Dave Schappell on Hacking Education

March 25th, 2009 — New York, NY — Business and finance news source “The Deal” recently sat down with TeachStreet’s Founder and CEO, Dave Schappell, who was in Manhattan for the “Hacking Education Conference” put on by Union Square Ventures. In Mary Kathleen Flynn’s interview of Schappell, they discussed the current state of education (both k-12 and lifelong), the impact the web will have on learning, and the increasing number of teachers who are growing and managing their businesses online.

From lifelong learning sites, such as TeachStreet, to video learning sites, such as EduFire, the web has seen an emergence of websites that are fundamentally changing the way people learn.  And with the emergence of more online platforms from which teachers can grow their businesses, we’re sure to see increasing growth in online learning. As Schappell put it, “there are many in the industry seeking to transform the face of education.”

For a deeper look into the Hacking Education Conference see the video of Mary Flynn Boyle’s discussion with Fred Wilson, Brad Burnham and Albert Wenger.