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Are you preparing your students for the modern business world?
New-media literacy, cognitive load management and virtual collaboration are among the 10 most important skills for the workforce of 2020*. Michael Hollauf and Till Vollmer, co-founders of the German software company MeisterLabs, have an idea on how to teach students the skills they will need for a successful future.
for the challenges they will face later on in life – a school that realises the importance of teaching them modern business skills, such as working in a team, organising information, and effi ciently managing their workload. Those are the basics of a successful career, yet in our role as CEOs we constantly see young people who are completely overwhelmed by those tasks when starting their fi rst job.
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But how do you teach skills like collaboration or cognitive load management? At MeisterLabs we create tools for a collaborative world; tools that enable people to develop innovative ideas in a team set ing and then turn them into action, together. Our software solutions off er all the functionality needed in a modern business environment, yet they are so simple and intuitive that even 8th grade students usually have them fi gured out in no time. More than that, they perceive using the tools not as actual work, but as fun. We believe that by adopting tools such as ours early on, students not only get acquainted with state-of-the-art technology but also develop some of the most crucial skills needed for the job market they are going to compete in.
e are both fathers and what we want for our own children is an education that prepares them
What is MindMeister? MindMeister is the leading online mind mapping solution that enables real- time brainstorming sessions between students and teachers. Already used in educational institutions all over the world, the tool helps students to structure their thoughts, take more effi cient notes and memorise large amounts of information. MindMeister runs inside any standard web browser and off ers native mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
What is MeisterTask? MeisterTask is an intuitive task management tool that provides teachers and students with the means to manage both their individual to-dos and group projects. It teaches students the basics of simple project management and enables them to independently organise their workload. Just like its big brother
MeisterLabs founders Michael Hollauf and Till Vollmer
MindMeister, MeisterTask runs inside your standard web browser and doesn’t need to be installed locally. The software offi cially launches just in time for the summer term of 2015, but schools can already sign up to try it in its current beta stage.
What you can do to prepare your students: Integrate new-media literacy into your education programme Introduce learners to tools they will be working with in the modern business world Focus on the development of soft skills such as the ability to collaborate and work in teams Teach students how to study and manage their workload eff ectively
MeisterLabs More than seven years' experience in the education market Over 150,000 educational users Personal assistance during pilot programme 24/7 priority support for Edu Campus users Custom domain/login for schools Integrations with GAFE, Edmodo, Dropbox etc.
Contact MeisterLabs today to start a MindMeister/MeisterTask pilot at your school and ensure that your students are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow’s business environment. ET
www.meisterlabs.com/products. * Future Work Skills 2020 by The Institute for the Future for the University of Phoenix Research Institute: ht p://
cdn.theatlantic.com/static/front/docs/sponsored/phoenix/future_work_skills_2020.pdf
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