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2013 Public Policy Dialogue Murtala Mohammed Foundation Leapfrogging Nigeria from Education to Learning Julius O. Akinyemi Entrepreneur –In-Residence MIT Media Lab October 8, 2013. MIT MEDIA LAB – CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR HUMANITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.
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2013 Public Policy DialogueMurtala Mohammed FoundationLeapfrogging Nigeria from Education to LearningJulius O. AkinyemiEntrepreneur –In-ResidenceMIT Media LabOctober 8, 2013
MIT MEDIA LAB – CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR HUMANITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.
The Wisdom of Apprenticeship - watching, learning & doing Le Cordonnier & Son Apprenti - Emile Adan, c1914
Education: We Need to Fix Our Foundational Mistake (The Primary Schools) So they can Yield Returns that Contribute to Our National Wealth They Need to: • Learn How to Learn • Love to Learn with Passion • Love to Love to Learn.
The Principles: Learning Over Education – The need for “Return on Education” Practice over Theory-watching, learning and doing – The apprenticeship way. Resiliencyover Strength – the system will fail sometime but recover fast Re-evaluate your Risk vs. Safety – Safety stifles Innovation and does not provide a nurturing environment for growth
NEXT STEPS? TO BE DISCUSSED Akinyemi@media.mit.edu