Applying for a job

The next time I'm explaining why we need to allow kids to create and collaborate online, I'm going to show this video. It was made by a teenager named Judson Collier, who is applying for a job. He was obviously given the knowledge, tools and time in his education to create and innovate. The most interesting thing to me was visiting his website and seeing how he looked up some other videos for inspiration. Self-directed learning is a skill that all students need to be prepared for. Everytime I want to know something I do the same thing, look up examples of how others did the same thing...

Would you hire Judson or someone with a great paper resume'? Which one better informs you about the person applying? Check out his video:


Stop-Motion App-uh-lu-cat-ion from Judson on Vimeo.

2 comments:

ku_alum said...

I stumbled upon your video embed as I was searching for this particular video ... isn't that an amazing kid. One of my senior students emailed me this morning asking how to write an essay about himself that doesn't make him sound arrogant ... he is deep into his application for Yale ... I'm suggesting he take Judson's lead here and try something like this. What a neat kid!

Suzanne said...

I love this video. I would absolutely hire this creative mind over a paper resume. :)