Skillshare just launched and I am excited for them. Skillshare’s mission is to flip the notion of traditional education on its head and democratize learning. They believe that anyone can be a teacher, and everyone has valuable knowledge and skills to share. I couldn’t agree more!
I think I might take this class on How To Make Chinese Dumplings or should I take Game Mechanics for Social Apps?
I joined earlier today, and I might take one of the cooking classes. I’m awful at cooking, and it would be fun to learn a new skill and meet new people.
Apr 6th, 2011 / 3:09 pm
This is brilliant. I wish they had it in Boston…
Apr 6th, 2011 / 4:54 pm
I think it’s a great idea with some great people like Michael behind it. However, I feel efforts like TradeSchool (www.tradeschool.ourgoods.org) – a barter based version of Skillshare is also a great model to follow . They had a chapter last year and another that is currently ongoing this year.
Apr 6th, 2011 / 6:15 pm
Great! I plan a similar project (picking knowledge) in Switzerland. Good to see this & to learn!
Apr 7th, 2011 / 5:03 am
Nice. You should check out Instructables as well:
http://www.instructables.com/
Apr 7th, 2011 / 8:00 am
CommuniTeach is also similar. It emphasizes the idea of trading skills.
http://www.communiteach.com
Apr 7th, 2011 / 12:28 pm
However, these sites don’t offer a live online learning experience. Livemind.com does.
Jul 11th, 2011 / 10:28 am