How to fix America’s broken higher education system | Lumina Prize winner Greater Commons

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge Todd McLeod, the founder of Greater Commons (https://ift.tt/2oeFrm4), has a 12-step plan to transform higher education in the U.S., improve our lives, and improve society. - Half of all students who begin their higher education journey drop out, 68 percent of Americans never attain a higher education degree, and 73 percent of Americans go into fields unrelated to their higher education degree. - Clearly, something is wrong with how we approach higher education. In turn, this approach contributes to societal ills, like unrealized contributions to humanity, unrealized potential, debt, despair, and pessimism. -Professor and founder of Greater Commons Todd McLeod has a twelve-step plan designed to revolutionize higher education in the U.S. to ensure that the higher education system can keep pace with the rapidly changing world. Todd McLeod is the founder of Greater Commons, an online learning platform where individuals can learn and teach new skills. He has also worked as a tenured professor in California, teaching multiple disciplines such as business, information systems, computer science, and online education. In 2019, Lumina Foundation and Big Think teamed up to create the Lumina Prize (https://ift.tt/2MkJMlU), a search to find the most innovative and scalable ideas in post-secondary education. You can see the winners of the Lumina Prize here: https://ift.tt/2yd13UM Congratulations to PeerForward and Greater Commons! Read more at BigThink.com: https://ift.tt/2yWcQY7 If you're interested in licensing this or any other Big Think clip for commercial or private use, contact our licensing partner Executive Interviews: https://ift.tt/2IQF1gR Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://ift.tt/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink