Ready Set Upskill - The importance of understanding data

Host, Leanne McMahon welcomes Marcus Garrett, former MathsTalk host and current Learning Solutions Designer at RMIT Online to discuss the idea that digital mindsets which are underpinned by mathematics, are the key to unlocking opportunities for young people in the jobs market, opportunities in life and also opportunities for the Australian economy. Deloitte Access Economics and RMIT Online concluded in a report that one of the biggest emerging skill needs for the Australian economy remains digital skills, meaning the data and data interpretation skills that give people the confidence and the capacity to use digital technologies to make sound data-driven decisions when faced with complex problems. We look at how teachers can facilitate the development of these skills throughout school and how the RMIT Online team enable teachers and other professionals to build their data interpretation skills and maybe even increase their income in the process. Resources: ICE-EM textbooks: https://schools.amsi.org.au/ice-em-mathematics-textbooks/ RMIT Online: https://online.rmit.edu.au/ Ready, set, upskill: Effective training for the jobs of tomorrow: https://online.rmit.edu.au/insights/2021  Contact us: https://calculate.org.au/contact-schools/