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? P.S. Sorry about the necessity to resend, obviously I haven't done Mr Goutallier's course. Cheers, David Lochrin _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
