Take Back Your Education

Catherine Stevens

@cath_stevens

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Gap Year!!! Work! Travel!

Projects! Take Classes!

Content Community Credential

College ● Classes

● Dorms● Extra-curriculars● Greek life

● Diploma● Credibility

Real Life ● MOOCs● Internships● Projects

● Hacker houses● Makerspaces

(shared spaces for hardware projects)

● Class-specific certificates

● Projects that apply skills

← 14th century lecture

MOOC class setup →

Content

College ● Classes ● Lectures

Real Life ● MOOCs● Internships● Projects

Community

College● Dorms● Extra-curriculars● Greek life

Real Life ● Hacker houses● Makerspaces ● Co-working spaces

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Makerspace in Singapore →

← Co-working space in Berlin

Credential

College● Diploma● Credibility

Real Life ● Class-specific certificates● Projects that apply skills

Content:Learned marketing

Practiced teaching and programming

Community:

Helped people form study-groups

Credential:Used the results and skills gained to get jobs and network

Silicon Valley →

Corvallis →

Simply Done Websiteswww.simplydonewebsites.com

Only in Silicon Valley

Only if you’re the next Mark

Zuckerberg

To go or not to go to college?

@cath_stevens

www.catherinestevens.me