Manchester test
Abstract
Learning is in the midst of a fundamental transformation that allow students and professionals to integrate tools, develop skills and adapt to ever-changing work environments. In technology-driven industries such as design, engineering, manufacturing and construction, traditional education based on centralized knowledge and curricula is shifting towards flexible frameworks that allow learners to quickly acquire new skills across multiple roles and industries. This transformation involves three key components: first is the access of new digital CAD tools that make the learning, use and application of new skillsets more fluid and intuitive. Second is the development of industry-led credentialing systems that validate roles and task competencies. Third is the accessibility that online education, remote learning models and cloud-based digital tools provide to attract students without geographical limitations.
Alex Lobos focuses in design, technology, sustainability and emotional attachment as means
to elevate quality of life. He is Professor and Graduate Director of Industrial Design at Rochester
Institute of Technology and Research Fellow Emeritus at Autodesk. His research and design
courses have been sponsored by Autodesk, AT&T, Colgate-Palmolive, General Electric, Kraft,
Makerbot, Stryker, Staples and Unilever, covering generative design, digital fabrication,
sustainability, packaging, home appliances, housewares and medical devices. Alex has been
juror for International Design Excelle
Daniela Steinsapir is a Senior Manager, User Experience at Autodesk Education focused on
helping shape and re-imagine the future of learning, credentialing and certification at Autodesk.
Her work helps to transform businesses be more customer and design centric by supporting
end-to-end service experiences, which includes user research, concept and strategic design,
service design, prototyping, creative direction and implementation. Daniela is a Fulbright scholar
from Chile and holds a MFA in Conceptual Information Arts from San Francisco State University
and a MA in Learning, Design and Technology from Stanford University.