"Higher ed institutions should help students find a friend, not push for student engagement. A lonely student on anxiety drugs who’s afraid of looking stupid will not ask critical questions. No matter how hard you try"
Read our master plan to Differ
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We at Differ are looking for a UX lead for our education startup in Oslo. No matter what background, gender or where you are from in the world we would love to talk to you. We are absolutely ok with remote!
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ALT “87% of first-year students find it difficult to cope with social or academic aspects of university life (source). Now, Learn Capital invests in Differ, a Norwegian startup with a goal of fighting loneliness in higher education worldwide…” from “Fighting insecurity among students — Learn capital invests” by Geir Sand Nilsen.
ALT “Higher ed institutions should help students find a friend, not push for student engagement. A lonely student on anxiety drugs who’s afraid of looking stupid will not ask critical questions. No matter how hard you try.” from “Masterplan to making all students feel safe” by Geir Sand Nilsen.
ALT “The second learning, dear 18-year old Geir, might sound a bit strange. But the goal is not to compete with others.…” from “Dear myself 20 years ago” by Geir Sand Nilsen.
I am a Learning Community Manager in higher education courses
I build and manage online learning environments
Why?
To help students feel safe, collaborate more, and increase the likelihood they will complete their course.
Ask me anything 🙂
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