School

………………………………….

The School of Emerging Media & Technology’s mission is to connect the world’s greatest leaders in social media with professionals whose daily jobs and activities require a basic-to-advanced understanding of the tools, technologies and best practices that are driving change in industry.

The School, accredited by SMW, will deliver classes and courses, all year long, anywhere in the US via the Skillshare platform. We will launch on September 24 during SMW. Classes can be taught by individuals or organizations, targeting a general or a specific audience.

We have created a way to empower industry thought leaders to share their knowledge and expertise with the rest of the world.  Teachers will be incentivized in a number of ways, including financially via a model that gives them a 75% share of all revenue generated by classes and courses they teach.  Further benefits include:

• Reach and engage a new audience of professionals
• Create alternative revenue streams for you or your business
• Gain industry awareness, recognition and credibility
• Inspire a new generation of social media leaders and professionals

The School is open to leading thinkers and practitioners in media, communications and technology, but in order to maintain a high standard, all our teachers have to meet our vetting criteria and be approved by SMW.

Past teaching experience, affiliations with industry associations, industry awards and accreditations, experience of public speaking and of writing for industry websites are among the criteria that inform our selection system.
 

• STEP 1: Submit your application to become a teacher here.
• STEP 2: SMW will review the application. If approved you’ll be notified within a week and we will send you the teacher guidelines.
• STEP 3: Start defining your area of expertise and the class you want to teach - SMW or Skillshare’s education experts can help you refine your curricula for the class.
• STEP 4: Create your class or course via the Skillshare website and indicate function/skillset, theme/title, level, format.
• STEP 5: Once the class is up, send the link via email at partnerships@skillshare.com with the subject “SMW’s School of Emerging Media & Technology” indicating that you want to be included in the School.

“Social Media is the quintessential skill that is easy to learn, but hard to master. Providing access to social media leaders should be a fantastic benefit to professionals in this space.”

“Beyond the benefits we all get from gathering at conferences – there is a need for more structured and disciplined learning in social media. It’s a space that changes daily, so in order to educate the next generation of practitioners, we need initiatives like The School of Emerging Media & Technology that share knowledge and best practices in our industry.”

“We need to educate people in the right way around social media, technologies and new communication channels to ensure we fully understand the potential of this information revolution and understand how to adapt quickly in an ever increasing data driven world.”