Improving Tech Education
at least making tech education suck less
or
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Mi NOMBRE ES Bermon Painter
I’m a spanish speaking, designer/developer hybrid
and work at Ally – a pretty fantastic online bank.
@bermonpainter #techEDU
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The idea that design decisions are
based on the needs of the
people that use it.
User-Centered Design
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Human Friendly
UX Hueristics 1 of 7
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Forgiving
UX Hueristics 2 of 7
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Self-Evident
UX Hueristics 3 of 7
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Accessible
UX Hueristics 4 of 7
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Predictable
UX Hueristics 5 of 7
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Efficient
UX Hueristics 6 of 7
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Trustworthy
UX Hueristics 7 of 7
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Public education, paid for by taxes, free to all
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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
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Storytime
Manufacturing and the assembly line
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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
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If you work hard
and you do well
and you go to college
you’ll get a good job
An unfortunate belief
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Real Skills
Academic Knowledge
vs
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1 Educators
2 Students
3 Employers
4 Professionals
5 Entrepreneurs
HOW TO FIX EDUCATION
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1 We all have this capacity
2 It deteriorates over time
What we can learn
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2. Students
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Do you need a degree to be a
great ______________?
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No.
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Do you need a degree
to Get a GReat Job?
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No.
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Should you rely on your
college to teach you the
skills you need for a job?
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No.
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You Must Educate Yourself
Meetups, community involvement, the internet
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3. Employers
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52%
of US employers are unable
to fill job positions
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Don’t be inflexible
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Start an
Apprenticeship Program
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Promote from Within
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Work with Colleges
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4. PRofessionals
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Reach out to Colleges
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Build Communites
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Find an Apprentice
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5. Entrepreneurs
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Education is
Ripe for Disruption
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$7 Trillion Industry
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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.
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