Top of mind at most institutions are a pandemic, the student debt crisis, and budget/enrollment crises. But looming as a bigger issue (when these others lessen) are the changes coming to the workforce as AI-powered devices and systems begin to shuffle the roles of humans in the workforce. Institutions of Higher Ed need to move faster to address workforce changes, to retrain workers, to bring in new student populations, and to help the existing student population finish their degrees in smarter ways. I'll outline some of the foundational work required to begin moving quickly in response to the threats and opportunities from workforce changes as well as provide ideas for preparing students faster and in more sensible ways.
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How can we be nimble enough to prepare students for the next high-demand jobs? WCET 2020
1. How can we be nimble
enough to prepare
students for the next
high-demand jobs?
Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D
CEO, Coursetune
Core Adjunct, Westminster
College
Presentation at:
Email: maria@Coursetune.com
Twitter: @busynessgirl
2. In 2020, the education and working world transformed a decade.
20. OTHER Drivers of Change
Climate Change
(WEF)
Middle Class in
Emerging
Markets (WEF)
Rapid
Urbanization
(WEF)
Extreme
Longevity, Aging
Society (IFF, WEF)
Computational
World (IFF)
Superstructured
Organizations
(IFF)
Globally
Connected World
(IFF)
New Media
Ecology (IFF)
Rise of Smart
Machines and
Systems (IFF)
Mobile Internet
and Cloud
Technology (WEF)
Processing Power,
Big Data (WEF)
New energy
supplies and
technology (WEF)
Internet of Things
(WEF)
Sharing Economy,
Crowdsourcing
(WEF)
Robotics,
autonomous
transport (WEF)
Artificial
intelligence (WEF)
Advanced
Manufacturing,
3D printing (WEF)
Adv materials,
biotechnology
(WEF)
24. How can we be nimble
enough to prepare
students for the next
high-demand jobs?
Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D
CEO, Coursetune
Core Adjunct, Westminster College
Presentation at:
Email: maria@Coursetune.com
Twitter: @busynessgirl
25. So what does a “nimble snail” actually look like?
26. 1. People should be
able to attend
college for one year
and be able to
upgrade their job.
27.
28.
29. Ask Students: What skills will help you move
up in your job or move to a different job?
31. With an Associates Degree, a student can leave
academia for a few years and easily come back.
32. An Associate’s
Degree is more easily
transferable ...
to another institution
or another discipline.
33. 3. Be prepared to
teach upgraded
skills when AI
replaces workers.
34. Projected Job Disruptions due to AI
Studies at Oxford: 47% of American jobs are at high risk of automation, up to 20
million manufacturing jobs worldwide will be lost to robots by 2030
McKinsey Global Institute: Between 40 million and 160 million women worldwide
may need to transition between occupations by 2030
WEF: automation will displace 75 million jobs but generate 133 million new ones
worldwide by 2022 (prediction in 2018)
Forrester predicts job losses of 29% by 2030 with only 13% job creation to
compensate
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2019/07/15/is-ai-going-to-be-a-jobs-killer-new-reports-about-the-future-of-work/
35. “The vast majority of jobs consist
of some portion of tasks that can
be automated and some portion
of tasks that can’t.”
38. Things I’ve learned in the last four years
Customer
Relationship
Management
Software
Project
Management and
PM Software
Accounting
Management
Software
SaaS accounting
Virtual Meeting
and Webinar
software
Software ticket
management
software
Social media
management
software
UI/UX design and
management
software
Contractor
management
software
Customer Service
management
software
How to write a
term sheet
How to make a
pitch deck
Software to
manage the cap
tables for our stock
Work with a lawyer
to write a patent
Determine sales
tax nexus in any
state we do
business in
Determine the best
cloud server
platform for us
Figure out GDPR
and how it applies
to us
Documentation
management
software and
processes
41. Strictly deals
with the level of
information or
skill depth, not
the ability to
perform higher
cognitive level
activities.
EXISTENCE SUPPORTED
INDEPENDENT LIFETIME
52. Find a way to
“qualify” expertise
for hiring adjunct
faculty.
53. Faculty of 5, 10, 15,
20+ years have very
little relevant
experience in business
outside of Academia.
Almost ALL of your
students will go out
and work in some kind
of business.
54. Map out what
new niche classes
need teaching and
find out where
you have staffing
needs.
55. 7. Expertise is a
moving target. Make
the courses
themselves more
flexible by splitting
the credits into fixed
and variable.
62. 8. The “NEW” Liberal
Arts Education?
Stack 3 pods and one
specialty year or
certificate.
63. For example:
Each ”pod”
can cross the
same set of
disciplines.
•Science
•Communication
•Humanities / Culture
•Business / Government
•Logic / Math / Philosophy
65. BEING HUMAN
SCIENCE OF BEING
HUMAN
MEANING OF
CONSCIOUSNESS
STAGES OF LIFE PSYCHOLOGY OF
HUMAN
INTERACTIONS
INTERACTION
BETWEEN HUMANS
AND TECHNOLOGY
71. Questions?
Maria H. Andersen, Ph.D
maria@coursetune.com
busynessgirl@gmail.com
Twitter: @busynessgirl
busynessgirl.com
Notas del editor
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Did you know that the average American now looks at their phone 80 times a day?
How much of this is in your curriculum, and I don’t just mean high level curriculum?
I thought you might need some cheering up.
Maybe we should begin by asking new students where they currently work and what job they think they could move into the quickest? Then plan their schedule.
Adults with jobs don’t want to drive to campus for classes, but do like the regularity and accountability of classes with an actual instructor and community.
Who DOES have relevant business experience?
It’s not CAN YOU TEACH IT, but HAVE YOU ACTUALLY DONE IT?