Historically, EdTech has been limited by a B2B model predicated on low prices and bland content.

My time at @MasterClass showed me the potential of D2C EdTech that is:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏠" title="Haus" aria-label="Emoji: Haus"> Practical
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer"> Targeted
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👐" title="Offene Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Offene Hände"> Social
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧱" title="Bricks" aria-label="Emoji: Bricks"> Structured
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht"> Fun
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> Affordable

Some favorite recent examples:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏠" title="Haus" aria-label="Emoji: Haus"> The days of building a house with your bare hands are largely behind us, but this “How To Read Blueprints,” class from a startup called @mt_copeland is helping train the next generation of tradespeople.

https://mtcopeland.com/courses/how-to-read-blueprints/

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer"> If the Sims was featured prominently in your misspent youth, why not take a walk down Simville Memory Lane and learn secrets of its success from its maker himself, Will Wright, in his @masterclass?

https://www.masterclass.com/classes/will-wright-teaches-game-design-and-theory">https://www.masterclass.com/classes/w...

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👐" title="Offene Hände" aria-label="Emoji: Offene Hände"> Whether you’re interested in the “Political Philosophy of Kanye West” or the etiquette of ending a relationship via ghosting, @lolalafia& #39;s Schefs has a course taught by the most thoughtful Gen-Zers out there.

https://schefs.us/ 

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧱" title="Bricks" aria-label="Emoji: Bricks">When I was starting out in Product, this free @Udacity class on Human-Computer Interaction changed how I think about technology - from ATM machines to AI - fits into our everyday lives.

https://www.udacity.com/course/human-computer-interaction--ud400

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht"> What do you get when you combine nostalgia for Carmen San Diego with our current True Crime boom?

“Critical Thinking Through Murder Mystery” an oddball offering from @outschool, ostensibly meant to appeal to jaded teens:

#abkok2dmmb">https://outschool.com/classes/critical-thinking-through-murder-mystery-I8s48XAo #abkok2dmmb

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> Plato’s teachings haven’t changed much in thousands of years, yet tuition costs for most “Intro to Philosophy” classes have outpaced the price of inflation.

Enter @outlier_org which combines A+ profs and portable college credits earned online.

https://www.outlier.org/products/intro-to-philosophy

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This is only the most general survey of interesting developments happening at the intersection of media and matriculation.

If you’re pushing the boundaries of #EdTech in these ways, or any others, please reach out so we can schedule office hours.

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