回到课室了！培养新的科技时代的技能 Back to the classroom…boosting up my own knowledge in the tech world!

Hallo大家，我回到课室了。想分享一下我现在在上课的感受及温哥华的教育趋势。

Hey readers, so I’m back now in Canada officially and getting myself ready for a brand new journey in learning! I’m looking forward to sharing more insights with you in the coming year as I travel around the world to bring to you the latest in education trends worldwide. On a personal note, I’m going to be taking a course in the coming term by Brainstation (which is an educational bootcamp that provides short term courses in the fields of design, product and corporate training). Specifically, the program I’ve enrolled for is on the User Experience (UX) which is presently one of the hotter specializations demanded in the 21st century for it’s applications into different industries (of course I’ll be focusing it on the education side). I have a feeling that these kind of programs will be more in demand in China in the coming future, so please stay tuned as I provide you some insights to what I’ve gained from this program.

Couple of key insights so far from this program:

加速训练营主要面向职业专业人员：为了培养缺少技术（硬）知识或对技术概念性理解的专业人。 我有一种感觉，这可能与亚洲的情况相反，因为越来越多的学生需要在非技术（软）技能领域提高合作，创造力和更多以人为本的技能。

Accelerated bootcamps are primarily run for working professionals: Those who are missing the technical (hard) knowledge or conceptual understanding of technology today. I have a feeling that this may be the opposite in Asia, as more students need a boost in the non technical (soft) skills area on collaboration, creativity and more people-oriented skills. Read more on Techcrunch here.

降低年轻工作员成本和时间：通过提供小班授课（通常为25名以下学生）和来自具有高科技行业经验的专业教师的指导，这一系列短期密集课程的新一轮培训让毕业生开始走上正轨。

Lower cost & time to get yourself into the workforce: Offering small class sizes (typically 25 students) and mentorship from professional instructors with experience in the tech industry, this new wave of short, intensive courses trains graduates to hit the ground running.

填补人才缺口：以其在行业发展趋势上的能力而闻名，他们是弥补人才缺口的新来源，特别是在小型创意产业和初创公司寻找技术娴熟的开发人员。

Filling the talent gap: Known for their ability to stay on top of industry trends, they are the new source for filling the talent gap, particularly in smaller, creative industries and start-ups on the hunt for developers with hard skills.

Here’s my first day at orientation so far…seems like a pretty cool place eh?

Ps: Funny thing was this used to be my mentor’s office (used to be a pretty big software company but has since moved to another location) 搞笑的事，这是我之前的导师的办公室，现在回来了改装成一个全新的教室！厉害了（说明温哥华对教育的重视）。

希望学完后有点成果，到时候会好好和你们分享！

I’m hoping that I’ll be able to connect it to designing usable learning experience journeys (via educational apps/technology) that will support you in learning things much more effectively and specifically. Will continue to share my learning experiences in the coming days with you!