NMC 2016 breakout session slidedeck

1. PreparingStudentsfor their Careers
AnExplorationof Unconventional Roles and the Needfor
Different Approaches at the Academy
Francisca Yonekura
University of Central Florida
New Media Consortium - June 16, 2016
UCF.EDU

2. Agenda
Higher education state of affairs, perceptions, realities, and the media
Microscope on higher education (Not all is gloom and doom)
Examples in our own backyards (What can we leverage?)
Standards and initiatives in our radar
Some parting thoughts

3. So depressing!

4. Source: The American Prospect
Eyal Press 5/31/2016 …

5. Do not despair!

7. Questions and more questions????????
• Who is doing what?
• What are we doing right?
• What’s needed?
• What do we need to change? What do we need to improve?
• What opportunities are there?
• What sort of processes do we need?
• Are there any national or international organizations taking the lead?
• What sort of collaborative efforts are needed?

9. What’s Brewing
• Employers: No longer content with the advisory role in education initiatives
• Employers: Forming employer collaboratives to drive talent pipeline
management
• Skills gap: Providers not modifying curriculum to meet employer needs quickly
• Employers: Need to improve communication of competency/credentialing
requirements – Shared language & shared measures
• Policy & legislation changes needed: Employment data, FERPA legislation
• Students with great debt upon graduation

10. Top 10 Skills in 2020
1. Complex problem solving
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity
4. People management
5. Coordinating with others
6. Emotional intelligence
7. Judgment and decision making
8. Service orientation
9. Negotiation
10.Cognitive flexibility
Source: Future of Jobs Report, World Economic Forum

11. Some examples in our own backyard
Are they manifestations of what should be?

12. DIGITAL CORPS @
Students in the Digital Corps are hired as
Apprentices, with the possibility of
earning promotions in a guild-based
system to Specialist and Master. To join
the Digital Corps as an Apprentice,
students need to exhibit a high degree of
basic knowledge and enthusiasm for
technology.

13. TECHRANGERS® @ University of Central Florida
The Techrangers is a team of students of varied backgrounds and majors who provide course development for faculty and
web/application development for the University of Central Florida (UCF). The Techrangers act as student advocates and
leaders by holding community workshops, participating in panels and presenting at conventions. Additionally, the team
provides support, troubleshooting, and consulting for various groups within the University on a variety of areas including
but not limited to universal design, accessibility compliance, website design, dynamic website development requiring
databases and handling of business transactions among other areas of expertise.

14. TECHRANGERS® @ University of Central Florida
Our Goals
Learn, collaborate and educate each other in a supportive team environment.
Create and maintain quality online course content documents for the university.
Uphold accessibility and web standard compliance in all projects produced.
Act as student advocates/leaders for the UCF student body.
Network with businesses and community members to foster job opportunities.
Research new and innovative software, technology, and programming languages in order to develop as professionals.

15. Knight Hacks at UCF
The mission of Knight Hacks is to promote creativity
within the Computer Science and Engineering
community by planning and executing “Hackathons”,
which is defined as an event in which teams of
developers, designers and project managers
collaborate to produce a software or hardware product
in a set amount of time. We also hold workshops
throughout the year to give hands on experience with
different technologies to attendees.
● Founded by a
Techranger
● Mentored each other
● Recruited professionals
● Built a community
● Referenced by
prospective Techranger
applicants

16. In learning, all of us wear each hat at one point or another
1. Expert
2. Mentor
3. Learner
4. Peer
Value proposition and validation of wearing each hat

17. Standards & Initiatives to Monitor

18. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Next Generation Learning Ecosystem
What
else?

19. If we are to be transformative, let’s not forget about what’s
important
• Humanistic approach to learning, i.e., Learner centered - Carl Rogers
• Freedom to experiment
• Meaningful relationships of mentorship and guidance
• Network of peers, mentors, and services
• Value propositions for all parties
• Academy’s crucial role: civic professional (includes career prep, research,
and…)

20. Some of My Favorite Inspirational Quotes
“Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by
listening to words but by experiences in the environment.” --- Maria Montessori
“The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite
the child to conduct his own experiences.” --- Maria Montessori
Life [LEARNING], at its best, is a flowing, changing process in which nothing is
fixed. --- Carl Rogers

21. Resources
Techrangers https://techrangers.cdl.ucf.edu/
Digital Corps http://cms.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/digital-corps
Student Employment & EL CMU https://www.cmu.edu/career/student-employment/
Career Outlook - Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/article/career-planning-for-high-
schoolers.htm
IES NCES National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/InsidePages/FindYourCollege?pageid=28
What skills do employers value most? https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/02/what-skills-do-graduates-need-to-get-a-
job/?utm_content=bufferfa194&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
IMS Global Learning Consortium: https://www.imsglobal.org/
Experience API: https://www.adlnet.gov/adl-research/performance-tracking-analysis/experience-api/

22. THANK YOU
Looking forward to working together in
this transformative process
Francisca@UCF.EDU