Reshaping Education - Online Education, Cohort-based Courses, Bootcamps, and More
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Reshaping Education is a podcast all about the future of learning including bootcamps, online courses, and how the internet is changing how we learn. Guests include top "edupreneuers," including:
- Michael Chasen (Co-Founder & CEO, Class.com, prev: Blackboard)
- Austen Allred (Founder & CEO, BloomTech FKA Lambda School)
- Gagan Biyani (Co-founder of Udemy)
...and so many more
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Episodes
Greg Smith (Thinkific)
October 26, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBTopics 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
Upchieve w/ Aly Murray
October 19, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBTopics 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
Corise w/ Julia Stiglitz
October 12, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBTopics 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
Luyen Chou (Chief Learning Officer, 2U)
September 06, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBTopics 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
Why ISA’s didn’t pan out w/ Sean Linehan (Placement)
August 17, 2022 05:02 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBRelevant links: https://twitter.com/seanlinehan Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually
Launch Academy w/ Dan Pickett
August 09, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBTopics 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
Educational Efficiency
August 08, 2022 13:00 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBI 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 Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually
Reforge w/ Brian Balfour
August 02, 2022 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBBrian 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://twitt...
Microverse’s Peer-to-Peer Learning Model w/ Ariel Camus
July 26, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBAriel 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://twit...
Building Lighthouse Labs w/ (Jeremy Shaki and Josh Borts)
July 20, 2022 13:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBJeremy 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
The Future of Upskilling and Professional Development w/ Loren Cohen & Laura Holden (Skillful)
June 16, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBLoren 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 R...
Selective Admissions and Building Bootcamp Communities w/ Kai Neo (Rocket Academy)
June 14, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBKai 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/neokaiyuan Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually
Making Online Learning More Human w/ Martin Ramsin (Career Foundry)
June 09, 2022 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBMartin 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/martinramsin Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Career Foundry Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually
Revitalizing Mid-West Talent w/ Anthony Hughes (Tech Elevator)
June 07, 2022 13:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBAnthony 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/anthonykehughes Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Tech Elevator Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually
3x Bootcamp CEO to Building an A16z Competitor w/ Harsh Patel
June 02, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTopics Discussed: Founding MakerSquare Leading & selling three major bootcamps Going down the web3 rabbit hole Founding Macro and supporting web3 founders Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarshOnInternet Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Are Cohort-based Courses Dead?
April 21, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBTopics Discussed: State of Cohort-based courses Why the hype went away What’s next for online education Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
How Pivot Helps Individuals Break into Creative Career Paths
April 06, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBTopics 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_peregudov Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
How Ship30for30 Built an Automation Engine
March 16, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBTopics 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/dbustac Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
How Ali Abdaal’s Team Scaled Their CBC to $2.5M in Revenue
March 02, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBTopics 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/JustBhavs Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Scaling On Deck w/ Joe Penn (Head of Operations)
February 10, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBTopics 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/techdetjoe Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
How to Find Hypergrowth for Your Online Course w/ Billy Broas
February 02, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBTopics 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/BillyBroas Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Built for Teachers w/ Lisa Jiang & Joe Burgess
January 26, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBTopics Discussed: Learnings from Flatiron School Future of Online Education Emergence of Edupreneurship Built for Teachers Twitter: https://twitter.com/callmelisaj https://twitter.com/jmburges Relevant links: Built For Teachers Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Lambda School Rebrands to BloomTech
December 08, 2021 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MBTopics Discussed BloomTech rebrand Outcome-based Loan and tuition refund guarantee New ISA terms Web3 upskilling program Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloomtech Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
The Best Community Platforms for Course Creators
December 01, 2021 13:39 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBA 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/jayclouse August Bradley: https://twitter.com/augustbradley Relevant lin...
Marie Poulin on Building Notion Mastery
November 17, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBTopics 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/mariepoulin Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
A Pivotal Moment for Bootcamps w/ Chris Lee (Launch School) & Jesse Farmer (Dev Bootcamp)
November 10, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBTopics 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/cglee https://twitter.com/jfarmer Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & C...
