To serve the basic learning needs of all requires more than re-commitment to basic eduaction as it now exists. What is needed is an “expanded vision” that surpasses present resource levels, institutional structures, curricula and conventional delivery systems, while building on the best current practices.
The idea behind the creation of a sparetime university™ (STU) is to provide an accessible pathway to educate and empower the general public through the use of a range of new technologies and to share knowledge about today’s problems and proposed solution in various aspects of life, especially those related to weather, climate and water.