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Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard is president of Concordia University.

In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
In January, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announced the CanCode initiative, which will provide nearly one million K-12 students with basic coding skills. Yes, coding is already becoming automated. But if students are to understand how new technologies can be applied to solve real-world problems, they will need the 21st-century equivalent of knowing how their calculator works. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | May 1, 2017
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 20, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and courtesy of Gage Skidmore
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016
Opinion | BY ALAN SHEPARD | February 8, 2016