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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"I have found that a great many sites and authors interchange and conflate “computer literacy” and “digital literacy”. Computer literacy evolved into digital literacy ..."

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The potential of technology to help close the skills gap - New Vision for Education

The potential of technology to help close the skills gap - New Vision for Education | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Numerous innovations in the education technology space are beginning to show potential in improving education and helping address skills gaps. To help lower the cost and improve the quality of education, education technology is being used ..."

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Credentials reform: How technology and the changing needs of the workforce will create the higher education system of the future

Credentials reform: How technology and the changing needs of the workforce will create the higher education system of the future | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The shift in post-secondary credentialing and the needs of the 21st-century workforce will revolutionize higher education. Colleges and universities have vast potential to be positive agents of this change ..."

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Inside the growing social media skills gap

Inside the growing social media skills gap | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes explains why the skills gap you haven't heard of is getting wider, and what it takes to close it ..."

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Report: Embracing technology can help bridge the skills gap - U.S. News & World Report

Report: Embracing technology can help bridge the skills gap - U.S. News & World Report | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"More millennials are finding work in sectors subject to technological change ..."

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Use of e-learning-based programmes proposed to bridge the skill gap - The Express Tribune

Use of e-learning-based programmes proposed to bridge the skill gap - The Express Tribune | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

“The increasing gap between general and vocational education can be bridged by introducing e-learning-based skill development programmes at both public and private institutions,” he said, adding that e-learning has proved to be a viable learning tool in developing countries..."

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Five key steps in developing a system for digital credentials - eCampus News 

Five key steps in developing a system for digital credentials - eCampus News  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A new field guide for higher-ed leaders outlines five key strategies to help institutions as they develop a system for digital credentials. ..."

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The skills gap is actually an awareness gap -- and it's easier to fix

The skills gap is actually an awareness gap -- and it's easier to fix | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"College graduates’ skills are not visible to employers because while they’re leaving colleges and universities with transcripts and resumes, employers aren’t able to see the skills they’ve developed through coursework and co-curricular activities ...."

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Bridging the big data skills gap with online training - InformationWeek

Bridging the big data skills gap with online training - InformationWeek | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Big data technology vendors are helping to close the skills gap when it comes to training the next crop of data scientists. Here's what they are offering ..."

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New Vision for Education: Unlocking the potential of technology

New Vision for Education: Unlocking the potential of technology | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"...In this report, we undertook a detailed analysis of the research literature to define what we consider to be the 16 most critical “21st-century skills”. Our study of nearly 100 countries reveals large gaps in selected indicators for many of these skills – between developed and developing countries, among countries in the same income group and within countries for different skill types ..."

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Education is still the key to having a trained workforce. The ability to adapt the organisations' policies to incorporate better education minimum standards will assist in better acknowledgement of the minimum standard that is required by the company involved. A higher education level will lead to a higher skilled workforce through their ability to easily comprehend what is being taught to them.

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Biggest educator you've never heard of

Biggest educator you've never heard of | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A fast-growing online education firm is focusing on the global skills gap, rather than degrees..."

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