Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education

#98: Sanjay Sarma — Professor at MIT, Author of “Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn” + “Workforce Education: A New Roadmap”

Mar 29, 2023

Sanjay Sarma, MIT professor and former VP of Open Learning, discusses the flaws in modern education and the importance of learning in the workforce. Topics include the need for a redesigned education system, the power of failure and curiosity in learning, the lack of defined education options in the job market, and the changing landscape of work and learning.

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Quick takeaways

The traditional model of education and training needs a significant redesign to incorporate effective learning methods.

Companies need to prioritize workforce education and not just focus on higher levels of education.

Deep dives

The Misconception of Education and Training

The traditional model of education and training in which teachers simply impart knowledge to students is ineffective. Education systems need a significant redesign to incorporate effective learning methods.

Introduction

2min

Learning in the Workforce

5min

The Power of Failure, Curiosity, and Discovery Learning in Education

2min

The Need for a Formalized System of Workforce Education

10min

The Future of Work and Learning

5min

According to the 2022 World Talent Ranking from the IMD, the U.S. ranked 16th out of 64 developed countries, dropping 2 spots from 2021.

What accounts for this decline?

“Education is the oxygen to work, you can’t breath without air, you can’t work without education,” says Sanjay Sarma, our very special guest on today's episode.

Sanjay is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and the former Vice President of Open Learning, a division of MIT dedicated to researching how learning works, and providing MIT lectures and resources to learners around the globe. Much of his work with Open Learning is what culminated into his book “Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn,” where Sanjay focused all of his research on answering the question: how can the science of learning help build a better society and better individuals?

Sanjay has made it his life goal to address the many problems that face modern education, from accessibility, outdated techniques, to bureaucratic disruption and misaligned programs.

Sanjay’s work as an educator, researcher, author, and advocate is incredibly important, especially today and this is definitely an episode you’re not going to want to miss. So with that…let’s bring it in!

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Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education

#98: Sanjay Sarma — Professor at MIT, Author of “Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn” + “Workforce Education: A New Roadmap”

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Misconception of Education and Training

The Importance of Learning in the Workforce

The Mismatch between Companies and Training

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts