The Interfolio Blog

Today's invitation-only "Hack Education" conference in NYC has resulted in a huge evolving discussion online about the state of education in the US today, and in many cases how online tools and the internet in general will shape the future of education, both as a practice and as an industry.

The conference organizers include Fred Wilson and cohorts at Union Square ventures, and while no press were allowed in the conference itself, we have a pretty good idea about how Fred and company feel about the coming change in education practices from a recent interview, in which Fred argues that the educational system in the U.S. is "badly broken" and "stuck in the past."  To which partner Brad Burnham replied "There is zero cost of distribution on the Web.  It's a ubiquitous medium now. I think we will begin to see fundamental transformation in education, and that's why we're paying attention now."

We haven't seen any major coverage of the conference (since there were no press) but attendees kept us all very well informed through the twitter feed all day! See below for a snapshot of the conversation, and check out more of the conversation here where you can see tweets in real time!

Check out more of the conversation here.