Steve Wozniak Announces Tech Education Platform 'Woz U' (techcrunch.com) 23
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Steve Wozniak, the Apple co-founder who changed the world alongside Steve Jobs, has today announced the launch of Woz U. According to the release, Woz U will start as an online learning platform focused on both students and companies that will eventually hire those students. Woz U is based out of Arizona, and hopes to launch physical locations for learning in more than 30 cities across the globe. At launch, the curriculum will center around computer support specialists and software developers, with courses on data science, mobile applications and cybersecurity coming in the future. Alongside the education platform, Woz U will also offer platforms for tech companies to recruit, train and retain their workforce through on-site customized programs and subscription-based curricula. There also will be a platform for K-12 students, which will be distributed to school districts, that will offer STEAM programs to identify talent and nudge those individuals into a tech-based career. And if that weren't enough, Woz U will eventually introduce an accelerator program "to identify and develop elite tech talent." Woz U also has an app on the App Store that will help people understand which field of tech they're best suited for, so they can set up their curriculum accordingly. Pricing has yet to be announced.
Blue pill eater (Score:2)
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I can haz editorz?
Same business model as ... (Score:2)
Trump U.
Oh Come on (Score:2)
The other story is still on the front page for fucks sake!
editorial isolation (Score:4, Informative)
Do the editors at slashdot communicate with each other at all? Do they check the recent articles to see if the story has already been done?
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/17/10/13/1915259/woz-wants-to-retrain-you-for-a-career-in-tech
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My problem is that I already made the "wossamotta U" joke in the other thread.
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You’re giving BeauHD too much credit in assuming he’s even literate.
DUPE! DUPE! DUPEY! DUPEY! DUPE! (Score:2)
20th Anniversary Dupe Edition!
hey fucktards (Score:3)
you just posted the same story less than 3 damn hours ago
I know its hard for you to pay attention, but for fucks sake
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Short term memory loss? (Score:2)
seems awfully similar to:
https://apple.slashdot.org/sto... [slashdot.org]
Just what we need! (Score:2)
Another one! Why didn't he put his energy into inventing a new programming language. There's a desperate shortage of those, especially ones that look vaguely like C/C++ with the racism & misogyny taken out.
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Actually, I see a need for something for potential students to run through and see if they are really a good fit for a IT based career. I've had too many students in the AS program I teach for as an adjunct who got into IT because "i like to play warcraft" or "i help my grandma understand facebook". Or one student who was barely literate who said "my guidance counselor in high school told me I could make OK money and be working inside in the air conditioning" ...