{"id":62195,"date":"2018-01-11T11:21:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=62195"},"modified":"2018-01-11T11:34:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:34:37","slug":"as-educators-how-do-we-prepare-todays-students-for-a-future-employment-landscape-that-is-vastly-different-from-what-we-ourselves-have-known-niehoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/01\/11\/as-educators-how-do-we-prepare-todays-students-for-a-future-employment-landscape-that-is-vastly-different-from-what-we-ourselves-have-known-niehoff\/","title":{"rendered":"“As educators, how do we prepare today\u2019s students for a future employment landscape that is vastly different from what we ourselves have known?” [Niehoff]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Training today\u2019s learners to be the hired guns of tomorrow<\/strong> <\/a>— from gettingsmart.com by Michael Niehoff<\/p>\n

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Freelancer. Free Agent. Independent Contractor. Consultant. Hired Gun. Slice it anyway you like\u2013this is the future of work.<\/p>\n

This is the \u201cGig Economy.\u201d The world where contract work is the new norm. Experts say this already represents 34% of the current American workforce and estimates are that this will increase to 40% \u2013 50% by 2020.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As educators, how do we prepare today\u2019s students for a future employment landscape that is vastly different from what we ourselves have known?<\/span> <\/strong>Yes, it\u2019s about skills \u2013 both technical and interpersonal. But it\u2019s also really a new way of thinking about our operation in the working world.<\/p>\n

Our students will need to continually learn about and apply current developments in technology, global collaboration, market opportunities and emerging industries to win in this new economy. How do we give students both the mindset and the skillset to not only survive, but thrive in this 21st-century gig galaxy?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go beyond the norm and regardless of grade level, program or specific academic content area, help all learners be prepared for the future of work in the new economy. Educators and schools may consider implementing the following six concepts.<\/p>\n

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Keep That Cheese Moving<\/strong><\/span>
\nWe are all creatures of habit. Students, and adult learners too, love to sit in the same space, work with the same people and ultimately follow patterns of daily work. The problem is that our addiction to habit and predictability (schedules, processes, expectation, etc.) runs counter to the nature of work in the future, which will require people to be much more flexible, adaptive and less attached to a norm. Our students will be working in environments that will be constantly disrupted and re-created. Learning to have one\u2019s cheese moved is more important than ever and directly related to developing a startup mindset.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Minerva: The Intentional University<\/strong><\/a> — from gettingsmart.com by Tom Vander Ark<\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n

Problems to be Solved<\/strong>
\nKosslyn and Nelson\u00a0outline four problems that Minerva addresses:<\/p>\n