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The Future of Work VIdeo

The Future of Work

The future of work is constantly changing.  In my past educational studies related to teaching I have used computers in the classrooms with elementary students.  We learned how to use educational games for Social Studies including "The Oregon Trail."   Now students are using ipods and ipads in the classroom and blogging on the internet.   As a future educator I must learn how to utilize technology in the classroom to help students prepare for the "future of work."  With the uncertainty of the job market in the future, we must prepare the younger generation to be adaptable to change, receptive to using technology, collaborative with others and prepared for anything.  The video states that the future of work will be competitive, flat, and transparent.  Currently the job market is very competitive.  When I went to college the first time right out of high school, very few people had a masters degree.  Now students are going to college and not coming into the workforce until they have a masters degree.  This makes competition tough for those that don't have it, but have the experience.  What should be weighted more, the experience or the degree?  I think that the experience should weight more because the degree can always be obtained later.  Jobs are changing at such a rapid rate I question if there will even be teaching jobs available after I obtain my degree.  It is a possibility that students will learn from a virtual classroom at home in the future.  Very few teachers will be needed to maintain online learning for students.  Innovation and technology will be sought after skills in the future as the United States strives to keep up our global economy with other countries, including China and Japan.  We must keep an open mind as we become educators in the 21st century and help students strive to reach their fullest potential so that they can compete with the future of work.

Future of work

Double Entry Journal #1

Quote: "Fully 65% of todays grade school kids may end up doing work
that hasn't been invented yet." - Cathy N. Davidson

Response: As a future educator of elementary school students, this is definitely hard to fathom. Technology is increasing at such a rapid rate that the job market for todays high school graduates is rapidly changing. I have been in the work force for 15 years and have had the same job. Today's graduates will change jobs at least 4 times in the first 5 years after graduating from a college or university. The work force has changed since I started working to a computer based work environment. Elementary school age children need to be technologically advanced so that the United States can compete with other countries. Future and current educators need to embrace technology in the classroom and help students advance to their full potential.

Double Journal Entry #1

Heffernan,V. (2011,0807). Education needs a digital-age upgrade. The New York Times. Retrieved from 2011/08/07

http://www.edvation.com/techsteps-home/