This image from my PhD thesis uses a minimal stereotyped image of a college campus as a visual metaphor to describe a space of emergent learning. This idea is expanded upon in the "Patterns of Peeragogy" paper, which uses a similar metaphor: This image is of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I've been several times. It still looks somewhat similar to the picture, though a bit more built up! The concept here is that the common-place architectural structures that have emerged at the university represent meaningful "patterns" that apply in more general learning-and-production settings. Collegial and convivial peer support via remote collaboration or short-term meet-ups may fill some of the requirements of “student life”. Peeragogy can also happen in neighborhoods, and among persons sharing long-term co-habitation. While a traditional Dormitory may not be necessary, a shared rented or cooperatively-owned living/working environment could be ...