OMSCS Buzz S2E6: David Joyner (Part 2)
On this episode, Tanmay chats with Dr. David Joyner, Executive Director of OMSCS and Online Education in Georgia Tech’s College of Computing. This is Part 2 of our 2-part series with Dr. Joyner. Although it’s not a prerequisite for this episode, if you haven’t checked out Part 1, please do take a listen! In this Part 2 episode, we dive into Dr. Joyner’s backstory and OMSCS journey.
Segments
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0:00
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Cold open
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1:44
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Being at GT for half of your life
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| 4:51 | Importance of College of Computing |
| 9:21 | PhD thesis in Human-Centered Computing |
| 13:24 | Highest value decision in 20s |
| 16:22 | Birth of OMSCS |
| 24:00 | David's courses |
| 37:41 | OMSCS 2014 vs. 2024 |
| 42:57 | Future outlook |
| 52:53 | OMSCS Conference |
| 1:01:52 | Call for research assistants—Ashok Goel's lab |
| 1:03:45 | David's recommended reads |
| 1:08:09 | Closing |
Episode Notes
- Providence by Max Barry
https://www.amazon.com/Providence-Max-Barry/dp/0593085175 - Impossible Girl & Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang
https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Girl-Lydia-Kang/dp/1503903389
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1542017793 - Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch
https://www.amazon.com/Because-Internet-Understanding-Rules-Language/dp/0735210934 - Hello World by Hannah Fry
https://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Being-Human-Algorithms/dp/039363499X - Find David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joynercn/
- Episode Editor: Serge Nino Martin Villasica
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