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Looking for work? Your mindset could be hampering your search
Looking for work? Your mindset could be hampering your search Lauren A. Keating, EM Lyon Business School and Peter A. Heslin, UNSW Sydney Searching for a job can be arduous, particularly amid economic and technological change. A significant obstacle many job seekers face lies in their own restrictive beliefs about securing employment. These sometimes unconscious assumptions…
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Generative AI and the workforce: 10 big trends we’re seeing right now
Generative AI and the workforce: 10 big trends we’re seeing right now Nov 25, 2024 David Elliott Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Data-driven organizations are best placed to take advantage of GenAI Those quickest to adopt GenAI among their workforce can be described as data-driven, the report says. These organizations have a long history of…
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This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking Sally C. Harris, University of Tennessee Title of course: Whodunit?: Detective Stories What prompted the idea for the course? I had just finished reading one of Dorothy Sayers’ novels – “Gaudy Night,” which in my opinion is one of the best of her detective novels featuring Harriet…
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How Japan is healing from its overwork crisis through innovation
How Japan is healing from its overwork crisis through innovation Grace Chang Chief Executive Officer, Kintsugi This article is republished from The World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. In 1969, a 29-year-old man died of a stroke while working in the delivery department of Japan’s largest newspaper. As the tragic details of his…
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What are microcredentials? And are they worth having?
What are microcredentials? And are they worth having? Daniel Douglas, Trinity College As private firms and governments struggle to fill jobs – and with the cost of college too high for many students – employers and elected officials are searching for alternative ways for people to get good jobs without having to earn a traditional college…
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Teachers feel most productive when they use AI for teaching strategies
Teachers feel most productive when they use AI for teaching strategies Samantha Keppler, University of Michigan and Clare Snyder, University of Michigan Teachers can use generative AI in a variety of ways. They may use it to develop lesson plans and quizzes. Or teachers may rely on a generative AI tool, such as ChatGPT, for insight…
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‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead
‘Will this degree lead to a job?’ is the wrong question. Here’s what you should ask instead Cherine Fahd, University of Technology Sydney It is the season of university open days and study decisions for Year 12 students. As an academic, the question I get asked most by students and parents is, “will this degree lead…
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Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI
Disability community has long wrestled with ‘helpful’ technologies – lessons for everyone in dealing with AI Elaine Short, Tufts University You might have heard that artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize everything, save the world and give everyone superhuman powers. Alternatively, you might have heard that it will take your job, make you lazy and stupid,…
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Four ways to know whether to stay or go if your workplace is a sinking ship
Four ways to know whether to stay or go if your workplace is a sinking ship Cary Cooper, University of Manchester Over the last few weeks, after a massive defeat at the UK general election, several senior staff in the Conservative Party have reportedly taken voluntary redundancy, with more staff cuts expected to follow. Perhaps not…
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