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Hello from Hyperlink :)

If a reminder is helpful — we’re building Hyperlink to make spaces for small groups to learn and create together. A place to make microworlds for book clubs, writing groups, collaborative projects…and play learning games of our own invention.

We’ve been busy working on the alpha of our new app, and have shared a few dev updates to our (as yet very small) alpha group, but want to give you the overview!

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#42
December 20, 2022
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Hyperlink evolves - seeking experiments soon!

Hi all, a quick update to share some Hyperlink news!

TL;DR: Hyperlink is evolving and we’re making something new — a social environment and set of tools, built around interlinked card-based activity spaces, for learning and creating.

We’d love to know if you’d like to play with an early version. If so, read on…

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#41
February 25, 2022
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Hyperlink Reading Week - next week, let's read together

One more collaborative learning experiment to close out the year — let’s get ready for Reading Week!

In college, “reading week” was built into the academic calendar: a period at the end of the semester, between the last day of classes and the start of finals, to spend studying and writing term papers.

Heading into the holidays, we thought: what if we could do something similar, and build some end-of-year focus time into our own calendars?

Hyperlink’s Reading Week is one week long: Monday 12/6 – Sunday 12/12.

#40
December 3, 2021
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Challenge Garden - join us to experiment with a 7-day DIY creative challenge

Next week, join us in the Challenge Garden! 🌱

Starting Monday, we’re doing a week-long DIY creative challenge exercise, one of a couple small experiments we’re running as we lay the groundwork for the next version of Hyperlink.

The Power of a Challenge

We’re fans of the creative challenge format — typically a well-scoped, time-bound challenge based around a series of daily prompts or creative activity.

#39
November 17, 2021
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Hyperlink research - 25 conversations; 25 theses

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#38
November 3, 2021
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Prospecting for projects - tell us what you're working on!

Let’s talk about our projects.

I don’t know about you but I have a whole pile — ranging from things I’ve been working on sporadically over the years, to things I’d love to make happen when I can wrangle the time / motivation, to constellations of ideas floating around, yet to crystallize.

Antilibraries book discovery newsletter. Hip-hop writing practice. Experimental event hosting (reading retreat? Micro-conference?) Getting back into photography. Making a website curating cool libraries. Poetry experiments. Creative constraints and Twitter games. Book clubs…

#37
September 24, 2021
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Hyperlink Events: The Language of the Syllabus // Designing Flexible Cohorts

We’re hosting two workshops next week, based on suggestions from our current Meta Course cohort.

One’s about syllabus writing; the other is about designing more flexible and async-friendly learning experiences.

All are welcome to attend. Both events are free, just require RSVP.

Upcoming Events

#36
September 9, 2021
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Updates from the Hypersphere, and how you can help

Hey Hypernauts,

We’re busy on a few fronts and want to share what we’ve been up to, and ways you can get involved—

Join Us to Get Meta

One, our new is starting later this month, and we’re excited to jam with you, not only on courses but clubs and research projects and learning communities — any kind of experiment you might like to play with together.

#35
August 13, 2021
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Meta for more than courses - Hyperlink's new Meta Course

We’ve been running the Meta Course for over a year, and until now we’ve focused primarily on helping people develop courses.

A few months in, we added clubs on Hyperlink, but creating them has been a more casual DIY process. We’ve also written about ideas for further shapes and forms of learning, and want to do more to help bring them to life.

There’s a tremendous possibility space for what internet learning can look like. We’ve seen all kinds of interesting formats — workshops, research collectives, communities, peer groups — and we know there’s so much yet to explore.

One of our favorite parts of building Hyperlink is working with so many creative people who are doing fascinating work and research, and excited to share that with others.

#34
August 6, 2021
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Roundup from the extended Hyperverse - from Hyperlink

Here’s a roundup of fascinating things we’ve discovered related (more or less) to internet learning, just in the past month.

This is a new email format we’re trying…if you dig this, let us know and we’ll do it again periodically.

And please send us websites we should visit, people we should meet, things we should read, and so on!

#33
July 29, 2021
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Join to help build the Hyperspace Metalibrary - later today!

Proposal: let’s do a collaborative library-creation session together in Hyperspace.

We’ve started making a library of libraries — starting with our own Hyperlink Learning Library (favorite books on education, learning, pedagogy) and with your help, many more shelves and stacks to come.

, we’ll be hanging out and adding to the Metalibrary. While we’re at it, we’d love to talk about some of our favorite books, and have you join to add yours as well!

#32
July 22, 2021
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Designing accessible and inclusive learning

Hello, hypernauts!

A couple things for you this week—

First, we’ve published a new post in the Hyperlink Library, on things to consider in designing for accessible and inclusive learning:

#31
July 15, 2021
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Hyperlink Academy - July 2021 Launch

It’s time for Hyperlink’s monthly launch — some great learning experiences now open for enrollment!

