Business Education
Thriving in Challenging Times
Sandra Poirier, EdD, CFCS, LD/N
Middle Tennessee State University
Agenda
• What are some of the challenges in creating a
sustainable workforce?
• What are the key components of a 21st Century
Learning Environment?
• New sustainable initiatives on the horizon for
business
Education for Business Sustainability
sustainable solutions through business education
What are some Global Challenges in Creating a
Sustainable Workforce?
Our Changing World
"There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right
direction." Winston Churchill
Constant change.
Never changes.
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A new era of production has begun. Its principles of organization are as different from
those of the industrial era as those of the industrial era were different from the agricultural.
The cybernation revolution has been brought about by the combination of the computer
and the automated self-regulating machine. This results in a system of almost unlimited
productive capacity which requires progressively less human labor. Cybernation is already
reorganizing the economic and social system to meet its own needs.
The Ad Hoc Committee on The Triple Revolution, “The Triple Revolution,” April 6, 1964.
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Computers have changed the jobs that are available, the skills those jobs
require, and the wages the jobs pay.
Skills Gap
Current Education Systems are facing
Unprecedented Challenges
• Globalization and Learning
• Technological Change Demands More and Different Skills Globalization and
Learning
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The Need for a New Curriculum
Demographic Changes is Driving a Renewed Need for Lifelong Learning
An Endless Demand for New Forms of Learning
A Pressing Need for Action
Global INTERNET Use by Region
Africa
9.8%
Europe
19%
Asia
48.2 %
Americas
21.8%
Asia
Americas
Europe
Africa
Oceania
Source: Internet Live Stats (elaboration of data by International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Population Division
Trends that have
changed the demands
of work and life
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Automation
Globalization
Workplace Change
Policies Increasing
Personal Responsibility
Five Broad Types of Workplace Tasks
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Solving Unstructured Problems
Working with New Information
Routine Cognitive Tasks
Routine Manual Tasks
Non-Routine Manual Tasks
Job Tasks Are Changing Across the
Economy
New Division of
Labor
The jobs growing in
number share two general
skills that computers
cannot replicate—expert
thinking and complex
communication.
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Robots
Education for Business Sustainability
sustainable solutions through business education
What are the Key Components of a 21St Century
Education?
The World of Today for Our Students
A Science and
Knowledge
Economy
A Resource
Challenged
Economy
An Innovation
Driven Economy
STUDENTS
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Demographically
Diverse Economy
A Globally
Interdependent
Economy
INNOVATION
• What is desirable to users?
• What is possible with
technology
• What is viable in the
marketplace
INNOVATION
Effective
teachers
Quality
curriculum
STUDENTS
Integrated
wraparound
support
Engaged
families
Personalized
learning
Education for Business Sustainability
sustainable solutions through business education
New Sustainable Initiatives on the Horizon for
Business Education
The Developing Redefinition
of Higher Education Should
Provide Benefits that will
Continue for Decades into the
Future
• We will have to adapt as information
technology advances.
• Continually re-evaluate what is
inherently different between human and
computer learning, and what is practical
and useful to students for the long haul.
• And we will have to face the reality that
the “art of living in the world” requires
at least some elements of a business
education.
Jobs of the Future.com
• Preparing for College and Career
• Earning Post Secondary Credentials
• Advancing Careers and Economic Growth
LEARNING THAT WORKS
FOR YOUR FUTURE
http://www.uschamberfoundation.org/talent-pipeline-management
Career
Pathways
What is Global Competence?
• Knowledge of other world regions, cultures, and global/international issues
• Skills in communicating in languages other than English, working in global or
cross-cultural environments, and using information from different sources
around the world
• Values/perspectives of respect and concern for other cultures and peoples
Why Global Competence?
• Globalization is driving the demand for
a globally competent workforce
• One in five jobs is tied to international
trade
• Business growth will be in overseas
markets
Global Competencies: 21st Century Skills
Applied to the World
• Identify an issue, generate
questions, and explain its
significance.
• Use variety of languages, sources
and media to identify and weigh
relevant evidence.
• Analyze, integrate, and
synthesize evidence to construct
coherent responses.
• Develop argument based on
compelling evidence and draws
defensible conclusions.
Investigate the World
Recognize Perspectives
Students investigate the
world beyond their
immediate environment.
Students recognize their
own and others’
perspectives.
• Recognize and express their own
perspective and identify
influences on that perspective.
• Examine others’ perspectives
and identify what influenced
them.
• Explain the impact of cultural
interactions.
• Articulate how differential
access to knowledge,
technology, and resources
affects quality of life and
perspectives.
Understand the World through
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Study
Take Action
• Identify and create opportunities
for personal or collaborative
action to improve conditions.
• Assess options and plan actions
based on evidence and potential
for impact.
• Act, personally or collaboratively,
in creative and ethical ways to
contribute to improvement, and
assess impact of actions taken.
• Reflect on capacity to advocate
for and contribute to
improvement.
Students translate their
ideas into appropriate
actions to improve
conditions.
Communicate Ideas
Students communicate
their ideas effectively with
diverse audiences.
• Recognize and express how
diverse audiences perceive
meaning and how that affects
communication.
• Listen to and communicate
effectively with diverse people.
• Select and use appropriate
technology and media to
communicate with diverse
audiences.
• Reflect on how effective
communication affects
understanding and collaboration
in an interdependent world.
West, C. (2012). Toward Globally Competenent Pedagogy. Washington, DC: Association of International Education.
Apprenticeships are the Path to a Global
Economy
Key Elements of Modern Quality
Apprenticeship Systems
• Social Dialogue
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Financing
• Legislation
Certifications for Ed-Tech Professionals
Promote Lifelong Learning
http://www.leadingedgecertification.org/
NanoDegrees by Google
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Stand out with tech skills that matter.
Learn by doing projects employers value.
Study smart without leaving your current job.
https://www.udacity.com/nanodegree
Udacity’s Nanodegree
Program
Front-End Web Developer
Android Developer
Data Analyst
iSO Developer
Full-Stack Developer
Introduction to Programming
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...most individuals will need to acquire new knowledge
and skills over their work lives in order to earn a good
living in a changing work world.
Dancing with Robots: Human Skills for Computerized Work by Frank Levy and Richard J. Murnane
Lifelong Learning
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Countries are working together
to retool and retrain their
citizens for work and life
changes in the future. Online
and hybrid courses are very
popular.
http://www.m-house.eu/
Education should achieve changes in the community which:
Goals of Sustainable
Development in Business
Education
•Lead to changes in work, lifestyle and consumption patterns
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•Encourage people to consider alternatives.
•Enable people to take part in decision making.
•Enable people to find information.
•Give people opportunities to participate.
•Encourage principles leading to a fairer society.
•Help people to understand the links between issues
Sustainable Education Should Help
Students Towards the Following
Objectives:
Knowledge
Values
Skills
How natural processes
work
A commitment to all living things
Co-operative working
How our lives connect
with others
A desire for social justice
Empathy and awareness
Critical thinking
Negotiation
The planet earth as a finite
resource
Understanding of quality of life
Rights and responsibilities
Reasoned debate
Problem solving
How to make decisions
How we provide for
human needs
A global perspective and loyalty to
the world community
Creative ability
Research & data handling
Communication skills
Dr. Sandra Poirier, Professor
Middle Tennessee State University
Tennessee, USA
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http://www.ilo.org/beirut/media-centre/fs/WCMS_214722/lang--en/index.htm
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