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John Swope

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Digital Education Specialist at curricu.me
📍 Greater Boston, United States

John Swope is an Education Technologist and the founder of curricu. me, specializing in pragmatic AI solutions and Open edX online course development. A graduate of New York University, he is recognized for his exceptional work in building large-scale online courses for premier educational institutions.

Beyond his work in educational technology, John is the co-founder and co-host of the "Salt of the Earth Podcast. " Through the podcast, he interviews small business owners, exploring the gritty, simple, and often humorous aspects of their entrepreneurial journeys.

He developed the official Open edX® Demo Course, the flagship course included with every installation of the Open edX platform.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Digital Education Specialist
Job Level
Junior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Pragmatic AI in Education
He focuses on building effective, measurable AI solutions and advocates for using open-source tools to protect institutional data and budgets.
Open Source Education
As the chair of the Open edX® educators working group, he is deeply involved in the open-source online learning community.
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Career

Work history

1-2013
Digital Education Specialist
curricu.me
9-2015 - 9-2017
Co-Founder and Co-host
Salt of the Earth Podcast
1-2013
Business Analyst
Capgemini
1-2010 - 5-2010
Marketing Director
JumpPost.com
8-2009 - 5-2010
Licensed Sales Agent
Bond New York
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John Swope - Curricu.me - Edx.org and Open EdX Course .... Featured in Curricu.me
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Education
2007 - 2011
BA
New York University
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