Technologist Talk

Technologist Talk


Latest Episodes

Episode 5 -- 7 Myths Deflecting Teens from Tech Careers – Part III
October 11, 2018

Everyone knows teens never listen to their parents about anything. Just like everybody knows the best tech jobs are going overseas. Actually, explains CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, what everyone seems to know is backward.

Episode 4 -- 7 Myths Deflecting Teens from Tech Careers – Part II
August 28, 2018

It’s not a tech job unless you’re working for a tech company, and you spend the whole day stuck behind a desk, right? Wrong, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton.

Chapter 4 -- CompTIA’s Bring-Your-Kids-to-Work Day: Seeing Technologists in Action
August 17, 2018

Join host Michelle Lange as she takes in the fun at CompTIA’s Bring-Your-Kids-to-Work Day and learns who so-called “Digital Natives” really are.

Chapter 3 -- FUSE Lab Field Trip: Interest-Based Learning in Middle Schools
August 01, 2018

Join host Michelle Lange on her field trip to Hadley Junior High, where she and the students explore a FUSE lab developed by Northwestern University and supported by CompTIA’s NextUp initiative.

Episode 3 -- 7 Myths Deflecting Teens from Tech Careers - Part I
July 24, 2018

To succeed working with technology, you must be a math wiz and earn a 4-year degree in coding, right? Nope, says CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton.

Episode 2 -- What IS a Technologist: Defining a Tricky Term
July 18, 2018

Host Bob Dirkes sits down with CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux to define the tricky term “Technologist” and explore how this term can help young students find the right career for them.

Chapter 1 -- Social Innovation: Making Money Matter in the Tech Field
July 05, 2018

Host Bob Dirkes speaks with author and CEO of Creating IT Futures Charles Eaton about Creating IT Futures ongoing philanthropic programs, their priorities for programs, and how they measure the impact of their giving.

Chapter 2 -- On Being a Technologist
June 29, 2018

What’s the difference between technicians and technologists? CEO, author and social innovator, Charles Eaton, explains.

Episode 1 -- Welcome to the T in STEM
June 12, 2018

What’s the secret to closing our nation’s Tech Skills Gap? Parents, explains CEO, author and father to four children, Charles Eaton.

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