"Why Apprentices do not drink all the Booze and hack all the Things" - Rethinking Education in Game Development
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Would you entrust your project to a young professional with minimal experience? Alina shares her journey as an apprentice, engaging in dialogue on whether apprenticeships truly succeed at amending the benefits of hands-on development experience and theory-driven education. The session will tackle the challenges of knowledge sharing and collaboration between industry veterans and young professionals.
Target Audiences
Educators, employers, apprenticeship program coordinators, recruiters, talent development specialists, students and recent graduates
Experience Level
Beginner
Key Take Aways
On apprenticeships finding a way into the tech industry:
- Benefits of training the future workforce in-house
- Certainty of recouping apprenticeship training costs
On entering the workforce:
- Facing change and uncertainty
- Facing challenges i.e. unknown technological environment(s), new business modes of operation, learning to feel comfortable around new coworkers, bias and stereotypes etc.
On the status quo of education:
- Computer science as a creative domain
- Educational practises & teaching styles failing to consider it as such
On teaching creatively:
- Main differing types of creativity
- The 4 factors of intrinsic motivation: usage, reputation, identification and learning
On the future of education:
- Education shifting to flexible personalised formats
- Trends in legislation, funding and employer driven programs in support of apprenticeships
Session Type
Talk
