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Pitch die uitgaat van mij als persoon:

Last year, I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam. I did so, because I believe that our education system is beyond repair. It’s too slow. It’s too expensive. It doesn’t meet any real-world requirements. But most importantly, students don’t learn enough and often lose their enthousiasm in the process.

I know this, because I spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. As a developer, I have experimented with new, emerging technologies to improve classroom learning. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

I believe that we need a form of education that follows the students course rather than the other way around. A space where learning can happen everywhere, all the time. Where everyone is both a teacher and a student. I built a platform that facilitates this new way of learning: that platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Offcourse gives you the tools to t

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Agenda Offcourse Meeting 10-5-2016

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee, tea & introductions

11:30 - 12:00 Where are we now?

• State of Content (5 mins, Charlotte)
• State of Development (5 mins, JH)
• State of UI (5 mins, Donald)
• State of Info Site (5 mins, RJ)
• State of Business Development (5 mins, JH)

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Elevator Pitch

Last year, I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam. I did so, because I believe that our education system is beyond repair. It’s too slow. It’s too expensive. It doesn’t meet any real-world requirements. But most importantly, students don’t learn enough and often lose their enthousiasm in the process.

I know this, because I spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. As a developer, I have experimented with new, emerging technologies to improve classroom learning. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

I believe that we need a form of education that follows the students course rather than the other way around. A space where learning can happen everywhere, all the time. Where everyone is both a teacher and a student. I built a platform that facilitates this new way of learning: that platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Offcourse gives you the tools to take ownership over *

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Elevator Pitch

Last year I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam. I did so because I believe that our education system is broken. It’s too slow. It’s too expensive. It doesn’t meet any real-world requirements. But most importantly, students don’t learn enough.

I know this, because I spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

What we need is a form of education that follows the students development rather than the other way around. A space where learning can happen everywhere, all the time, rather than in short, intense bursts. We built a platform that facilitates this: the platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Offcourse gives you the tools to take ownership over your professional growth by helping you find just the right content and tracking everything you learn. It’s free. It’s open source. It’s easy to use. Join us, if you are ready, in a futu

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Elevator Pitch

Last year I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam. I did so because I believe that our education system is broken. It’s too slow. It’s too expensive. It doesn’t meet any real-world requirements. But most importantly, students don’t learn enough.

I know this, because I spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

What we need is a form of education that follows the students development rather than the other way around. A space where learning can happen everywhere, all the time, rather than in short, intense bursts. We built a platform that facilitates this: the platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Offcourse gives you the tools to take ownership over your professional growth by helping you find just the right content and tracking everything you learn. It’s free. It’s open source. It’s easy to use. Join us, if you are ready, in a futur

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Agenda Offcourse Meeting 10-5-2016

10:00 - 10:30 Introductions

10:30 - 11:00 Where are we now? - State of Development (JH) - State of UI (Donald) - State of Content (Charlotte) - State of BD (JH)

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Elevator Pitch

Last year I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam, because I believe that our education system is beyond repair. It’s too slow, too expensive, doesn’t meet any real-world requirements, and most importantly, students don’t learn enough.

I know this, because I have spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

A form of education that follows the students development rather than the other way around. A platform where learning can happen continuiosly, rather than periodically. This platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Extended Pitch

At launch, Offcourse will focus on beginning to intermediate developers. Why? Two reasons:

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Elevator Pitch

Last year I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam, because I believe that our education system is beyond repair. It’s too slow, too expensive, doesn’t meet any real-world requirements, and most importantly, students don’t learn enough.

I know this, because I have spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

A form of education that follows the students development rather than the other way around. A platform where learning can happen continuiosly, rather than periodically. This platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Extended Pitch

At launch, Offcourse will focus on beginning to intermediate developers. Why? Two reasons:

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Elevator Pitch

Last year I quit my tenured position at the University of Amsterdam, because I believe that our education system is beyond repair. It’s too slow, too expensive, doesn’t meet any real-world requirements, and most importantly, students don’t learn enough.

I know this, because I have spent most of my life trying to fix it. As a student, a professor, and even as HR manager. After two decades, however, I reached the conclusion that we need a radically new approach.

A form of education that follows the students development rather than the other way around. A platform where learning can happen continuiosly, rather than periodically. This platform is called 'Offcourse'.

Extended Pitch

At launch, Offcourse will focus on coders. Why, because this market is open to new forms of education. Recent research shows that 63% of all professional developers is self-taught. In the last four years, coding bootcamps have managed to grow exponentially. And the valuation of learning sites in this

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Customer

• You probably spent a lot of money of education
• and many of you ended of you do something completely different
• what if this could have been a gradual transition rather than a radical shift?
• what if your education would follow your track rather than the other way around?
• my name is Jan Hein Hoogstad and my platform Offcourse facilitates this new way of learning
• We offer a learning space where you can track where your learning is going rather than being forced to take the beaten path
• The only thing you need to do is make lists of the learning resources that you have used.
• You can also follow the tracks that others carved out, or deviate at any given point.