the global workforce
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How is globalization changing what's needed to get a job in the future? Can our students compete?TRANSCRIPT
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The global workforce
The world is going digital
Can our students keep up?
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The world population is growing.
• More people means a need for more jobs
• What kinds of jobs?• Who will get these
jobs?
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In a global workforce, jobs can be located anywhere
• More companies are going global
• More jobs require skills with technology
• Communication is becoming almost instantaneous
• Workers can be located anywhere
• Jobs will go to the best educated, hardest workers
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The Digital Divide is shrinking
• More of the world’s population is being connected to the Internet and learning to use technology.
• Costs are decreasing• Access in increasing
– More mobile users– Data access through
handheld cell phones– Inexpensive netbooks– Free Internet access at
libraries and public places– 3G & 4G wireless Internet
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Access to technology is growing worldwide
• In the USA:– 234,372,000 people currently use the Internet– 76.3 % of the total population– A 150% increase since 2000
• China:– 28.7 % of the population is currently online– That’s 384,000,000 people – 1.5 times as many as are online in the USA– Also a 1000% increase in Internet use
• Africa and the Middle East :– Internet use has grown over 1000% from 2000-2009
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In math, science, and problem solving, United States students score about 20th in the world.
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Information is power, if you know how to use it.
• Education makes the difference
• What do we need to encourage?– Creative Problem solving– Adaptability– Use of technology– Ability to work with
other cultures– Work ethic
The United Nations
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Information and Image Sources• Arrison, S. (2002, March 13). What digital divide? - CNET News. Technology News - CNET
News. Retrieved July 1, 2010, from http://news.cnet.com/2010-1071-858537.html• BBC. (2005, February 25). BBC NEWS | Technology | Global digital divide 'narrowing'. BBC
NEWS . Retrieved June 30, 2010, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4296919.stm• HNPStats - Population Projection Tables by Country and Group. (2010). The World Bank.
Retrieved June 30, 2010, from http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTHEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/EXTDATASTATISTICSHNP/EXTHNPSTATS/0,,contentMDK:21737699~menuPK:3385623~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:3237118,00.html
• OECD PISA Results (2006) Retrieved July 3, 2010 from http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_39718850_1_1_1_1,00.html
• World Internet Usage Statistics News and World Population Stats. (n.d.). Internet Usage World Stats - Internet and Population Statistics. Retrieved July 1, 2010, from http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
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