NATIONAL TERTIARY LEARNING TEACHING CONFERENCE

SIT INVERCARGILL

2nd October 2013Michael Few

UCOL

2030 Employment Forbes (US)

Jobs that Won’t Exist in 20 Years’ Time

Grocery Store Cashier Miner

Film Processor Construction Worker

CD Store Manager Fighter Pilot

Union OrganizerCall Centre

Representative

Encyclopaedia Writer Oil Wildcatter

2030 Employment Guardian (UK)

Jobs that Will Be New in 20 Years’ Time

Environmental Traceability managerCloud controller

Renewable energy Hydrogen fuel station managerUranium recycler

Advanced manufacturing Metal skin consultantMechatronical engineer

Augmented reality Digital architectAvatar design-security consultant

Robots and artificial intelligence Personal Bot mechanicPowered exoskeleton engineer

Business Simplicity consultantLocaPreneur

2030 Employment Guardian (UK)

Nanotech and biotech BioinformationistGeomicrobiologist

Social services Experimental therapistHome companion-caretaker

Education Online education brokerSpace tour guide

Food Farmer (Vertical) Personal food shopper

Jobs that Will Be New in 20 Years’ Time

2030 Employment Forbes (US)

Ten Jobs that Won’t Change in 20 Years’ Time

Politician Tax Collector

Parent Soldier

Mortician Religious Leader

Prostitute Artists

Barber Criminal

Who are the future Generations

Description born Age Range Yrs

Age in 20 Yrs

Boomers 1946 – 1964 67 – 48 87 – 68

Generation X 1965 – 1979 47 – 34 67 – 54

Generation Y 1980 – 1994 33 – 19 53 – 39

Generation Z 1995 – 2009 18 – 4 38 – 24

Generation Alphas

2010 – 2024 3 - 23 - 9

Adapted from ABS Population Pyramid 2006 & McCrindle Research Study 2006

Demographic Shift

Demography, not technology creating the future

Generation Alphas will enter an educational environment where the Government has rising costs of an aging population

They will be the most educated generation as education inflation continues

The aging population will create more employment opportunities by the time they start to enter their 20s

Teaching strategies

Learner

Teaching strategies

Relationship based teaching Creating a family like context for learning

Building on students prior knowledge Opportunities for feedback, feedforward and co-

constructing of learning. Authentic activities Self regulating –exemplars, formative

assessment Flexibility

Application of technology Web based tools collaborative learning