Indrajith Ekanayake is a Technical Trainer at Codification (based in the UK) and a visiting lecturer at the Open University of Sri Lanka. He obtained his Bachelors from the University of Plymouth in Computer Software Engineering. We wanted to talk about the difference in teaching at an Academic level and Industrial level.
00:00 Intro
02:23 Academia Vs Industry
09:05 University Education Vs Industrial demand
10:13 Importance of languages
20:37 Professionals teaching students
21:55 Khan Academy
24:22 How to teach in a fast changing world?
30:54 Issues with American High Education
32:55 LEAN Method
35:47 Reading books
40:12 Soft skills
42:57 Building a network/connections
46:13 Teaching children
50:54 Asking questions
58:33 Downside of technology
1:02:50 How to get people 'Hooked'
1:05:10 Plans for the future
