Reshaping Education - Higher Ed, Online Education, Bootcamps, ISAs, and More

 Topics Discussed: Greg intro Thinkific founding story The course creator's journey Product vs audience first Student Success  Gamification Cohort-based courses Community Next milestone Closing Relevant Links:  https://twitter.com/GregThinkific Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Topics Discussed: Aly Intro Upchieve operations  Getting to 24/7 tutor availability Targeting low income families Case Study  On-demand vs continous tutoring Success criteria Next milestones Relevant Links:  https://twitter.com/impactbyaly Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Topics Discussed: Julia Intro Online education 1.0 vs online education 2.0  Why MOOCs failed The CBC hype cycle Corise student experience Building engaging student experiences for B2B Student engagement & intervention Relevant links:  https://corise.com/ https://twitter.com/juliastiglitz Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Topics Discussed Luyen Intro Journey to 2U  Founding EdTech Startups Pearson Trilogy Understanding the role of technology and education How Universities can stay responsive to the market The Future of EdTech Closing Relevant links:  https://twitter.com/luyenchou Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

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Topics Discussed: Dan Intro Launch Academy founding Flaws in the traditional education model  “Practice like you play” The cost of hiring junior engineers Measuring student success  Systems for progress tracking Student Intervention Relevant links:  https://twitter.com/dpickett/photo Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

I share my thoughts on educational inefficiency and how new companies in the space are emerging to provide upskilling/reskilling experiences for professionals.Relevant links: Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Brian Balfour joins the podcast to discuss his journey to founding Reforge and designing their program to enable and empower professionals to achieve the next milestone in their career journey. Topics Discussed: Brian Intro Reforge founding story Problem vs Skill oriented education Sourcing instructors for career-oriented skills Developing a market-relevant curriculum Upskilling vs Reskilling The “cohort-based course” trend and terminology Relevant links:  https://twitter.com/bbalfour Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Ariel Camus comes on to talk about Microverse's unique learning model that consists of no classes and no curriculum- but instead, a focus on peer learning and accountability. Topics Discussed Ariel Intro Founding story and talent gap Moving to Vietnam to create infinite runway Creating diverse learning opportunities Going through Y Combinator Microverse's unique learning model  The power of peer-to-peer How educators can employ peer-to-peer Relevant links:  https://twitter.com/arielcamus Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Jeremy Shaki and Josh Borts come on to talk about how they built Lighthouse labs into a premier coding bootcamp in Canada.Topics Discussed: Jeremy + Josh Intro Founding Story Going from In-Person → Online during COVID Building the student engagement engine Relevant links: https://twitter.com/HouseofShak linkedin.com/in/josh-borts Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Loren Cohen and Laura Holden come up to share how Skillful thinks about building a world-class professional development online school and community that is adaptive to the needs of industry.Topics Discussed Skillful intro Why CBC hype period is over Upskilling vs Reskilling How Universities fail to prepare graduates for industry Creating an agile educational experience Relevant links: https://twitter.com/lorenabbeyc linkedin.com/in/laura-sheridanholden joinskillful.com Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Kai Neo comes on to talk about his journey from Silicon Valley to founding a Rocket Academy, a bootcamp serving aspiring engineers in South-East Asia. Topics Discussed Kai Intro Rocket Academy's admissions process Building a world-class community Charging upfront vs ISA Linked In:linkedin.com/in/neokaiyuanRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Martin Ramsin talks about how his experience with a poorly built online course inspired him to build one of the first fully online coding bootcamps.Topics Discussed: Martin intro Career Foundry founding story Making online learning more human Managing 4,000+ active students Job placement as a service Twitter:https://twitter.com/martinramsinRelevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Career Foundry  Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Anthony Hughes comes on to discuss how he founded Tech Elevator to bring strong engineering talent to the Mid-West.Topics Discussed: Anthony Intro Talent Gap in the Mid-West Maintaining Student Relationships 90%+ Placement Rate Academic System & Student Intervention Linked In:linkedin.com/in/anthonykehughesRelevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Tech Elevator  Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Topics Discussed: Founding MakerSquare Leading & selling three major bootcamps Going down the web3 rabbit hole Founding Macro and supporting web3 founders Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarshOnInternetRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: State of Cohort-based courses Why the hype went away What's next for online education Relevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: Mike's Intro + Background Cohort-based Communities How Pivot differentiates from other cohort-based learning programs How Pivot supports students during their transition Scaling operations Tracking student engagement Learn more at https://pivot.ws/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mike_peregudovRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: Ship30 history What hypergrowth feels like for a CBC Building the “Member Ship” Building the Ship30 Automation Engine  What were the most manual tasks? How did you automate them? Biggest bottlenecks for ship30 moving forward Twitter:https://twitter.com/dbustacRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics discussed: A New Era for Online Education The History of PTYA PTYA's Tools, Zaps, and Automations Leveraging No-Code & Automations How Virtually fits into PTYA's workflow Learn more about Virtually here.Twitter:https://twitter.com/JustBhavsRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: On Deck Growth & Trajectory Building a Decentralized Organization Leveraging No-Code Scaling Cohort-based Courses Managing Event Operations Tracking Fellow Engagement Twitter:https://twitter.com/techdetjoeRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed How Billy Broas Met Tiago Forte Three Phases of Online Course Growth Growth for Building a Second Brain Growth for Write of Passage Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillyBroasRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: Learnings from Flatiron School Future of Online Education Emergence of Edupreneurship Built for Teachers Twitter:https://twitter.com/callmelisajhttps://twitter.com/jmburgesRelevant links: Built For Teachers Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed BloomTech rebrand Outcome-based Loan and tuition refund guarantee New ISA terms Web3 upskilling program Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloomtechRelevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

