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Almanac Will Robbins
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The contents of a good life 📖
Everyone has a story. Learn the playbooks and philosophies behind the world’s greatest individuals — and how you can apply them to your own life. .
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EP 1: Building a One-Stop Shop for Lifelong Learning with Ray Batra
This week I sat down with Ray Batra of Shift_Up Learning Gym to talk about what he’s learned from 10 years in Edtech, and his vision for the college of the future. I really enjoyed this interview with Ray, whose breadth of experience in education is unparalleled and has given him a unique perspective on the space.
Selected Links From The Episode
Ray Batra
Shift_Up
Ray’s writing for Ed Surge
The Uses of The University- Clark Kerr
The Degree Is Doomed by Michael Staton
Mission Collaborative
Praxis
Minerva
Make School
Peloton U
DUET
Lambda school
Austen Allred
Timestamps 📍
@00:59 Ray's Background
@02:31 The Learning Gym
@05:22 What Ray's changed his mind on after exploring ed tech further
@09:51 Unbundling the college experience
@12:48 Most promising college alternatives
@16:21 The power of learning communities
@19:25 What Ray would do as president of Harvard
@20:39 What Ray would do as CEO of Lambda School
@21:36 Personal SWAT teams