What would be great to see is Microsoft move away from just focusing on the content creation marketplace of its traditional Office suite and instead leverage its acquisition of
LinkedIn and Lynda.com to do three things: support competency - based learning — through badges, portfolios, and
rich profiles for all
students; invest in building
students» social capital — a key determinant of life success that education typically ignores — in a deliberate way; and, through both of these efforts, help
students discover and cultivate their true passions.