I was recently shown quite a moving video clip entitled “Information Age...The Future of Technology,” in my public relations writing class at CMU. This Did-You-Know type of message is packed full of some pretty interesting facts that really put things into perspective for me.
For example, it mentions Former Secretary of Education Richard Riley’s comment that the top 10 jobs in 2010 will not have existed in 2004. The idea that students are currently learning skills for jobs that don’t yet exist is both shocking and exciting. In fact, I’m not quite sure how I feel about it.
Will I be technologically illiterate in 20 years? Will my children get frustrated with me when they try to ask me to do something involving new technologies?
Another fact that really drove things home is that the U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today’s learners will have 10 to 14 jobs...by age 38. It is hard to picture myself holding that many jobs in such a short amount of time. The lesson used to be, go to school, get a job, retire. Now its, go to school, get a job, stay there for a few years, move on to a new job, and then a new job, and then...you get the point. When retirement comes into that picture is a whole different issue.
Oh yeah, and much of the information in the presentation is more than a year old. I still really suggest checking it out by clicking here.
All I know is that I am going to make it a point to stay as technologically-savvy as possible. Whether it means attending workshops, taking night classes or coming back to CMU for their new media/online journalism major, I'm determined to face the information age head on.
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