Moodle and Web 2.0

By: Cate Swinburn

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)

Continuous learning, cultural awareness, change expertise, adaptable and effective communication and the ability to learn from failure. These are just some of the capabilities that participants in KnowledgeWorks’ convenings on the future of work identified as being important for graduates. Finding resources to solve problems, time and project management, reflective leadership and a sense of responsibility to the broader community also promised to help all young people thrive no matter what future of work emerges.

That question – what future of work will emerge – is unanswerable, making it critical to help young people, along with other education and employment stakeholders, plan for multiple possible futures. From today’s vantage point, we can identify two critical drivers of change shaping the future of readiness for further learning, work and life: the rise of smart machines and the decline of full-time employment. But we cannot yet know what extent of technological unemployment we will face or how much support individuals will have in navigating the changing employment landscape.

Via John Evans

You have a work life. You have a home life. And you have, most likely, forgotten how to keep them separate.

While technological advances are useful, they make us constantly accessible and often cause us to blur the line between work and our personal lives.

And bringing your work home with you can take a serious toll on your productivity, relationships, and your physical & mental health.

Here are 11 ways to stop thinking about work when you're not at work:

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)