Canadian author, speaker and all-round expert on innovation, Don Tapscott, was in Toronto 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 Toronto 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 Toronto – 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 Toronto, rather than just a hassle?