A rebroadcast of our live Twitter spaces event with Jay Clouse and August Bradley where we discuss the best community platforms for course creators. Topics discussed: History of Community Pillars of Community Platforms Forum vs Chat Style Platforms Pricing and Feasibility for Course Creators Facebook Groups, Circle, Slack, Geneva, Discord, etc... Audience Q&A Twitter: Jay Clouse: https://twitter.com/jayclouseAugust Bradley: https://twitter.com/augustbradleyRelevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: Notion Mastery introduction Building a self-paced course community Scaling an Online Course  Coming up with course pricing Leveraging feedback Building a course staff The Notion Mastery Tech Stack Twitter: https://twitter.com/mariepoulinRelevant links:Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

 Topics discussed: Launch School founding Mastery-based Learning Async vs Live Programs Future of Bootcamps  Job placement vs personalized education Building a sustainable business Bootstrapping vs VS Bootcamps are not dying; however, they are adapting. We discuss what it will take for bootcamps to thrive over the next decade.Twitter:https://twitter.com/cgleehttps://twitter.com/jfarmerRelevant links:Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

August Bradley discusses how he strategically built and grew Notion Life Design.Topics Discussed: Moving away from a traditional cohort-model Iterating on your course Community platforms Tooling for CBCs Twitter: https://twitter.com/augustbradleyRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid,Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon,Course Director of Forte Academy

