Using spare time for self-development
Working as an academic, I’ve long been in the habit of noting interesting topics for research. When I’m later looking for something to do, I… Read More »Using spare time for self-development
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What if I couldn’t be a software engineer?
People who fear losing their livelihoods due to automation, off-shoring or other economic changes receive plenty of advice from politicians and futurists about the need… Read More »What if I couldn’t be a software engineer?
Re-training vs re-inventing
In discussions of the impact of technological advances on work, much gets said about the the need for re-training to align workers’ skills with said… Read More »Re-training vs re-inventing
An experiment in training leave
Having completed a small software development project, set up the basics of A Little Research, come to the end of the home improvements that had… Read More »An experiment in training leave
Who will pay for lifelong learning?
The Australian‘s Higher Education supplement this week (12 June 2019, p. 27 and p. 29) contained a pair of articles on workplace learning, both based on a… Read More »Who will pay for lifelong learning?