The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc.

What The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc. does

The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc. operates under the trade name Hybrid Pedagogy, a privately-held non-profit educational publishing organization founded in 2011. Its primary product is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal (ISSN 2332-2098) publishing scholarship on critical digital pedagogy, ungrading, care-based teaching, accessibility, and academic labor. The journal serves higher education faculty, instructional designers, and learning-and-teaching developers globally, with a horizontal segmentation approach that does not target specific institutional tiers. The organization operates a print publishing arm, Hybrid Pedagogy Books, which has released 7 titles since 2018 including 'An Urgency of Teachers' and 'Critical Digital Pedagogy: A Collection.' A podcast series, 'Teacher of the Ear' (launched 2020, hosted by Chris Friend), extends the content surface into audio, distributed via Anchor.fm and RSS.

The organization runs no proprietary technology platform; it uses standard web publishing (Ghost), podcast hosting, and PayPal for donations. Its business model is a hybrid of (1) one-time book sales through the Hybrid Pedagogy Books imprint, (2) voluntary donations collected via a PayPal hosted button, and (3) free content distribution to readers. No commercial pricing is disclosed for the journal, and no enterprise contracts or institutional licensing are referenced. The organization is closely linked to the Digital Pedagogy Lab, a parallel professional development initiative co-founded in 2015 by Executive Director Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris, which provides paid training adjacent to the journal's content. No venture capital, private equity, or institutional investment ownership has been identified; the ownership structure is consistent with a small independent non-profit. No revenue figure is disclosed in available sources.

Name

The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc.

Legal name

The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc.

Website

https://hybridpedagogy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc. (Hybrid Pedagogy) is a non-profit publisher of an open-access peer-reviewed journal, print books, and a podcast on critical digital pedagogy, serving higher education faculty and instructional designers globally.

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Educational Services (8200), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Research & Pedagogy Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Open Access Academic Publishing (MPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Critical pedagogy research
• Open educational resources
• Higher education teaching
• Academic book publishing

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Book Publishing Sales: Hybrid Pedagogy Books publishes print books on pedagogy, including An Urgency of Teachers (2018) and 6 additional titles published in the last five years. Revenue is generated through book sales.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations through PayPal (hosted_button_id=FJ7X33KZLY2XQ), suggesting a donation-based funding model supporting the open-access publication.

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Core offering

The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc. (operating as Hybrid Pedagogy) publishes a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal on critical digital pedagogy, a print book publishing imprint (Hybrid Pedagogy Books) that has released 7 titles since 2018, and a podcast series (Teacher of the Ear). Content addresses higher education teaching practices including ungrading, care-based pedagogy, critical instructional design, and digital pedagogy.

Product overview

The Ivory - A Pedagogy Network Inc. operates as Hybrid Pedagogy, a multi-platform educational publishing network comprising a peer-reviewed journal (Hybrid Pedagogy), a print publishing arm (Hybrid Pedagogy Books), and a podcast series (Teacher of the Ear). The organization focuses on critical digital pedagogy, open education, and pedagogical innovation, providing academic resources, professional development, and community dialogue for educators across all levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Teacher of the Ear: Podcast featuring conversations about pedagogy, teaching, and educational practice hosted by Chris Friend.
• Hybrid Pedagogy Books

Products and services

• Hybrid Pedagogy (Peer-Reviewed Journal) A peer-reviewed open-access academic journal focused on critical digital pedagogy, publishing articles, essays, and resources on teaching and learning with technology. Aimed at higher education faculty, instructors, and learning designers.
• Hybrid Pedagogy Books A print book publishing imprint that has published 7 print books since 2018, including titles on critical instructional design, ungrading, and open education. Targeted at higher education educators and scholars.
• Teacher of the Ear (Podcast) A podcast series featuring conversations about pedagogy, teaching practices, and educational theory, hosted by Chris Friend and distributed via Anchor.fm with episode transcripts available. Targeted at higher education faculty and pedagogy researchers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published 7 print books in 5 years starting from 2018

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Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Teaching Professor (Magna Publications): A subscription newsletter and resource for college instructors covering pedagogy, assessment, and course design. Comparable to Hybrid Pedagogy as a teaching-focused publication for higher ed faculty, but with a paid subscription model.
• Faculty Focus (Magna Publications): An online publication and newsletter focused on teaching strategies, course design, and classroom innovation for higher education faculty. Closely comparable in product format (articles and resources for college instructors) and audience, though less ideologically focused on critical pedagogy.

Emerging players

• OpenStax (Rice University): A leading open-access textbook publisher based at Rice University producing free, peer-reviewed textbooks for college courses. Comparable in its open-access publishing mission and higher-ed audience, though focused on textbooks rather than pedagogy scholarship.
• Rebus Community: A nonprofit community supporting the creation, adoption, and discovery of open educational resources. Comparable to Hybrid Pedagogy in its open-education focus and nonprofit structure, but oriented around OER production infrastructure rather than critical pedagogy scholarship.
• Open Education Group: An advocacy and research organization focused on open educational resources (OER) and open education in higher education. Comparable to Hybrid Pedagogy in its open-access ethos and higher-ed faculty audience, but with a research/advocacy focus rather than journal + book publishing.

Broad incumbents

• Inside Higher Ed: A leading higher education digital news outlet publishing on teaching, learning, and academic culture. Directly comparable to Hybrid Pedagogy in audience (higher ed faculty/administrators) and topical coverage, but operates as a for-profit news company.
• The Chronicle of Higher Education: A major subscription-based higher education news and opinion publication covering teaching, technology, and academic labor. Comparable in serving the same higher-ed faculty audience with journalism and commentary, though at much greater scale and with a paid business model.
• AAC&U (Association of American Colleges & Universities): A major higher education membership organization publishing on liberal education, inclusive excellence, and pedagogical reform. Comparable in addressing higher ed teaching practices and serving faculty/administrator audiences, though as a much larger advocacy organization.
• EDUCAUSE: A large established higher education technology and learning association publishing EDUCAUSE Review and running professional development programs. Comparable to Hybrid Pedagogy as a higher-ed teaching/technology publication, but operating at significantly greater scale and as a membership organization.

Regional players

• WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies): A cooperative of higher ed institutions focused on digital learning, educational technology, and policy. Comparable in its focus on digital pedagogy and instructional practice in higher ed, but oriented toward policy and institutional members rather than open-access scholarship.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hybridped

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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