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7 Considerations When Hiring and Recruiting for Tech Jobs

EdTech4Beginners

As per Korn Ferry’s insights, by 2030, more than 80 million jobs would have no takers. The gig economy is vast and evolving, especially in IT and software development. Software developers are enticed by the prospects of working for high-end tech companies on new technologies and get paid well.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

He was speaking during a break in a city program for promising local high school students to study calculus for five hours a day throughout the summer at Northeastern University. Among the students who decide to study STEM in college, more than a third end up changing their majors , according to the U.S. Tran also loves math.

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

No country studied by the report had a perfect way for educators and entrepreneurs to connect on product quality. China’s Education Modernization 2030 Policy and Ten Year Development Plan for ICT and Education 2010-2020 are among government initiatives named that intend to improve the country’s education in the long run.

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10 Ways Interactive Touch Screen Displays Improve Education

ViewSonic Education

Add collaboration software and students can cast and share content from their seats. Forget telling students about the results of scientific study. By 2030, 30 to 40 percent of jobs will require strong social-emotional skills. A recent study compared the results of traditional vs tech teaching with students age three to six.

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Pearson’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education

Edsurge

Your knowledge of COBOL or Fortran (or maybe even Ruby) won’t do you much good if you’re looking for a software engineering job today (though in fairness some have found ways to capitalize on the scarcity created by obsolescence ).Not Think of it as the human inversion of Moore’s Law. Which brings me to.

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Goldman Sachs looks at higher education, very darkly

Bryan Alexander

Graduates studying lower paying majors such as Arts, Education and Psychology face the highest risk of a negative return. If current cost and wage growth trends persist then students starting college in 2030/2050 will have to wait 11/15 years post college to break even. For them, college may not increasingly be worth it.

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Week of January 17, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Dr. Debbie Pushor from the University of Saskatchewan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies in the College of Education. Tom will show off some of the new features that make PowerPoint 2010 one of the best and most versatile software applications out there.

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