It's not ideal, but, obviously, people do learn and some of them do so more than others.

I'm completely in love with an idea of learning from others - in communities, egalitarian grassroots groups; Just sharing knowledge, solving problems together, motivating each other. I'm researching what enables those communities, what keeps them strong and how can it be applied to just get people interested in learning, science, and self-improvement again.

And I was hoping you guys could help me. I joined a sizable research project on the matter and have some catching up to do; I'd love to have a chat with some of you guys (compensation involved). So if you love talking about education in the social media world, DM me!

Submitted May 27, 2020 at 07:54AM by Never2Busy https://ift.tt/2X50klV