View all here: Courses | Clubs |

#30
July 8, 2021
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Experimenting with new shapes for learning

This week from Hyperlink — a call to play with shapes and structures for collaborative online learning. You can also find the full post here in the Hyperlink Library.


#29
June 30, 2021
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Hyperlink, year one

Happy birthday to Hyperlink!

The three of us officially joined forces in June 2020, so we’re celebrating Hyperlink’s first year — what we intend to be the first of many.

Highlights:

#28
June 16, 2021
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Reminder - a week of free Hyperlink events coming up :)

Hey, reminder that we’ve got a week of Hyperlink events lined up, starting tonight!

Some great workshops, experiments with Hyperspace & more. Also our first Brooklyn meetup :)

We’d love to see you at any of these:

#27
June 7, 2021
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Hyperlink JUN21 Launch + "Hyper Meta" event series

It’s time for Hyperlink’s monthly launch — or knowledge drop — with some great cohorts and events now open for enrollment!

creative websites ✨ at-home ecology ✨ restorative art ✨ digital alchemy ✨ conservation ✨ motion design ✨ art of memory ✨ comics making ✨ cryptoeconomics ✨ applied rationality

#26
June 2, 2021
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Imagining a space for lifelong learning

Let’s explore a thought experiment:

What does a space for lifelong learning look like to you?

#25
May 26, 2021
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The art of gathering for learning

This week, a book review — examining Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering, and considering how the lessons she shares about designing meaningful gatherings might be applied to the ways we shape learning experiences.


We’ve been thinking a lot about the social contexts of learning, and how people come together to explore something in a directed way.

#24
May 20, 2021
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Towards Hyperspace

This week, we’re writing about social environments for flexible learning — specifically, our vision for Hyperspace, a new thing we’re building!

You can view this post online in the Hyperlink Library here:

#23
May 12, 2021
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Hyperlink Knowledge Drop MAY21 - new courses, now open!

It’s time for Hyperlink’s monthly launch — or knowledge drop — with some great cohorts now open for enrollment!

interface design ✨ graphical systems ✨ I Ching ✨ journaling practice ✨ creator websites ✨ personal cinema ✨ archiving ✨ at-home ecology ✨ conservation ✨ art of memory ✨ autodidacticism

Click each to learn more and enroll. (“NEW” ones = starting their very first cohort!)

#22
May 5, 2021
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Hyperlink Hypotenuse + Alternative Art School Fair book notes

Today, two items — an announcement and a new book notes post:

Hyperlink Hypotenuse

We’re refreshing this newsletter!

#21
April 28, 2021
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Hyperlink community digest - what would you like to share?

Hi all!

Brendan here from Hyperlink. I’m working on refactoring our newsletter, and want to get your input on something new we’d like to try.

Some of our big goals for what we publish, in both the Hyperlink Library and this newsletter, are to share:

#20
April 21, 2021
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Hyperlink Knowledge Drop APR21 - new courses & clubs!

It’s time for Hyperlink’s monthly launch — AKA knowledge drop — an awesome learning lineup of new courses and clubs.

The following cohorts are now open for enrollment, starting in April and early May. Click each to learn more and enroll. (Ones labeled “NEW” = running their very first cohort!)

You can also view all here: + .

#19
April 8, 2021
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Upcoming Hyperlink events + Meta Course ideas!

This week is Hyperlink’s latest Demo Week — a chance for course creators to share what they’re working on, give you a preview of forthcoming courses, and get community feedback.

We’ve got some great events on the calendar!

Upcoming Events

#18
March 23, 2021
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3 Hyperlink Library posts + courses starting soon

A couple quick things for you this week—

New in the Hyperlink Library

We’ve recently added three new pieces to the Library!

#17
March 16, 2021
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Hyperlink knowledge drop - MAR21

It’s time for Hyperlink’s monthly launch — AKA knowledge drop — an awesome lineup of courses, clubs, and events.

The following cohorts are now open for enrollment, starting in March and April. Click each to learn more and enroll.

(Ones labeled “NEW” = running their very first cohort!)

#16
March 4, 2021
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Demo Day events - preview upcoming Hyperlink courses!

Join us for a free preview of some upcoming Hyperlink courses in development!

We’ve got some cool Demo Day events coming up to showcase ideas from the latest Meta Course cohort.

#15
February 17, 2021
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Hyperlink ~Knowledge Drop~ FEB21 - new courses, clubs, events

Hyperlink’s latest batch of learning is here! An awesome array of courses, clubs, and events…AKA a knowledge drop, if you will.

We’re moving to monthly launches — so you can expect another update at the same time next month.

First, a number of new course and club cohorts now open for enrollment, starting later Feb and early March. Click each to learn more, view schedules, and enroll. You can also view all here: + .

#14
February 4, 2021
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Learning adventurers wanted!