August Bradley on Building Notion Life Design
November 03, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBAugust 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/augustbradley Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Victoria Ransom (CEO, Prisma) on Remote Learning for Kids
October 27, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBVictoria 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_ransom Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
What it means to be an Edupreneur?
October 20, 2021 13:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBFull 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/Bazzaruto Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Cohort-based Communities
September 29, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBTopics 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/nesquena Relevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
SPECIAL: Announcing Edupreneurs
September 23, 2021 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBToday, Will and I share our vision for the future of the Reshaping Education podcast. Apply here: https://edupreneur.community Relevant links:- Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Building Your Course Like a Product Designer w/ Chris Messina (#1 Product Hunter)
September 22, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBTopics Discussed: Imposter syndrome Monetization The Creator Economy Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/chrismessina Summit video: https://youtu.be/lsHTq5mqtlc Apply to the Edupreneur community: https://www.edupreneur.community/ Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Project-based Learning w/ Mehak Vohra (CEO, SkillBank)
September 15, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMehak 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/themehakvohra YouTube video: https://youtu.be/cfJdRGGRy4s Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Summit talk w/ Will Mannon (Course Manager at Forte Academy)
September 08, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBTopics 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 Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Copywriting for Course Creators w/ Julia Saxena
September 01, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBTopics Discussed: Copywriting mistakes Expert tricks Increasing sales conversions Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/julia_saxena Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
The Rise of Remote Learning w/ Andreas Klinger (CTO, On Deck)
August 25, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBTopics Discussed: Why Remote Learning is Better Improved Accessibility Removing Geography as a Barrier Increased Diversity Profile Image: https://twitter.com/andreasklinger Relevant links: Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Leveraging Your Alumni Community
August 18, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBTopics Discussed: Creating Alumni Mentor Session Vetting Alumni Fostering Your Community Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Ana Lorena Fabrega on Gamified Learning
August 11, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBTopics Discussed: Gamified learning How to leverage gamified learning to keep learners engaged Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Nailing the Student Experience for Your Cohort-based Course
July 28, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBTopics Discussed: Nailing the student experience Onboarding Live programming Logistics Iterating on feedback Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Launching Your Cohort-Based Course
July 20, 2021 22:31 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBTopics Discussed: The growth trajectory of Forte Labs Three-part marketing funnel Audience segmentation Bridge of Transformation Messaging Arc Relevant links: - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Dickie Bush (Ship30for30) on Building a Viral Cohort-based Course from Twitter
July 14, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBTopics Discussed: Starting a daily writing habit Ship30for30 founding Managing community Thinking about alumni communities Iterating cohort-to-cohort Relevant links: - Ship30for30 - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
How the Coding Bootcamp Revolution Started w/ Jesse Farmer (Dev Bootcamp)
July 07, 2021 13:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBTopics discussed: - Founding the first coding bootcamp - The coding bootcamp revolution - Why MOOCs failed - How Jesse thinks about the student experience Relevant links: - Jesse's Twitter - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Khe Hy on Building "Supercharge Your Productivity"
June 30, 2021 17:47 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBTopics covered: Going from Wallstreet Founding RadReads Building a high-growth cohort-based course, "Supercharge Your Productivity" Notion SEO Relevant links: - RadReads - Reshaping Education Podcast Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
A History of Online Education (Part III)
June 23, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn 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 Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
A History of Online Education (Part II)
June 16, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBKeep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
A History of Online Education (Part I)
June 09, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBJoin us for the Reshaping Education summit on June 9th. Register for free here. Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Some News to Share...
June 08, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBJoin us for the Reshaping Education summit on June 9th. Register for free here. Keep up with us: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO of Virtually Will Mannon, Course Director of Forte Academy
Announcing the Reshaping Education Summit
May 28, 2021 21:28 - 1 minute - 1.14 MBOn 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 here Schedule (June 9, 2021) 12:00 - 12:05 PM (EST): Opening Remarks 12:05 - 12:30 PM (EST): TBA 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM...
Marie Schacht on Building AltMBA
May 17, 2021 13:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBMarie 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: Enab...
Julia Saxena on Building Her First Cohort-based Course
May 10, 2021 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBJulia 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.