Frea Uys

What’s the difference between an Arts degree and a pizza? A pizza can feed a family of four. I’m not what you would call a risk taker by any means but when I was in my last year of grade school I did something a little risky. I enrolled in a degree in the performing […]

Last week I left you on a learning cliffhanger, but I am a woman of my word, so this week I am back to share what I have learned about scaling a cohort-based learning experience. If you missed out on my article last week, you can find it here.  Scaling an online experience is easy,

The phrase at scale has plagued me for a while now and my apprehension stems from knowing that bigger isn’t always better. The school of hard knocks has taught me this lesson more times than I care to admit.  My most recent lesson came from a digital nomad meetup I attended in Portimao, Portugal. My

Everyone loves free stuff! Myself included, especially when it comes to online courses. My name is Frea Uys and I am a serial online course enrollee. If you offer a free cohort-based online course that I find even remotely relevant to my job or personal development goals, I WILL sign up. If it’s free, I’ll

Do you like surprises? An Amazon package delivered before the expected arrival date, a bunch of flowers from a secret admirer, or seeing that the new season of your favorite series has finally been released on Netflix.  I love surprises, which is why it is no surprise that I decided to write an essay on