Presentation delivered as part of the 2018 Australian National Science Week for the workshop Weaving Technology Into The Fabric of the Classroom - Teachers Professional Development Workshop at Bond University on Friday 17 August 2018.

1. Preparing Learners for Future
Jobs
DR JAMES BIRT

2. Dr. James Birt
bond.edu.au/profile/dr-james-birt
Multi-dimensional defines my 20
year industry and academic career. I
am an Associate Professor and
discipline lead for Interactive Media
and Design where I coordinate the
Mixed Reality Research Lab. My
scholarship in learning and teaching
spans computer science and visual
arts, with an emphasis on applied
design and development of
interactive experiences.

3. Affinity
What you love
LackPassion
Opportunity
What is wanted
Ability
What you’re good
at
CHOOSING A JOB: PASSION OR PRAGMATISM?
Sweet Spot

4. THE FUTURE OF JOBS
CHECK YOUR

5. YOUR FUTURE JOB COULD
INVOLVE CREATING
PERSONALITIES FOR
ROBOTS
Jobs Aussies can expect to emerge in the
future
Melanie Burgess News Corp May 11, 2018

6. BUT IS THIS JUST A TECHNOLOGY GIMMICK?
youtu.be/cUR-eYDAz9w

7. GOOGLE DUPLEX DEMO: Google IO (May 9, 2018)
youtu.be/bd1mEm2Fy08?t=1m10s youtu.be/bd1mEm2Fy08?t=3m
NEW roles are created daily as a result of changing technologies and
customer expectations. Workers hoping to remain employable must look
ahead and prepare for what is coming.

8. WHAT ABOUT A JOB IN ESPORTS?
The Project – Game on – rise of eSports

9. “Most of the job titles will be the same as today … we will still have carpenters, nurses, road repairers, even teachers ... but the
nature of what they do and the skills they need will change … just as they have over the past 20 years”
Ron Johnston Executive Director, Australian Centre for Innovation, University of Sydney; The Conversation (Aug 2, 2016)

10. 2017 GARTNER TECHNOLOGY HYPE CYCLE
Gartner 2018 Hype Cycle [LIVE – 29th August 2018]

11. 2017 GARTNER WORKPLACE HYPE CYCLE
Gartner 2018 Hype Cycle [LIVE – 29th August 2018]

12. AREN’T ALL
MILLENNIALS
DIGITAL NATIVES?
• “[Millennials] are prolific users of [digital
technology] … do not assume that they are
[proficient users] … the increased use of
technology is primarily for [social media and
communications] … use doesn't mean learning
deeper skills … that requires explicit teaching”
• Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting
Authority CEO; ABC News (Nov 17, 2015)
PROLIFIC USERS OF DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY

13. WHAT ARE THE
SKILLS REQUIRED
TO THRIVE IN THE
NEW LANDSCAPE?

14. THE FUTURE OF JOBS REPORT – CORE WORK SKILLS
“Very clear, strong trend between the
creative content of a job and its
probability of computerisation and
replacement by robots” - Oxford
Professor Michael Osbourne

15. EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK AND SKILLS STABILITY

16. The NMC/CoSN Horizon Report:
2016 K-12 Edition examines
emerging technologies for their
potential impact on and use in
teaching, learning, and creative
inquiry in schools.
Adams Becker, S., Freeman, A., Giesinger Hall, C., Cummins,
M., and Yuhnke, B. (2016). NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2016 K-12
Edition.Austin,Texas:The New Media Consortium.

17. The 2016 NMC Technology Outlook for
Australian Tertiary Education Report reflects a
collaborative research effort between the New
Media Consortium (NMC) and Open Universities
Australia to inform Australian campus leaders
and decision-makers about significant
developments in technologies supporting
teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary
education.
Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Davis, A., and Yuhnke, B. (2016). 2016 NMC
Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education: A Horizon Project Regional
Report. Austin,Texas:The New Media Consortium.

18. T H E C H A N G E I N D E M A N D F O R C O R E W O R K - R E L AT E D S K I L L S
Its not about any one
technology or learning a tool
it’s about:
creative thinking, problem
solving, agility, digital skills,
entrepreneurship and …

19. COMMUNICATION

20. Education is about mentoring
inspiring young minds full of
inquisitive thought, entrepreneurship,
a love of creativity, design and
technology, and helping them set
goals and channel their creative
energies to solve real world
problems.