On 2021-11-26 14:08, Stephen Loosley wrote:> > There are no technical prerequisites to apply to Holberton, with Mr > Goutallier saying the school welcomed applicants with no tech background. The > process is also mostly automated to minimise unconscious bias. However, > students must pass a rigorous entry test before they can apply, which > involves creating a website from scratch in less than two weeks.> > There are > no formal teachers or instructors, with lessons delivered by software and > projects led by the students themselves, although the school does provide > technical staff for assistance. The course follows a hybrid model where > students are required to attend the campus in Melbourne’s CBD a few days per > week.> > Tuition is around $15,000 for the full-time course, though > Holberton’s local partners RACV and SportsBet are also providing a limited > number of scholarships.> > “What we’ve been doing, especially on the TAFE > side, has been failing. We need to do something else,” Mr Goutallier said.> > > “Anybody can become a software engineer if you have the motivation. But to > keep the motivation, you have to collaborate.”
Reflecting on the nine years I spent with my colleagues as casual academics teaching Software Engineering at second-year University level, all those unpaid hours we spent marking Group submissions and then defending those written (in my case, at least) assessments to Students, I now realise what a waste of time it all was for us all... (:-) Is this another Morrison Initiative? Cheers, David Lochrin _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
