Backward Design is how you reverse-engineer the path to your dream job. The goal is to grow your network by showcasing your skills and potential. You’ll attract more job offers exponentially.

I’m here to tell you what I wish someone had told me. It’s normal to feel lost when you graduate university. It’s the end of the traditional school route and the beginning of “life in the real world.”

I’ve been involved in thirteen cohort-based courses in the past two years—as an instructor or a student—and each was wildly different from the rest. I’ve felt the elation of what works, and the frustration of what doesn’t.

Disruptive platforms like Zoom, Maven, Virtually, Disco, Explority, and more are making it possible to replicate live, interactive teaching online.

Let’s break down what this means and how you can get on a pathway to a lucrative teaching gig.

We’re experiencing a renaissance in online learning and the variety of cohort-based courses launching is as vibrant as the Renaissance itself. Though it seems every course is being marketed as “transformational”, which begs the question, how will you define a transformational learning experience?

What is flipped-classroom, cohort-based (FCCB) learning?

It’s a two-pronged approach to learning design. So let’s break them down one by one.

Jobs understood that one of life’s greatest riches is doing work that nourishes our curiosity. So he used his curiosity as a compass, based on this philosophy:

"You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.”

I was scared and anxious when I boarded the flight. But I was also very determined. I promised myself I would spend a full year trying to build a life overseas. No matter how hard things got, I would not give up.

Separatist issues had long been prevalent in my life. I was born in Montreal to English speaking parents, and the politics between English and French parties had been a broken record for as long as I could remember.

An elderly gentleman stood before us. I couldn’t see his face but his body language said it all. He slowly slumped forward as one does when in pain. And I could tell he was when he pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, and dabbed his eyes with a slow, shaky hand.