EDUCATING FOR A WORLD ECONOMY : TEACHING AND LEARNING INITIATIVES FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY

1. EDUCATING FOR A WORLD ECONOMY : TEACHING AND LEARNING INITIATIVES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CHI ANYANSI-ARCHIBONG, NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY VICTOR E. ARCHIBONG, GREENSBORO COLLEGE CYNTHIA V. CLEMONS, BENNETT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CIEE Conference, November 2012- Shanghai, China

2. OVERVIEW FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN WORLD ECONOMY TRENDS: INCREASE in TRADE, FDI, INTEGRATION, etc. FORCES DRIVING WORLD ECONOMY : TECHNOLOGY, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, FACTOR ENDOWNMENT, DEMAND, ETC.

3. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OUTLINE • OVERVIEW OF CONCERNS FOR THE GLOBAL WORKFORCE EDUCATION ( QUOTES) • “SKILLS FOR WORLD ECONOMY WORKFORCE • NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVES- EMERGING AND DEVELOPED ECONOMIES • ASSESSMENT OF INITIATIVES

4. “ Understanding that America has to out educate the rest of the world to be competitive in the global economy” president B. Obama. “ World economy is a world where talent is the most competitive advantage, where biggest returns go to those who imagine and design products,……….” T. Friedman “ the function of Education is to teach one to think critically, intelligence plus character is the goal of true education..” Dr. MLK “ the position underscores the imperative of achieving the participation in education required for lifting national productivity and meeting the demands of the future workforce……” Group Universities Australia/ President J. Gillard NOTABLE QUOTES ON THE TOPIC

5. NOTABLE QUOTES CONTINUE.. • “The source of America’s prosperity has never been how ably we accumulate wealth , but how well we educate our people” President Obama. • “ Americans believe that international education (foreign language learning, studying abroad, and learning other cultures) is vitally important to the success of today’s young people in navigating a competitive international landscape, thriving in the global workplace, and leveraging their talents and skills in ways that move US forward…..” NAFSA Survey/2010

6. IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING SKILLS FOR WORLD ECONOMY WORKFORCE: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OTHER COUNTIRIES SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE DIGITAL AND OTHER LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION VALUE SYSTEMS THAT RESPECT OTHER CULTURES CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS ADAPTIVE TENDENCIES AND TOLERANCE FOR AMBIGUITY

7. INITIATIVES BY EMERGING NATIONS Global Education Initiatives : (GEI) - 2011 report– “Challenges in education and opportunities it provides as an enabler for economic growth and employment remain a global priority” It is therefore imperative to examine what developing nations are doing to address these challenges in education:

8. Emerging Nations Initiatives Continue… • Government Policies: • Building capacities (Teacher Training) • Providing Affordable Access to Education • Quality of Education • Types of education

9. Examples of Country Initiatives: JORDAN: • OBJECTIVES: • DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF EDUCATION TO CITIZENS • PUBLIC-PRIVATE MODEL FOR ACCELERATION OF EDUCATIONAL REFORMS • BUILDING CAPACITY OF THE LOCAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY • BUILDING A MODEL OF REFORM THAT CAN BE EXPORTED AND REPLICATED IN OTHER COUNTRIES

10. EGYPT INITIATIVES • OBJECTIVES: - PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR TO INCREASE CAPACITY • CREATION OF BROAD BAND INITIATIVES • CREATION OF SMART SCHOOL INTIATIVES

11. NIGERIA INITIATIVES • OBJECTIVES: • EMPHASIS ON IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING • “WE CAN” = WE EDUCATE FOR CHARACTER, APTITUDE, AND NEEDS • STRENGTHENING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION • IMPROVING TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION • EMPHASIS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SKILLS TRAINING

12. NIGERIA INITIATIVES CONT…. • INVOLVEMENT OF INDUSTRIES (APPRENTICE-SHIP PROGRAMS • RE-ALLIGNMENT OF CURRICULA TO MEET EMERGING NEEDS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY • [ THE ABOVE IS DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM NIGERIAN SOCIETY INTO ONE OF THE TOP 20 WORLD ECONOMIES]

13. NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODELS: DEVELOPED NATIONS CHANGES IN POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY EDUCATION AS THE ENGINE OF CONTINUING ECONOMICGROWTH

14. UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND LEARNING MODELS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES INITIATIVES IN ACADEMIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS INITIATIVES FOR NEW PROGRAMS AND DISCIPLINES

15. WORKFORCE SKILLS VERSUS INITIATIVES AND LEARNING MODELS? INITIATIVES FOR TEACHING: TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP KNOWLEDGE (KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY) INNOVATION R & D CULTURAL SENSITIVITY/ GLOBAL COMPETENCY ADAPTABILITY

16. CONCLUDING SUMMARY ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT EDUCATION MODELS’ EFFECTIVENESS? FRAMEWORK/MODEL FOR EDUCATING WORLD ECONOMY WORKFORCE? FURTHER STUDIES

17. DISCUSSIONS • INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION! • How will you describe the 21st century curriculum? Interdisciplinary? Project based? Research driven? Problem solving? • Content and process? • IS THERE A FIT WITH THE SKILLS NEED? • ? ? ?

18. REFERENCES/FURTHER READINGS • TRENDS AND INSIGHTS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERS, REGIONALISNM AND HIGHER EDUCATION,/ NAFSA, WWW.NAFSA.ORG • UNIVERSITY WORLD NEWS-AFRICAN EDITION WWW.UNIVERSITYWORLDNEWS.COM • TOWARDS GLOBALLY COMPETENT PEDAGOGY, WWW.NAFSA.ORG • AN AUSTRALIAN “SMART STATE” SERVES UP LESSONS FOR A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, HTTP://CHRONICLE.COM/ARTICLE

19. READINGS CONT • MADE IN THE WORLD, BY T.L. FRIEDMAN, WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2012/01/29 • EDUCATION, GLOBALIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, COMMENTARY BY THE TEACHING AND LEARNING RESEARCH COUNCIL, WWW.TIRP.ORG/PRO/PHASE111 • DID ANYONE ASK THE STUDENTS? WWW.CHRONICLE.COM/BLOG/2012/05/01 • GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE……(WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, WWW.WEFORUM.ORG/ISSUES/EDUCATION • COLLEGE REINVENTED:TRULY GLOBAL CAMPUSES, WWW.CHRONICLE.COM/ARTICLE/