Today I decided to respond to Nathan’s Blog Post 3!

Nathan, I really enjoyed reading about your experiences with open and distributed education! You did a great job explaining these learning models and how they make education more easy to access. I completely agree that distributed education is valuable because it allows courses to be delivered in different formats, whether in-person, online, or a mix of both. Open education is also an important tool for making learning more available, especially with free resources like Creative Commons.

Your experience with hybrid learning in high school really stood out to me. It’s great to see how you adjusted your learning approach to better meet your needs. I can relate to how having more flexible options can improve understanding and overall success in school.

Your gap year and self-directed learning with CS50x sound like a fantastic experience. Being able to work at your own pace without deadlines must have made learning more enjoyable. The way you engaged with the online community and helped others shows how effective these models can be. I also use resources like MIT OpenCourseWare to help my studies, and I really agree that having easy access to so much knowledge is a privilege!