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An algorithm for professional reorientation?

Researchers at the University of Lausanne have addressed two questions that are often asked in the context of our overall societal gainful employment mantra when it comes to the future…

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One-sided interpretations of Silicon Valley

Developing a critical understanding of our times is perhaps the most important facet of competence in a democratically legitimized society. Public broadcasting, with its educational mandate, should (among other things)…

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Professional qualifications – how much of them do you really need?

The Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University in Berlin ran its algorithms over 860,000 online job ads in the construction and catering industries on behalf of the Bertelsmann Foundation. THE…

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[EduFutures] Mandy Singer-Brodowski: ESD & Transformative Learning

What is this episode about? Mandy Singer-Brodowski has been working for many years as a researcher in the field of education for sustainable development and transformative learning at the Institut…

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People like to react aggressively to robots. Why?

In late 2015, for example, Hitchbot, a robot that hitchhiked around the world, was beaten, dented, and trampled by unknown people to the point that it could not be saved…

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Shortage of personnel – but the structures are hardly to change

Germany is running out of manual workers. And as we know, we like to work manually here (still). This is how one could smugly introduce this article. In fact, the…

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About the chances of a reorganization of work (as we know it)

Once again, a reference to the last Davos meeting, here in a good summary of the main findings. (And because it seems important to me.) 1. social workplaces can create…

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Nobody wants to be a teacher anymore? Nope, not nobody

The lack of formally qualified teachers in Berlin schools is legendary. Or let’s jump right in with a quote: Last week, Berlin’s education senator announced that Berlin’s schools will be…

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[The NeWoS] The difference between IT and digital competence

Excerpts from the June NeWoS The other day I visited the knowledge forum” Region gestalten – Leben, Arbeiten, Mitgestalten in ländlichen Räumen“. In the context of the conference program, various…

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The future of work is foreseeable

With this film documentary, ARTE takes up the old question of how digitization, AI and robotics are replacing more and more traditional jobs – and thus widening the gap between…