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. 

• 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