546: From Course Creator to Media Company The Only Way to Win Now

About this episode

Chris Badgett discusses the shift from being a course creator to thinking like a media company in the current digital landscape.

In this episode of LMScast, Chris Badgett offers an important perspective change for anybody making online courses: you should conceive of yourself as a media firm rather than merely a course designer. He says that since systems like ChatGPT and Claude can rapidly give answers and learning resources, knowledge is no longer scarce in today's environment. Because of this, merely packing content into a course is no longer sufficient to succeed or stand out. Instead, people's attention and trust have become limited, particularly in a digital world that is overrun with content, short videos, and subpar AI-generated content. This makes it more difficult for instructors to keep students' interest long enough for them to finish courses, which are inherently lengthy and need dedication.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Badgett

Topics covered

• online courses
• media company
• digital content
• student engagement
• attention economy

Keywords

• course creation
• media firm
• digital learning
• content strategy
• student retention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ChatGPT, Claude

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