‘FUTURE FORWARD’ TALKS EVOLUTION OF WORK, HIGHER EDUCATION IN DIGITAL AGE
The modern workforce is going through a revolution while academia has not kept up with the change. Future of work strategist Heather E. McGowan presented the challenges higher education faces when preparing students for the workforce in a talk titled “Future Forward: The future of work and learning and CU’s role in furthering the public good.”
McGowan explained in her speech that the world is currently in a fourth industrial revolution, where individuals and companies are increasingly adopting intelligence technology. She said she believes education will become a vital part of this technological revolution.