Dr. Amanda Martin, or just Amanda as she prefers, drops in this week and we discuss her careers as a teacher and director of program management.
Conversation Outline:
00:30 Discussion on being called Dr.
02:00 What does a doctorate in Computer Science look like – compared to a bachelor’s or master's?
05:09 Getting into tech after obtaining her doctorate
05:50 Did you start in Computer Science or navigate towards as moved towards your doctorate degree?
09:15 Amanda’s career in teaching
10:45 Issues/Problems in education (K-12)
13:40 Humanizing people
14:25 Principal Burnout
16:00 Amanda’s career journey – First professional job
17:35 Advice for students looking to get into Astrophysics or software development
18:40 Amanda’s struggles as a college student
20:30 Trust the process or choose your own adventure – department support
21:25 Doctorate degree program = by design
22:40 Career as Director of Program Management – Linux Foundation | Opensource
27:25 Amanda’s thoughts on AI in will affect her industry
29:10 What Dr. Loso wants to see come out of AI (ChatGPT)
31:20 AI will change education
33:04 Amanda Martin
33:11 How was teaching different in high school vs college? - Demonstration of knowledge with the precipice of AI
36:40 Full Circle (Education) – What’s the motivation for students to go to school and learn information
37:45 What does what Amanda wants to leave the world with
38:55 Opensource
42:15 Linux Foundation
46:30 Advice for students on boot camps and alternative paths instead of college
48:15 Career Highs and Lows
51:00 Amanda’s thoughts on younger generations focus on real-world issues
53:22 Skills or characteristics needed for people in software
55:28 Entry level job titles to search for
56:55 Big software development management
You can reach Amanda at: amartin@linuxfoundation.org
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