Technology Creates Economic and Societal Change

1. Technology Creates Economic and Societal Change Canals Steam Engine Mass Production Railroads Telephone/Radio/TV Computers Internet

2. Global Change Enabled by Technology • Shared culture and language • Rapid diffusion of knowledge and skills • Reduction of physical barriers to -Interpersonal communication -Access to data, documents, tools -Distributed business process

3. Potential Competitive Strategies • Legal/trade barriers • Capital investment • Wage reductions • Intelligent citizens • High literacy • Average years of education

4. Statistics • 800,000 jobs moved outside the U.S., 2000-2004 • Centers of competence growing in India, China, Malaysia, Russia…. • Emerging market governments investing in education, infrastructure

5. Critical Characteristics • Teamwork • Discipline • Process Improvement • Analytical skills • Problem solving • Creativity • Integrity • Accountability • Adaptability

6. U.S. Department of Commerce -June 2003 “Soft skills (e.g. interpersonal skills, oral and written communications, teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking) and Business skills (e.g. needs analysis, project management, client/customer relations, understanding company financial information, and cost-benefit analysis), ….have become important for information technology workers.”

7. We need….. • Teaching for innovation • Project-based instruction and learning • Real world problems • Real world exposure and experiences • Infusion of the business/workplace skills into the TECHNICAL curriculum • Reinforcement of academic content • Strong connectivity between secondary and postsecondary • Professional development that fosters integration of technical and pedagogical skills

8. Resources • http://www.ode.state.oh.us/ctae/teacher/business. • http://www.itworks-ohio.org. • http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/rm/lifecycle/table.htm.