If we look at the changes to the education system since the Internet and iPad marched into the school curriculum and online learning open the door of the library to the entire world, it is surprising to see that despite the changes to the way we access information, these largely centralized education & learning platforms are still very much limiting in terms of HOW we learn and teach.
As @amariespeaks commented in one of my posts about the validity and relevance of IQ in our society today, there is very little value in assessing intelligence from a one-dimensional perspective because we are all different in our intelligence - that is, our unique and individual abilities to acquire and apply skills & knowledge:
So if the way we access information can be open and decentralized, and we can also find more than one way to use our intelligence, what about the way that we learn and teach from each other?
The blockchain offers some exciting possibilities and sites like bitdegree.org is one such example of trying to create a blockchain based education platform. I think that Steemit already has the membership and maturity to beat them to the race and come up with a network where we can exchange knowledge and skills both online and in the real world. There are already so many great teachers and people eager to learn, although some of the initiatives here like @steemgigs is not focused on education, there is already a proof of concept for exchanging values on Steemit - all we need to do is make it the exchange of knowledge and skills rather than performing a task (although you could argue that teaching someone is also a job).
Having read about @pennsif's idea of teaching Steemit courses to newcomers, I wonder if we should explore the idea of an informal education network that can support such activities further (I think this will also be exciting for @steemstem or @steemeducation to consider), and if so then I am interested in discussing this further with people that want to move forward on this idea.