Episode 103 - Continuous Failure Pedogogy
From The Network by The CAPS Network
November 26, 2025 · 45 min · Season 7 · Episode 103
About this episode
Jeremy Smith discusses Pega6, an alternative to traditional higher education focused on experiential learning for software development and product management.
In this episode, we talk with Jeremy Smith, founder of Pega6, a new alternative to traditional higher education for students pursuing software development and product management careers. Built on experiential learning—much like the CAPS model—Pega6 skips the lectures and accelerates students into real-world work. Jeremy shares how Blue Valley CAPS became the proving ground for Pega6, with students helping beta test and shape the curriculum. He also dives into the new era of hands-on, tech-dri...
People in this episode
Guest: Jeremy Smith
Topics covered
- higher education
- experiential learning
- software development
- product management
- curriculum design
Keywords
- Pega6
- experiential learning
- software development
- product management
- Blue Valley CAPS
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pega6, Blue Valley CAPS
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