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Podcast: What's Next with Aki Anastasiou
Episode: Robert Paddock Discusses Online Education In South Africa
Description: Robert Paddock is the Founder and CEO of Valenture Institute and the co-founder of GetSmarter. He is passionate about helping more South Africans get access to a high-quality education, and holds many positions that align with this mentality. This includes Paddock being a founding board member of Africa’s first EdTech incubator, Injini, as well as being an executive director at Cape Town education technology agency Hubble Studios.
In this episode of What’s Next, Paddock discusses the major benefits of online learning when compared to in-person alternatives. He unpacks the most common myths involving online learning, before discussing the bigg...