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Making Tech Education Suck Less

Bermon Painter
November 19, 2011

Making Tech Education Suck Less

We're in a dilemma. The tech industry is booming but the demand of STEM professionals is far exceeding the supply. The core problem lies with our current model of education we're trying to meet the needs of the future based on a system meant for the past.

Bermon Painter

November 19, 2011
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  1. Mi NOMBRE ES Bermon Painter I’m a spanish speaking, designer/developer

    hybrid and work at Ally – a pretty fantastic online bank. @bermonpainter #techEDU Saturday, November 19, 11
  2. The idea that design decisions are based on the needs

    of the people that use it. User-Centered Design Saturday, November 19, 11
  3. Talent Gap There’s an ever increasing digital talent gap. Lots

    of jobs, not enough qualified professionals to fill them. Saturday, November 19, 11
  4. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathmatics The demand for STEM professionals

    in the US is outpacing the supply. Saturday, November 19, 11
  5. 33% of High School graduates require remediation once they reach

    college © http://uwithelpdesk.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/the-next-generation-of-classroom-technology-tablets-smart-phones/ Saturday, November 19, 11
  6. 46% of the students that go to college never graduate

    © http://uwithelpdesk.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/the-next-generation-of-classroom-technology-tablets-smart-phones/ Saturday, November 19, 11
  7. AGE of Enlightenment Major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, technology &

    education © http://www.flickr.com/photos/trondgjerde/3625862726/in/photostream/ Saturday, November 19, 11
  8. The IDea of Academic Ability Deeply rooted in our model

    of education is the idea that there are only two types of people: 1. academics 2. Non-academics Saturday, November 19, 11
  9. Industrialized Education It will be impossible to improve the model

    of education to meet to needs of the future while relying an a system based on the needs of the past Saturday, November 19, 11
  10. If you work hard and you do well and you

    go to college you’ll get a good job An unfortunate belief Saturday, November 19, 11
  11. 1 Educators 2 Students 3 Employers 4 Professionals 5 Entrepreneurs

    HOW TO FIX EDUCATION Saturday, November 19, 11
  12. 1 We all have this capacity 2 It deteriorates over

    time What we can learn Saturday, November 19, 11
  13. Do you need a degree to Get a GReat Job?

    Saturday, November 19, 11
  14. Should you rely on your college to teach you the

    skills you need for a job? Saturday, November 19, 11
  15. Fin The current one-size-fits-all model is no longer enough. In

    order to improve the model of learning we need something completely different. And we have to be the ones to create change. Saturday, November 19, 11