Yesterday, I didn't share a weekly update for #buildingxebel
No one noticed. As common wisdom says, very few people will notice these things, and the ones who do, don't care! 😅
I barely managed to write up my newsletter—sending it out only 15 minutes late! 🎉
What started out as a short, curated newsletter, now takes up a tremendous amount of time and energy. Summarising is hard!
I have so much respect for people who write book summaries! 🤯
I think about giving it up almost every week!
But, looking back, every single good thing that's happened recently is because of my newsletter.
I've met so many—too many to mention—interesting people.
I also got to know @Bazzaruto + ended up signing up for @beondeck's ODCC1! 🤩
Alongside a full-time job, I'm struggling to find time to build my product. But, I can't give up the newsletter and the amazing relationships that keep coming out of it!
I don't know how I'm going to do this alone.
That's it. I don't know how! 😬
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The Future of Education is Community: The Rise of Cohort-Based Courses
@fortelabs presents the 4 Waves of Online Education, from MOOCs to cohort-based courses:
A summary… 👇🏼
1️⃣ MOOCs: bringing traditional educational content online
2️⃣ Marketplaces: giving ordinary people the platform to earn money through teaching
3️⃣ Toolkits: giving instructors control over distribution + pricing + the student experience
4️⃣ Cohorts: creating transformations via live interactions + adapting content on the fly
🌐 Global, niche interest groups can gather to learn together, thanks to improved tech
@julia_saxena has plenty of practical tips on this—possibly the most actionable piece of content I've shared in my newsletter so far! 💯
First, a summary… 👇🏼
🔦 Make sure students always know what to expect, when, how, and where
🗓 Set up a separate calendar, schedule Zoom calls on it, then share it with your students
✍🏻 Design an elaborate onboarding process to better understand and help your students
📋 Ask students to rate their current skill set, creating a snapshot of their starting point
📩 Create an onboarding email, with all the key information in one place
🤙 Invite your students to an onboarding call, either 1:1 or in small groups