Mercedes Bent

  • Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

    Originally published on VRScout on July 25, 2017: https://vrscout.com/news/vr-ar-education-now/ In March 2014 Facebook bought Oculus and the current wave of interest in VR and AR was reborn. While the public largely scoffed at the awkward goggles, industry pundits proclaimed VR/AR would one day replace our 2D screens, and highlighted education as one of the top applications in…

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  • Top Companies and Players in the VR/AR Education Space

    With VR/AR being such a nascent industry, it can be difficult to get a grasp of the landscape and who is doing what. I created a guide to some of the top companies and key players in the VR/AR space to help demystify the space. Enjoy!

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  • 2016’s Top 5 Trends in Alternative Higher Education

    2016 was a busy year in alternative higher education! From MOOCs to coding bootcamps to Online Program Managers (OPMs) to universities, all players kept busy innovating and pushing the boundaries to move us toward a world where more adults feel prepared to engage and succeed in society. Here’s a rundown of 2016’s Top 5 Trends…

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  • It’s not all Online – Trends to Watch in Higher Education 2015

    Across the country, universities are feeling a pinch. The cost of operating a university is rising, and increases in tuition can’t keep up. Across the country, students are also feeling a pinch. Tuition is rising, and the long-promised value of a higher degree is becoming more and more dubious. To combat these issues, universities and third party…

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  • Interview with Course Report on WDI

    I got to speak with the folks at Course Report about where GA is going and what we’re doing with WDI (Web Development Immersive) – check it out! https://www.coursereport.com/blog/q-a-with-mercedes-bent-head-of-web-development-immersives-for-general-assembly

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  • Impostor Syndrome & Dev Schools

    Something I hear from a lot of students when they first enter the Web Development Immersive program at GA is they feel as thought their particular background does not lend to success in this environment they’ve found themselves in. Students know that the environment they are entering is grueling and that the learning experience will…

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  • The Most Important Prep for an Immersive Coding Program? It’s Not the Pre-Work

    The past few weeks I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the onboarding experience for students entering General Assembly’s WDI (Web Development Immersive) program. WDI is a 3-month immersive learning experience where students normally spend 9am – 8/9pm on weekdays and their entire weekends immersed in learning programming. Because it is such an intense…

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