By: Joshua Roche

 Most significant educational experiences have been those that incorporated traditional education and real world, real time education.  Types of experiences that intrigued me in early years were ones that were facilitated with advanced thinking that applied concepts to different topics.

 Experiences in high school: analogies  College: the application of concepts that are thought provoking and rely on that aspect to form a correct observation.  When I started college I thought such conversations would be encountered quite often.  No, they haven't been met to the degree I wished. Most of college students just want to get it done without going beyond, as in high school.

 Experiences would be targeted, like minded individuals would cultivate each other to progress in advanced thought.  Looking forward, I hope my greatest achievements will be carving a career by thinking out side of the box, whatever that may be.

 I would like to develop a closed loop system that integrates food production and energy production.  The amount of resources would be incredible, not to mention integration of many educational fields.  Resources…  I couldn’t even speculate on a timeframe. I am sure much of the research has been conducted or is in the process. However, financial return may not be there yet.

 I presume my place in such a team would be on the business/political end.  The skills that I currently have (networking, writing, and economics) could lay a foundation for the initiation of such an endeavor, but not get much further than that.  The idea was based off a ted talk I saw.  I have not made any attempts to address the issue.

 This would have to be evaluated by an expert(mentor) in the field I imagine.  Learning objectives would include: renewable energy, biology, and chemistry.

 The most important would be one on one or small group interaction with persons in the field.  This is the most important because it introduces the traditional educational component but makes it tangible with the presentation of real world applicability.

 Videos would be the next most important aspect.  Our generation has been raised in such a way that has skewed how most people tend to learn.  The importance of such a vehicle is exemplified by the popularity of youtube and tedtalks.  It is important that education remains relevant in some regards to the population that is targeted.

 I believe Khan Academy is the most important model. It also allows the viewer to see to depth and breadth of knowledge that exists.  Users can roam within and between topics and subjects that interest them, possibly creating greater retention.

 Short term: The continued development of foundational principles.  Should start solidifying what it will and will not be from ideas that have already been generated.  Long term: The continued aspiration to set the precedent in educational innovation and acceptance of new ideas.

 The main challenge would be to break the hold that the conventional educational model currently imposes, while delivering the results to justify such a notion.  The opportunities are endless as exemplified by engineering students in Africa.

 The IW can employ tactics that prove its viability and versatility in order to be a educational model.  The club will need to have funding and regualr student involvement in order to a sustainable club at ASU.  I believe it is imperative to meet with individual clubs to initiate such a connection. Then a meeting with all relevant clubs is in order to establish an ASU coalition geered at the aims of IW.