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​As the students who are learning virtually through this pandemic grow up and shape the future of higher education they will be clamoring for authentic experiences.
Project-based learning is already bringing real-world methodologies and problems into the elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Children are learning to be problem solvers.
​By the time they reach the college level they will need authentic, not simulated, experiences. Colleges would do well to invest heavily in counselors who can make the college experience exactly what kids need to grow and create the career they want. Managing work-life balance and dealing with an increasingly anxious group of kids who are stressed about the future requires a personalized-learning approach that we have started in Prek-12. It's hard to imagine giant Econ 101 lectures with 250 students at a public university being a realistic model for learning when we are applying Universal Design for Learning and personalized learning to create 21st-century thinkers. Authentic learning concierges will help students navigate learning options and build experiences like education travel agents.