Victoria Ransom (Co-founder & CEO, Prisma) discusses online education for kids.Topics Discussed: Selling Wildfire to Google for $350M How Online Learning is Better Remote Learning for Kids Prisma Pedagogy Twitter:  https://twitter.com/victoria_ransomRelevant links:Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Full Summary Andrew's Journey Introducing the Edupreneur Community Course of Action Defining the Modern Teacher Getting Started Relevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/BazzarutoKeep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed: Online learning communities Cohort-based communities How to use live events How CodePath creates cohort-based experiences at scale Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/nesquenaRelevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Today, Will and I share our vision for the future of the Reshaping Education podcast.Apply here: https://edupreneur.communityRelevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Imposter syndrome Monetization The Creator Economy Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/chrismessinaSummit video: https://youtu.be/lsHTq5mqtlcApply to the Edupreneur community: https://www.edupreneur.community/Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Mehak Vohra, Founder & CEO of SkillBank, discusses how to incorporate project-based learning into your curriculum.Topics discussed: SkillBank Curriculum Project-based Learning Simulating the work environment  Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/themehakvohraYouTube video: https://youtu.be/cfJdRGGRy4s‍Relevant links:- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics discussed: Tools for CBCs Building a Cohort-based Course Community Building Mentor Sessions and Alumni Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/will_mannon Relevant links:- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Copywriting mistakes Expert tricks Increasing sales conversions Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/julia_saxenaRelevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Why Remote Learning is Better Improved Accessibility Removing Geography as a Barrier Increased Diversity Profile Image:https://twitter.com/andreasklingerRelevant links:Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Creating Alumni Mentor Session Vetting Alumni Fostering Your Community Relevant links:- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Gamified learning How to leverage gamified learning to keep learners engaged Relevant links:- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Nailing the student experience Onboarding Live programming Logistics Iterating on feedback Relevant links:- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: The growth trajectory of Forte Labs Three-part marketing funnel Audience segmentation Bridge of Transformation Messaging Arc Relevant links:- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics Discussed: Starting a daily writing habit Ship30for30 founding Managing community Thinking about alumni communities Iterating cohort-to-cohort Relevant links:- Ship30for30- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics discussed:- Founding the first coding bootcamp- The coding bootcamp revolution- Why MOOCs failed- How Jesse thinks about the student experienceRelevant links:- Jesse's Twitter- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Topics covered: Going from Wallstreet Founding RadReads Building a high-growth cohort-based course, "Supercharge Your Productivity" Notion SEO Relevant links:- RadReads- Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

In this episode we chat about: The founding and history of online education Rise of cohort-based courses and Maven/Virtually Decentralization and globalization of education Bootcamps and job outcomes Relevant links: - On Deck- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Join us for the Reshaping Education summit on June 9th. Register for free here.Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

Join us for the Reshaping Education summit on June 9th. Register for free here.Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy

On June 9th, we'll be hosting the reshaping education post featuring our favorite guests from season 1. We'll be discussing trends in online education and hosting a series of workshops to help you build and scale your own online education business. We'll also have prizes, giveaways, and a big update to share about the podcast moving forward. See you then!Register hereSchedule (June 9, 2021)12:00 - 12:05 PM (EST): Opening Remarks12:05 - 12:30 PM (EST): TBA12:30 PM - 1:00 PM (EST): Julia Saxena (Minimum Viable Video) on "Copywriting for Course creator"1:00 - 1:30 PM (EST): Will Mannon (Course Manager, Building a Second Brain) on "Nailing the Student Experience"1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (EST): Mehak Vohra (Founder & CEO, SkillBank) on "Project-based Learning"2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST):  TBA3:00 - 3:45 PM (EST): Laura Marks (Head of Community, Virtually) on "Scaling your Education Business"3:45 - 4:00 PM (EST): Closing Remarks… and more! We'll be discussing trends that we're seeing in the online education space as well as tactical tips for anyone looking to build an online education business. 

Marie Schacht joins Will Mannon and me on the Future of Education club to discuss her experience building and scaling AltMBA. We discuss the strategies that AltMBA employs to teach its students critical business and leadership skills in a completely remote environment.Topics discussed: Part 1: What is AltMBA Advantages over self-paced How your course design sets students up for success:  Curriculum Live sessions Community Examples of transformational outcomes Part 2: Enabling Project-Based Learning in a Remote Setting Leveraging peer learning Live group learning Specific lessons learned or surprises from scaling AltMBA Part 3: Future of Business Education What is the future of MBAs? Will more programs go remote? How does an MBA hold up against Y Combinator or similar startup accelerators? Learn more about AltMBA, the Future of Education Club, and what we're building at Virtually. 

Julia Saxena and I chat about her participation in various cohort-based courses and how that helped kickstart her journey to building her own program, Minimum Viable Video.  Topics we discussed:  Julia intro & background Journey to Teaching Online Going Through Keystone and Ship30For30 Top Learnings from Building a CBC Tools for Building CBCs Future for CBC Who Should Build a CBC Keep up with Julia on Twitter or check out what we're building at Virtually.

This is a rebroadcast of a live Twitter Spaces conversation that Will Mannon and I hosted last week on the Future of Education club. We sat down with Ryan Craig and Michael B. Horn to chat about bootcamps, ISAs, and the future of job reskilling.