OLDaily
by Stephen Downes
May 04, 2016
“Never get sucked into the ‘company knows best’ approach to your career”
Jane Hart,
Learning in the Modern Social Workplace,
2016/05/04
I think this should be sort of obvious (and I've mentioned it in this newsletter in the (distant) past) but it always bears repeating that your employer is not looking out for your best interests when it makes decisions. Nor should it. "For this reason, every one of us must have a career strategy, and that strategy should be guided by your industry’s trajectory. You should be fine-tuned to the intricacies of your profession. You have no choice. You have to self-develop to stay relevant." That's why I'm still learning even as we speak and why you should be too.
Why Understanding These Four Types of Mistakes Can Help Us Learn
Eduardo Briceño,
MindShift,
2016/05/04
"Mistakes are not all created equal," writes the author, "and they are not always desirable. In addition, learning from mistakes is not all automatic. In order to learn from them the most we need to reflect on our errors and extract lessons from them." Eduardo Briceño makes this point clear by identifying four types of mistakes, two of which can be seen as beneficial, and two of which really should be avoided.
Austrade sets target of 110 million MOOC students for Australia by 2025
Tim Dodd,
Financial Review,
2016/05/04
I'm attending an expert meeting on MOOC quality for the Commonwealth of Learning in Malaysia right now, so it was interesting (and yes, amusing) to read about Australia's plans to grab a large share of the MOOC 'market'. The 110 million student represents 10% of the potential market (and 21,900 per cent growth). It may sound crazy, but "International education is already Australia's third-largest export industry, garnering nearly $19 billion in 2015, beaten only by coal and iron ore." You might wonder how Australia can earn money on 'open' learning, but of course online learning has developed into a lucrative market, as witness these courses that Dave Cormier introduced me to this week.
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