AWT4CL Update for May 2023

Leadership Skills for the Future: According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023, nearly a quarter of jobs in the agriculture sector will change in the next five years, and skills in leadership and social influence will become increasingly important.  Learn more at https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report-2023/ 

Shifting Soft to Essential: While notions of “soft skills” can seem elusive, students benefit from recognition of the “essential.”  As noted by Togden and Donnelly (2023), good teaching involves “the reflexive act of pulling back the curtain and letting students know why we ask them to engage in certain learning-focused tasks rather than simply going through the motions.” What are you doing to illuminate the essential learning for students’ success beyond the classroom?

Learning Badges for Employability Skills: As we continue to follow-up on ideas from the July 2022 cohort meeting and the January 2023 check-in, plans are emerging for learning badges that feature the APLU employability skills.  The AWT4CL Badgr site is beginning to take shape, and we look forward to more pilot testing of these open badges.

Intro to Soils Course Instructor Wanted: Programs in forest management and arboriculture depend on instruction on soils.  If you know someone who may be interested in serving as an adjunct instructor for HRT 205 - Soils, please contact Scott Reigel at rreigel@mgcc.edu or 540-863-2894.