Don Tapscott on education in Brazil

Posted by By Angelica Mari at 22 November, at 10 : 59 AM Print

Canadian author, speaker and all-round expert on innovation, Don Tapscott, was in Brazil at the weekend to speak at the TEDx USP Leste event at the University of São Paulo. He was delivering a keynote speech on how education in Brazil has to change for it to meet the needs of a modern society.

IT Decisions caught up with the Macrowikinomics author at his hotel the day before his big speech to get a short preview of what he sees as most important for the education system in Brazil – and beyond. In this video Taspcott talks about:

• Education as we know it is stuck in the industrial – not information – age.
• How can young people become more interested in technology-related subjects as a career?
• How do IT professionals retrain to work within the business?
• How lifelong learning can work through an entire career.
• How can lifelong learning become normal in Brazil, rather than just a hassle?

Photo by Scott Maxwell licensed under Creative Commons

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