Technology and the "Global Student"

JCCS students, whether they realize it or not, are part of the global market for talent and skills. As we are learning, this global market will go to any place and any person that can demonstrate 21st century skills. What are 21st century skills? In their simplest forms, they include the ability to collaborate and communicate. Add to this the value of adding creativity and innovation (think iphone) are what the world market places value upon. Once students get the big picture of that their future and livelihood depends upon bringing skills and "information fluency" to their "job" interview (or creating new jobs that don't currently exist. Add to this the real-world application of critical thinking skills, problem solving and decision making and we start to see how big our tasks as educators has become.