Monday, June 25, 2018

Pearson Releases Study on Demand-Driven Education - Joe Deegan & Nathan Martin, Pearson

Key points include: 1. develop and measure the specific skills that will be most in demand, especially interpersonal skills and complex thinking; 2. utilize dynamic and work-based pedagogy to grow learners’ competencies, while also preparing educators to embrace new forms of teaching and learning; 3. respond to the needs of the labor markets to ensure continuous alignment; 4. create flexible and adaptive pathways to allow learners to rapidly convert learning to earning; and 5. support changes that make the entire education landscape function better, enabling traditional and alternative providers to participate in creating the future of education alongside industry. https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/global/Files/about-pearson/innovation/open-ideas/DDE_Pearson_Report_3.pdf