Ideas to Help the Long-Term Unemployed
In an article titled The Easy Way To Avoid Long-Term Unemployment Discrimination, posted on the website Business Insider, Apollo Research Institute Vice President and Managing Director Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti recommends a proactive strategy for coping with unemployment. During an interview, Dr. Wilen-Daugenti advised out-of-work individuals not to wait for their next full-time job. Instead, job seekers should remain active, productive, and visible to the community--for example, by volunteering for a board or a non-profit organization, or offering consulting services in their field.
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On Video: My Interview On Kababayan LA
I had the pleasure of appearing on Kababayan LA, Southern California’s only daily Filipino television show. I was interviewed by the show’s host, Jannelle So. Kababayan LA is broadcast by LA 18 KSCI-TV, a TV station that serves a wide variety of Asian groups in Southern California. See the full post to watch the video.
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Apollo Research Institute Part of a Cool Project: NMC Horizon Report
In February, New Media Consortium (NMC)—an international group of education technology experts—releases a highly anticipated report, NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition based upon a decade-long initiative to identify the top emerging technologies that will help transform higher education.
For higher education and technology wonks, such as myself, the NMC lives up to its website claim, “We do cool stuff.” I am pleased and proud to say NMC invited Apollo Research Institute to help develop the research for the upcoming watershed publication, one of its coolest projects to date.
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Consumer and Business Technologies Converge at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show
The technological gadgets and innovative ideas dominating the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this month signal a larger message about our future: Technology is poised to blur the boundaries between work, home, and society. Smart technologies and educational and business applications will continue to integrate with consumers’ mobile devices, televisions, and headsets, thereby permeating our daily lives. Formerly a CES presenter, I chose this year to observe and critique this trend as an invited guest. I explored 1.8 million square feet of exhibit space. I knew CES would promote innovation as its theme, and it came as little surprise too see convergent technologies already beginning to fuse our personal and work lives.
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How Transdisciplinarity Will Fit Future Workers to a "T"
Today’s job seekers need to understand how transdisciplinary skill sets will affect their career prospects in the year 2020 and beyond. A T-shaped skill profile will give employees the tools to survive disruptive societal shifts.
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A Virtual Community of Thought Leaders
Welcome to Apollo Research Institute’s thought leadership blog. Here we are building a community of professionals and leaders in higher education, business, and government who share an interest in improving educational outcomes and promoting a more prepared workforce. We invite you to participate and expand the dialog.
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