INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREER CHOICE IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Dr Andrew Robinson Open University (UK) l

YESTERDAY  An Information Economy. Most knowledge is proprietary and hoarded  Content is king. Learning silos. Learning as program delivery  Tactical learning is a response to specific needs and skills gaps l

 An Emerging Knowledge Economy. The power of shared knowledge becomes evident.  Content and context are important. ‘Distance’ learning plus emerging e-Learning  Integrated learning is shared across the organisation TODAY l

TOMORROW  An e-Knowledge Economy. Rewards knowledge sharing and proliferation of knowledge  Content, context, and community are equally critical. Pervasive e-Learning. Learning as interactivity.  Strategic, enterprise-wide learning is a consistent tool for rapid responses to organisational challenges l

The eLearning Revolution n The pervasive eLearning Agenda n The Bologna Process + ICT n A global economy : but how global is the campus? n Global Internet use up 110% ( ) : impact on learning and jobs? n Winners and losers l

Scenario Planning n The Europe challenges n Eurozone and labour mobility n Accelerators: –Sixth Framework Programme –eErasmus? –a Europe of 500 m –the Euro-Mediterranean region –structural funds n Digital divide and the labour market l