A Closer Look
Culture At A Crossroads
Season 2, Episode 9
CEO of Ladies Learning Code and Canada Learning Code Melissa Sariffodeen joins the show to talk about the ever-changing field of computer science, and the role it plays for the 85% of 2030 future jobs that do not exist yet today. The London, ON native shares how her love of Harry Potter helped to pique her interest in tech, by giving users a chance to be sorted into one of four houses.
She re-traces her journey from taking a basic computer science class in grade 9 to now serving as an expert for provincial educators, including recently reviewing Ontario’s math curriculum. Plus, how the tech industry is doubling every year, but women are still being under represented.
Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes here or search for Culture At A Crossroads on Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.
This is a profile of Melissa Sariffodeen.
Jul 2011 - Oct 2013 - Head of Special Projects at Freshii Headquarters
Jul 2011 - Present - Co-Founder & CEO of Canada Learning Code
Jun 2012 - Present - Co-Founder at HackerYou College of Technology (Now Juno College of Technology)
Jan 18, 2017 - Gave The Kids Will Be Alright TED Talk
Check out the framework Melissa created to make coding in schools less daunting for educators and students here.
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