The interviewee also said that universities should teach problem-solving skills specifically based on each student s own learning style. Important skills for the workplace include teamwork and collaborating with others who might help solve problems. If they are just taught skills, they won t be able to function in a learning organization. The interviewee said that, if graduates do not know how to use the basics of technology, they will have a hard time advancing in the business world. The problem higher education has in determining competencies is that the needs of industry keep changing so fast.
Higher education has to be able to teach people the concepts .
That s a very different kind of competency. Most courses on the intranet are linear, the interviewee said, but newer courses are more non-linear so that learners may choose their own navigational paths. Currently, learners also may choose the courses they want to take.