The following is a list of the predicted top opportunities for job seekers through 2014 in Northeast Ohio (from the Ohio Workforce Informer). In terms of education as career preparation, these jobs require a range of degrees, from Associate to Master. These jobs reflect the predicted growth of Northeast Ohio into a biotechnology and healthcare center.
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Home Health Aides
Medical Assistants
Physician Assistants
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Database Administrators
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Physical Therapist Assistants
To see the Ohio Workforce Inquiry table here
Chris Dede et al. address these changing workforce needs and what it means in today's economy. Theirs is a national view, but I think that it pertains to the issues affecting Cleveland and Norhteast Ohio.
"In this rapidly changing global and local environment, schools face the challenge of preparing students for the global economy. Schools must anticipate the changes in desired workforce skills and knowledge that are occurring and revise their curriculum, facilities, technology infrastructure and usage, and teacher professional development accordingly. The rapid pace necessary for these essential shifts conflicts with the ordinary, gradual processes of change in schools. The traditional nature of schooling—with semester-based scheduling; slow changes in curriculum; and limited, reluctant acquisition of technology—are examples of the conflict between the high speed of external changes and the glacial nature of school innovation processes. An additional, related challenge facing schools is the networking and information flow with the business, workforce training, and economic development sectors. Schools often are at the margins of communications among these groups. "
Purpose
Research Question:
How can the College's Graduate/Professional Studies programs be enhanced or reconfigured in order to meet the changing needs in Northeast Ohio?
This is an attempt to capture my research process and to share my research findings with as many people as possible. My project goal is to research workforce needs and economic development projections in Northeast Ohio in order to provide recommendations for program enhancement, particularly in Graduate and Professional Studies.
I chose to conduct my project in this public manner in order to explore one aspect of the type of technologically integrated learning for which I am advocating. I have not blogged before, so bear with me.
Early posts merely reflect information gathered. As I progress, my later posts will be more analytical and synthetic. I invite any and all comments, thoughts, musings, questions, and connections. The more personal input I receive, the more meaningful my recommendations will become.
If I have learned anything in the past few weeks, it is certainly that there are many important things that I just don't know, so help me out if you see the need.
Please click on the links that are in (almost) every post to get detailed information from the source itself.
How can the College's Graduate/Professional Studies programs be enhanced or reconfigured in order to meet the changing needs in Northeast Ohio?
This is an attempt to capture my research process and to share my research findings with as many people as possible. My project goal is to research workforce needs and economic development projections in Northeast Ohio in order to provide recommendations for program enhancement, particularly in Graduate and Professional Studies.
I chose to conduct my project in this public manner in order to explore one aspect of the type of technologically integrated learning for which I am advocating. I have not blogged before, so bear with me.
Early posts merely reflect information gathered. As I progress, my later posts will be more analytical and synthetic. I invite any and all comments, thoughts, musings, questions, and connections. The more personal input I receive, the more meaningful my recommendations will become.
If I have learned anything in the past few weeks, it is certainly that there are many important things that I just don't know, so help me out if you see the need.
Please click on the links that are in (almost) every post to get detailed information from the source itself.
Labels
- 21st Century Skills (18)
- technology (18)
- professional development (8)
- Web 2.0 (7)
- personal development and technology (6)
- Liberal Arts (4)
- STEM in NEO (4)
- workforce needs in NEO (4)
- business and technology (3)
- Global awareness (2)
- healthcare (2)
- planning (2)
- regionalism (2)
- Public-Private collaboration in Higher ed (1)
- Regional education (1)
- economic development (1)
- revitalization of NEO (1)
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