Here at Hyperlink we’re packing bags, buying provisions, setting up base camp — getting ready for an experimental expedition:

Learning Adventures.

Do you have a personal learning project you’d love to complete this year?

#13
January 22, 2021
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New year; new yearning for learning 💫

Happy New Year from Hyperlink!

We’ve got a few quick updates for you — let’s get right to it.

Cohorts Starting Soon

First, a reminder that we’ve got some great courses (and a club!) scheduled. Several already have full cohorts, and you can any course to get updates when new cohorts are scheduled.

#12
January 5, 2021
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Join us for a Hyperhour (happy hour with Hyperlink!) Monday 5pm EST

Hey!

This coming Monday Dec. 21 Hyperlink Academy is hosting a Hyperhour from 5-6pm EST (10-11pm UTC)

This is a casual happy hour, open to anyone in the Hyperlink community — teachers and learners, past present and future. And it will be in an interactive social space, rather than video call; see below for details.

#11
December 18, 2020
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New courses on Hyperlink Academy starting Jan/Feb 2021!

We’re excited for Hyperlink’s latest launch batch — our biggest one yet, with an awesome array of new courses and a total of a dozen cohorts open for enrollment!

From antifragile writing to infinite art-making; language learning to home conservation; tabletop games to neighborhood-scale cybernetic design; Indigenous worldviews to neostalgic computing; comics-creation to esoteric programming languages…

New Courses & Clubs

#10
December 9, 2020
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New: the Hyperlink Library

Say goodbye to the Hyperlink Blog…

…and hello to the Hyperlink Library!

We’ve redesigned our (former) blog, and planted the seeds of our new Library — a collection of resources on teaching and course creation, influential books, and more.

#9
November 25, 2020
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How do communities learn?

Lately we’ve had community-driven learning on our minds.

What we’re thinking about: how an existing community, with its own niche and identity, can better enable its members to come together to learn.

So many communities are brimming with knowledge, passion, and creativity. We think unlocking that energy can open some fascinating and valuable possibilities for what a community can be. Many communities already learn together. But it’s not always an explicit value, and it’s not always easy to make it happen.

We believe learning should be active, exploratory, collaborative. What if communities could make this kind of learning more legible and accessible — both to current members, and potential ones?

#8
November 16, 2020
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Launching Learning Clubs - 8 new clubs on Hyperlink!

Now on Hyperlink: our first batch of Learning Clubs!

Similar to Courses, Clubs are a format for learning with , actively , on .

#7
October 22, 2020
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Hyperlink: New Courses & Cohorts!

We’re dropping another round of new courses — and new cohorts for some of our current ones!

The Meta Course bears more fruit, in the form of some exciting new courses on Hyperlink. We’re excited to share courses on community and conlangs, antilibraries and overthinking. See below for open courses, old and new.

New Courses

#6
October 7, 2020
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Announcing Learning Clubs on Hyperlink!

Experiments with Learning Clubs

Hyperlink is built to support the sort of courses we want to see more of — small cohorts of learners, guided by a curriculum and facilitator, exploring a specific topic together.

Now we’re trying a slightly different format for group learning: Clubs.

#5
September 26, 2020
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Into hyperdrive: what's next

We launched last week and it was awesome — we’re still in the very early stages, but it feels great to have Hyperlink out in the world, with courses we’re excited about, and see more and more people start to get involved.

We’ve been shifting into hyperdrive*, working on our course pipeline in parallel with new feature development, and wanted to share a bit more about what’s on the short term roadmap.

(* Eventually we may exhaust the hyper- lexicon…but not today!)

#4
August 15, 2020
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Hyperlink's Launch Lineup — 8 New Courses!

The most exciting moment in Hyperlink’s history to date: we’re launching with a lineup of 8 awesome courses.

For the past two months, we’ve worked with talented creators to workshop learning experiences, taking courses from idea to outline to full curriculum. It’s time to give them a try!

Art, design, writing, technology, drawing, dreams. Deep dives; challenging projects. Cohorts starting in September.

#3
August 4, 2020
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Learning from the Meta Course

The Meta Course is Hyperlink’s course-creation course.

We designed it as a lightweight way to bring together small groups of curious course creators to go from concept to outline to syllabus, with some facilitation practice mixed in.

We just wrapped up the third cohort of the Meta Course, and we want to share what we learned from workshopping around 20 different course ideas!

#2
July 30, 2020
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Hello world - Hyperlink is here! We're building the future of internet learning.

Hyperlink is here, and we’re excited to tell you all about it!

We’re a team of three, building https://hyperlink.academy/ — a new internet school, and a platform for facilitating awesome learning experiences.

Our priority is learning that’s based around people, designed to be meaningful and effective. We’re creating courses ourselves, and laying the foundations for infrastructure we hope will power many more.

#1
July 16, 2020
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