Reshaping Education - Online Education, Cohort-based Courses, Bootcamps, and More

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 DiscussedSkillful introWhy CBC hype period is overUpskilling vs ReskillingHow Universities fail to prepare graduates for industryCreating an agile educational experienceRelevant links:https://twitter.com/lorenabbeyclinkedin.com/in/laura-sheridanholdenjoinskillful.comReshaping Education PodcastKeep 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 DiscussedKai IntroRocket Academy’s admissions processBuilding a world-class communityCharging upfront vs ISALinked 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 introCareer Foundry founding storyMaking online learning more humanManaging 4,000+ active studentsJob placement as a serviceTwitter:https://twitter.com/martinramsinRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastCareer 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 IntroTalent Gap in the Mid-WestMaintaining Student Relationships90%+ Placement RateAcademic System & Student InterventionLinked In:linkedin.com/in/anthonykehughesRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastTech Elevator Keep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually

Topics Discussed:Founding MakerSquareLeading & selling three major bootcampsGoing down the web3 rabbit holeFounding Macro and supporting web3 foundersTwitter: 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 coursesWhy the hype went awayWhat’s next for online educationRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy 

Topics Discussed:Mike’s Intro + BackgroundCohort-based CommunitiesHow Pivot differentiates from other cohort-based learning programsHow Pivot supports students during their transitionScaling operationsTracking student engagementLearn 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 historyWhat hypergrowth feels like for a CBCBuilding the “Member Ship”Building the Ship30 Automation Engine What were the most manual tasks?How did you automate them?Biggest bottlenecks for ship30 moving forwardTwitter: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 EducationThe History of PTYAPTYA’s Tools, Zaps, and AutomationsLeveraging No-Code & AutomationsHow Virtually fits into PTYA’s workflowLearn 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 & TrajectoryBuilding a Decentralized Organization Leveraging No-CodeScaling Cohort-based CoursesManaging Event Operations Tracking Fellow EngagementTwitter:https://twitter.com/techdetjoeRelevant links:Reshaping Education PodcastKeep up with us:Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of VirtuallyWill Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy