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- 1. ™ laboratory Career Exploration In An Advanced Technology Emporium Todd Borghesani, Esq. borghesani@mac.com 703.629.8535
- 2. • Objective • Need AGENDA • Opportunity • Solution ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 3. In Demand STEM Careers Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Biosciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Clinical Medicine Cognitive & Neural Computer Science Computational Sciences Ecology & Environment Electrical Engineering Geosciences Immunology Materials Science ™ Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiology laboratory Molecular Biology & Genetics Naval Architecture Ocean Engineering Nanotechnology Neuroscience Oceanography Pharmacology Plant & Animal Science Physics Space & Planetary Sciences OBJECTIVE 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani
- 4. BRIDGE THE DIVIDE • Offer at-risk youth a 21st century environment to explore “in demand” careers • Inspire and prepare at-risk youth to achieve a post secondary education in STEM disciplines • Give them 21st century skills so they can transition into independent adulthood and be successful in the STEM workforce of the future • Design a career exploration system where youth role play "professional" scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians (STEM), constructing their own careers and futures ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 5. In Demand STEM Careers Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Biosciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Clinical Medicine Cognitive & Neural Computer Science Computational Sciences Ecology & Environment Electrical Engineering Geosciences Immunology Materials Science ™ Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiology laboratory Molecular Biology & Genetics Naval Architecture Ocean Engineering Nanotechnology Neuroscience Oceanography Pharmacology Plant & Animal Science Physics Space & Planetary Sciences NEED 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani
- 6. OUR NATION • Our way of life is threatened. We are in danger of falling behind in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education • These disciplines have powered American prosperity for decades • The decline in the state of our competitiveness and innovation in the global marketplace • The low performance of our nation’s middle school and high school students in math and science as compared to their peers in other developed countries • The shortage of native-born computer scientists and engineers that has led to an increasing need to import talent from foreign countries • "Eighty percent of the fastest growing jobs require education and training beyond high school...” Assistant Secretary DeRocca • From DC public schools, only 9% of the students who go to college graduate. ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 7. OUR COMMUNITY • Teachers can only be expected to accomplish so much during the “school day” • Unfunded mandates and high stakes testing will continue to hamper the adoption of innovative learning in schools • There is not enough time during the day to teach career development • The sophistication of how we teach must evolve with the needs of the workforce • We need to embrace alternative venues of learning using a systems approach: people, process, technology and environment • We need community places that foster learning, innovation and knowledge transfer • Practicing scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians to teach advanced technologies as coaches and mentors • Today, there is a disconnect between learning research and learning places • We ask our youth to become the 21st century workforce of the future, yet we teach them in turn of the century (20th) places ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 8. In Demand STEM Careers Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Biosciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Clinical Medicine Cognitive & Neural Computer Science Computational Sciences Ecology & Environment Electrical Engineering Geosciences Immunology Materials Science ™ Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiology laboratory Molecular Biology & Genetics Naval Architecture Ocean Engineering Nanotechnology Neuroscience Oceanography Pharmacology Plant & Animal Science Physics Space & Planetary Sciences OPPORTUNITY 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani
- 9. GAMER GENERATION • 90 million gamers in the United States • Gamer generation will dominate the workforce. It is already larger than the baby boom • Already 5 out of 10 Americans, 145 million, play video games. 39% are women • 21st century skills that employers want • All the hours immersed in game culture have created masses of employees with unique attributes: bold but measured risk taking, amazing ability to multitask, and unexpected leadership skills. • Only 3% of elementary school students say they do not play video games of any kind • More than half of K-12 students believe that educational video games in school would help them better understand difficult concepts (a career?), become more engaged in the subject matter and practice skills. ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 10. TECHNICAL SYNERGIES • Leverage billions of dollars worth of creativity to the advantage of K12 education • What if we could apply commercial games and modeling and simulation applications help narrow the achievement gap? • Video game, modeling and simulation technologies • Learning key technologies in commercial video games--3D Engines, GUI, Physical Models, Networking, Persistence, and Artificial Intelligence--offer a unique foundation • Learning how to build video games sets the stage for learning how to work with M&S applications • Every industry vertical and every scientific discipline uses modeling & simulation tools • The modeling and simulation industry is a $5 billion, cross-cutting industry • Video game, modeling & simulation technologies support STEM education • Use in the Career Exploration Program has “in-school” implications for STEM education ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 11. SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION • Afterschool market • Offers creative environment to advance learning and workforce development • Just 6.5 million children are in afterschool programs • The parents of another 15.3 million children say their children would participate in afterschool—if a program were available Afterschool Association • There is no afterschool program for advanced career exploration • For profit model is Sylvan Learning Centers • With over 200 locations, annual revenue exceeds $240 million for teaching the basics • Inner cities remain a significant untapped retail market • Unmet demand is estimated to be over $40 billion • To put this in perspective, the $40+ billion inner city retail gap is larger than the total retail markets of twenty-six states Initiative for a Competitive Inner City • Not only is the future consumer in the US increasingly non-white, but the non- white consumer globally, is exploding Carl Stern, Vice Chairman, Boston Consulting Group ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 12. In Demand STEM Careers Aerospace Engineering Behavioral Sciences Biosciences Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Clinical Medicine Cognitive & Neural Computer Science Computational Sciences Ecology & Environment Electrical Engineering Geosciences Immunology Materials Science ™ Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiology laboratory Molecular Biology & Genetics Naval Architecture Ocean Engineering Nanotechnology Neuroscience Oceanography Pharmacology Plant & Animal Science Physics Space & Planetary Sciences SOLUTION 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani
- 13. CAREER EXPLORATION • Blend commercial video games with modeling & simulation technologies • Commercial video games offer motivational insight across numerous industries and careers • We introduce youth to "in-demand" industries and careers while they learn how to build video games • They play "professional" roles, learning 21st century skills and building critical background knowledge • They work in teams on "real world" challenges that are germane to an industry and its careers, solving problems by “constructing” answers as active agents. • They use the authentic tools of the trade: modeling & simulation tools • Mentoring & coaching support the teams • Based on RPGs where a taste for chaos and a collaborative spirit will continue to define the entertainment of the future. ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 14. AEROSPACE CAREER TRACK Bridging The Future of Learning With The Needs of Industry ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 15. CAREER EXPLORATION Sample Game Library Represents Over $300 Million In Development ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory
- 16. TECHNOLOGY EMPORIUM • Harmonize people, process and technology • The cornerstone of this program is a "real world" laboratory with a "library" of video games advanced simulation and modeling applications • The emporium’s environment is built from design patterns for 21st century learning • The environments of “Laboratory” and “social cafe” are blended • Design 21st century learning interior into existing structure in DC’s inner city ™ laboratory
- 17. BECOME YOUR DREAM Imagine 100 incredible minds thinking together ™ 2008 Copyright © by T. Borghesani laboratory