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EDUCATION (Need for continuous education (Emergence of the Gig Economy…
EDUCATION
Need for continuous education
ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons
enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development
increases self-sustainability, as well as competitiveness and employability.
The dazzling changes in science and technology today gave rise to a rapid increase in the amount of information
and caused some site-specific information to lose their up-to-datedness in a fairly short time
not enough to rely on a limited source of information and trying to apply this information in the future in this ever changing world.
Emergence of the Gig Economy
The gig economy reshapes the way we hire workers and contributes to employees’ worries about their careers in the future. Instead of giving them full-time jobs, employers tend to contract independent workers on a short-term basis.
The fear of losing jobs in the future applies across all industries and explains why many people think it’s crucial to keep upgrading their skills, so they can adapt to changes in the workplace.
Based on a survey by the Pew Research Center, 87% of workers think it’s important to undergo training for skills development while they’re working.
Automation and Artificial Intelligence
. While it comes with a range of advantages, it also has its share of drawbacks. For instance, it poses a threat to blue-collar workers who perform routine tasks and can also affect white-collar employees in knowledge industries.
Employability.
Longevity.
Health research has pointed to lifelong learning as one of the best ways for seniors to stay healthy. An active mind throughout your life has been proven to help you live longer and healthier.
Social Awareness and Perspective.
In order to truly empathize with others, increase social awareness and build relationships, we must intentionally seek out ideas that differ from our own. This is critical not only to the health of individual relationships, but also the health of society.
Technology in education
PROS ( how it enhances learning)
Technology allows for more active learning
Online polling and other digital tools help to engage all students, including shy students who wouldn’t normally raise their hand in class. Online engagement systems allow teachers to regularly check in with students for feedback on course materials and assignments
There are countless resources for enhancing education and making learning more fun and effective.
Kahoot
Using Virtual reality to explore landforms, run simulations Eg. Google Cardboard
Makes classes more fun and engaging through the activities done online
Engage in kinesthetic learning
Virtual labs that enable students to experiment with trial and error, understand the potential gaps between theory and practice
Educational technology enables students to engage in an ongoing cycle of learning: before, during and after class through researching and online collaboration work
students have instant access to fresh information that can supplement their learning experience.
Research is easier and more accessible
CONS
( how it disrupts learning)
students may find it hard to concentrate in class when a wide range of digital devices are around them
It could encourage cheating in the classroom.
Not all students have access to technology
Students might not know how to differentiate reliable sources from unreliable ones when researching online
How technology is linked to continuous learning
Technology contributed greatly to the ever changing world today which thus led to need for continuous learning in order to keep up to date.Technology has made learning more convenient through the resources and information are easily accessible online which hence allows one to engage in continuous learning more easily.
Rote-learning vs hands-on learning & how this affects creativity
Hands-on learning/ experimental learning
Learning with understanding attached as connections are made
Long-term: engage in active learning as this is a multisensory approach to learning where the cognitive, verbal proprioceptive, auditory, visual and tactile senses are involved
Impacts on creativity
Encourage to explore alternative solutions to problem
involves critical thinking, meaningful interactions and strong motivation for subject
Rote-learning
Definition: a memorisation technique based on continued repetition
Does not require/involve understanding
Primarily short-term and requires long term commitment to be able to maintain the memory for a long time
Passive learning with only the visual, cognitive and auditory senses involve Eg. demonstration learning (mostly observation)
Examples: writing vocabulary words over and over again, constant spelling, cramming for a test or exam
Impact on creativity
encourages "knowing" over "understanding"does not put that information into any sort of context = learn nothing, no comprehension of subject
encourages convergent thinking (solving problems with a single, correct answer); unable to think 'out of the box', come up with original, unique solutions
Drill and kill: makes students passive consumers of content, leaving them bored, unwilling to learn