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✨Announcing: On Deck Course Creator Fellowship ✨

Traditional education is being reinvented by Transformational Online Courses. But building a successful TOC takes a whole new skillset.

Today we're helping course creators build the future of education.
beondeck.com/course-creator…
Early course creators gave online education a bad name.

10% completion rates were the norm.

This is changing — fast. The pandemic forced traditional institutions to adopt "Zoom University", accelerating online education faster than ever before.

A new wave of coaches, leaders and domain experts is emerging that care about transformation.

They’re teaching skills that universities lack, drawing on hand-on experience and building thriving businesses that change their students' lives in the process.

But being a great teacher takes much more than being an expert, it’s a whole new skill.

And growing the business behind your course — curriculum design & scaling distribution — is even tougher.

Enter the On Deck Course Creator Fellowship (ODCC).
On Deck Course Creator is a 9-week remote program for ambitious creators who want to build and grow a Transformational Online Course (TOC).

beondeck.com/course-creator…
What is a TOC?

TOCs are online-first educational programs that change behaviour and develop skills through dynamic content, peer-to-peer learning, and a bias for action.

TOCs are the future of education.

During the 9 weeks, you and 120 other experts will come together to:
- Build a cutting-edge course in your niche
- Meet other creators to share challenges & best practices
- Grow your network of partners & students
- Establish systems to build an education business that scales
Best part? You'll be surrounded by the entire On Deck network — founders, designers, no-coders, and more.

You’ll find early customers, form strategic partnerships and develop long-lasting relationships to help your business succeed.

Your capstone project for ODCC will be a completed module of your personalized course, which you will showcase to thousands of potential students across our ecosystem during On Deck Learning Week.
ODCC is spearheaded by the one and only @Bazzaruto. Andrew has been creating and consulting in online courses for over 15 years, working with top creators like @robbiecrab & @aliabdaal.

We have an amazing group of Founding Fellows joining us for our 1st cohort - @ankurnagpal @mariepoulin @augustbradley @AliAbdaal @EricJorgenson @lennysan @KibweJohnson @jmikolay @p_millerd @AlexAndBooks_ @CharlotCrowther @EliotGattegno @cortneyharding & @khemaridh.
Our superb guest speakers – @awilkinson @nateliason @noahkagan @RobinMWaite @will_mannon @RobbieCrab @robhope @ryangum @jayclouse @louisnicholls_ & @stephsmithio – will help fellows build TOCs that impact students across the globe.
If you’re a creator, operator, or founder with specialized domain knowledge, ODCC will help you create a course from scratch or take your current course to the next level through proven frameworks from the best in online education.
The landscape of education is changing. Become a part of the wave.

Want to build a Transformational Online Course? Learn more and apply 👇

beondeck.com/course-creator…

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