Is it a bad thing to periodically purge online spaces? In a session this morning, Gideon pointed out that everything from BYU on Blackboard is about to be erased as we transition to a new institutional learning management system. I thought there might be an upside to that.
Perhaps we need a sandbox to play with ideas where we feel freer to experiment because of the LACK of permanence.
I’ve heard politicians say they regret they can no longer have the sorts of exploring, deep conversations that are common among college freshman in the dorms at 1:00am. Those young people are free to experiment with ideas because of the privacy of the setting.
