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What are microcredentials? And are they worth having?

What are microcredentials? And are they worth having? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The credentials can be earned online in a matter of weeks and may lead to higher salaries, but not always ..."

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Five resume apps to make your CV different and eye-catching for a job hunt

Five resume apps to make your CV different and eye-catching for a job hunt | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"An eye-catching resume can give you a slight advantage in a job search. Use these free apps to design a resume that stands out from the crowd ..."

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Teaching students how to use digital literacy to find a job

Teaching students how to use digital literacy to find a job | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Despite being labeled ‘digital natives’, most students today lack the ability to transfer the knowledge and technological skills they have to practical tasks like finding a job ..." 

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How lifelong learning can prepare you for the future of work

How lifelong learning can prepare you for the future of work | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"New technologies will destroy old jobs and create new ones. To survive, everyone will need to keep learning constantly, says Infosys president Ravi Kumar ..."

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As the number of alternative credentials grows, many study their value

As the number of alternative credentials grows, many study their value | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With students investing more time and money, concerns grow about alternative credentials’ quality control and value to employers and job seekers ..."

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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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Diploma mills: Nine strategies for tackling one of higher education’s most wicked problems 

Diploma mills: Nine strategies for tackling one of higher education’s most wicked problems  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In a time when education is becoming increasingly expensive and having a degree is a basic prerequisite for most jobs, diploma mills further confuse matters ..."

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These top tech companies are hiring first, training later | Fast Company 

These top tech companies are hiring first, training later | Fast Company  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Pinterest, Airbnb, LinkedIn, and others are giving apprentice engineers with nontraditional backgrounds a shot at tech jobs–and paying them to learn ..."

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Canadian Dream: How easy is it to find a job and live in Canada

Canadian Dream: How easy is it to find a job and live in Canada | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Some people wish to find adventures and cultural differences, while others – a better life. However, working abroad had never been more popular that it is now and according to a BCG study, which surveyed over 200,000 people from 189, a global average of willingness to work abroad is already 63.8%. ..." 

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Enhance teaching and learning with technology archives

Enhance teaching and learning with technology archives | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Today, we live in a world where technology has developed far and wide. You can find the influence of technology in all places and it has become very difficult for people to live without using technology in their everyday lives ..."

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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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Were the Luddites right about technology and jobs? - BBC News

Were the Luddites right about technology and jobs? - BBC News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Bank of England's Andy Haldane raised key questions in a thought-provoking speech on the future of the jobs market, says Newsnight's Duncan Weldon ..."

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CBE growth supports demand for skills-based hiring (opinion)

CBE growth supports demand for skills-based hiring (opinion) | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The rise of competency-based education responds to the growing demand from employers for skills-based hiring, Jillian Klein writes. Skills-based hiring is gaining momentum ..."

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Major challenges facing our young people, graduates and students today - Thrive Global

Major challenges facing our young people, graduates and students today - Thrive Global | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The workplace is ever-changing. Employers are demanding increasing flexibility, adaptability, short-term contracts, and project-based work, while workers are increasingly demanding job security, higher wages, and better work conditions ..."

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What's in a microcredential?

What's in a microcredential? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Hiring managers want them and students are seeking them out. Here's how colleges can address the demand for this emerging form of skills qualification ..."

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Five key elements of an edtech portfolio for educators

Five key elements of an edtech portfolio for educators | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Five key elements of an EdTech portfolio for educators to help teachers distinguish themselves at their schools and when looking for a new job ..."

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The importance of transferable skills

The importance of transferable skills | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"What Are Transferable Skills? Most likely you have heard the term “transferable skills” before, especially if you have ever had to search for employment. These skills, as defined by the career development website LiveCareer, are those that you have “acquired during any activity in your life – jobs, classes, projects, parenting, hobbies, sports, virtually anything – that are transferable and applicable to what you want to do in your next job" ..." 

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First-round faculty job interviews, which once took place at disciplinary meetings, are increasingly done by video

First-round faculty job interviews, which once took place at disciplinary meetings, are increasingly done by video | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Each year, graduate students and recent Ph.D.s brave crowds, weather, nerves and their bank accounts to travel to academic conferences for interviews. The experience is valuable in some respects -- especially if it leads to a job ..."

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Analysis | The surprising thing Google learned about its employees — and what it means for today’s students

Analysis | The surprising thing Google learned about its employees — and what it means for today’s students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The top traits of success at Google sound more like what one gains as an English or theater major than as a programmer ..."

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Report: Time for a digital literacy reboot in college -- Campus Technology

Report: Time for a digital literacy reboot in college -- Campus Technology | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"It's not enough for a student just to be able to use a technology; he or she must also be able to reflect, imagine and understand implications of decisions as part of doing a task or producing an object that otherwise wouldn't be possible without the technology ..."

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China now produces twice as many graduates a year as the US

China now produces twice as many graduates a year as the US | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Katherine Stapleton looks at the growth of higher education in China ..."

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Comment: Will robots take our rights, our jobs and our dignity?

Comment: Will robots take our rights, our jobs and our dignity? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With fears of automation-induced mass employment growing we need to act now to shape a robotic future that works for us and not against us write Prof Noel Sharkey and Dr Aimee van Wynsberghe  Barb the builder whistled on her way to work today. Her new exoskeleton suit has arrived and her back will be saved from lifting ..."

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Online skills are hot, but will they land you a job?

Online skills are hot, but will they land you a job? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Online courses and badges are hot, but recruiters say they may not be enough to land you a job, yet ..."

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UK fashion schools top global rankings, but are their students ready for work?

UK fashion schools top global rankings, but are their students ready for work? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Central Saint Martins is rated best for undergraduate courses in the Business of Fashion’s ranking, with five other British colleges in the top 20 ..."

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