Episode 64: An Interview with Gary Gil of Podclass.com (Part 1)
May 22, 2008
Kim and I welcomed Gary Gil, the driving force behind Podclass.com, a website where everybody can teach AND learn online. Gary, a self defined serial entrepreneur, has been involved in consumer education for over the past nine years. He has been involved in creating over 250 consumer websites with thousands of pages of educational content and spanning 40 different markets including health, consumer electronics, financial services, sports, skin care and dozens of others. With a vision toward creating the world’s online marketplace for teaching and learning, Gary formed Podclass.com in 2006. Needless to say, Kim and I had plenty of questions for him:
- What IS Podclass?
- Can anyone use Podclass to teach classes, or do they need to be teachers?
- Do we need special technical skills to create an online course on Podclass?
- How does Podclass differ from a website like You Tube, which also offers teaching videos along with other content?
- What format do I need to use to create a class to post on Podclass? Audio? Video? Powerpoint?
- What types of topics can I teach using Podclass?
- How can I find content for creating a Podclass course?
- How much work is involved in teaching an online course through Podclass?
- What are some advantages of offering an online course as opposed to a live workshop?
Gary was so full of information and provided such great answers to our questions that we invited him back to share MORE! Yep, Part 2 is on the way!
As always, our intro/exit music is provided by IODA Promonet, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
[...] Gary did a great job of answering these questions (and more) in Part 2, so listen to it before you register or create YOUR first class. If you missed Part 1, you can still listen to it here. [...]