Almanac Will Robbins

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