Annie Lin Of General Assembly Will Be On Our Educational Forum
Taiwan-made Annie Lin is an eclectic operations manager and new-markets launcher. She is currently the Chicago Regional Director of General Assembly, a global network of campuses offering a variety of events, workshops, part-time courses, and full-time courses in design, tech, and business topics (everything from free events such as “Day in the Life of a UX Designer” to multi-hour workshops on data analytics to 10-week part-time courses on product management to 12-week full-time programs on web development).
Previously, she oversaw education operations at General Assembly’s San Francisco campus location, launched new markets at Uber, and managed global education programs at the Wikimedia Foundation.Annie is also an experienced public speaker, a people person, a part-time introvert, an analytical nut, and an advocate for equalizing access to resources.
THE BATTLE OF LEARNING VS JOB PLACEMENT IN EDUCATION BLURB:
Education, and educational methods are evolving. Is it more about learning, or is it about getting a job? How can we combine these viewpoints to help spawn a better society for the future of education, and job placement.This forum will be held at General Assembly.
Moderator:
Tracy Samantha Schmidt (Founder, Socially Authentic)
Panelists
Vince Leung (CTO, MentorMob)
Lisa Schumacher (Chicago Director, Startup Institute)
David Delmar (Founder, Resilient Coders)
Jay Laughlin (Aspiring Educational Leader)
Monday July 13th, 2015
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Starts: 8:00pm
