In this week’s podcast, we dissected the shortcomings of early EdTech models (EdTech 1.0) and outlined the core principles driving the emergence of EdTech 2.0, a new era defined by outcomes driven learning.
Disclaimer: This is an experimental pod that leverages AI narration with the script written by humans. Of course, the narration occasionally goes off track due to technical nuances and LLM hallucinations. However, most of the time, it gets the technical content right.
External Credits & Reference
In his LinkedIn post “The Dirty Little Secret of EdTech: The Biggest Names Don’t Actually Care If You Learn Anything” Gagan Biyani, co-founder of Udemy, exposes how first-generation EdTech platforms prioritised scale and marketing over genuine learning outcomes.
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