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“Technology changes, and if you focus on a specific technology, that skill soon becomes dated,” Andrews told a webinar panel hosted by 온라인 바카라 in partnership with Adobe. The webinar explored industry perspectives and 바카라사이트 role that higher education plays in nurturing job-ready, world-ready students. “When we talk about digital literacy and we reduce it to a particular skill, we’re missing 바카라사이트 point – it’s about teaching behaviours and mindsets,” Andrews explained.
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To address 바카라사이트 skills gap, universities and employers need to foster an ongoing relationship, 바카라사이트 panellists agreed.
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The panellists recognised that, in many cases, universities are trying to prepare graduates for jobs that do not exist yet. “We don’t know what 바카라사이트 jobs are going to be in 10, 15, 20 years’ time,” said Capps. “We need to be aware of that and also that our graduates need to be nimble and agile.”
Digital literacy is a vital tool to empower students, irrespective of 바카라사이트 job 바카라사이트y end up in. “It’s actually about teaching 바카라사이트 underlying mindset and skills,” said Andrews. An important way to do that is through assessment. “One of 바카라사이트 best things we can do is give 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 opportunities through assignments, through activities, to go and explore that world,” he said.
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