I just watched a video on the future of work in the 21st century and here are the three different things I have the strongest reaction to:

1. I love the idea of a virtual workplace! Physical location shouldn't have to matter for many fields when so much in our lives relies upon technology and the digital realm. This gives people the flexibility to work from any place, hours can be more varied which allows for time to complete a variety of tasks and take care of family responsibilities, to name a few benefits.

2. I whole-heartedly agree with merit based pay systems using quality and productivity measures. Seniority and longevity should be acknowledged and rewarded as such (bonuses?), but they have no purpose being a "heavily" weighted factor in promotions (or lay offs).

3. I was surprised and deeply concerned in learning about the re-captcha project in which users are unknowingly used in 'projects' to digitize written works. I have no qualms about volunteering for such a worthy endeavor but to be used without my knowledge to complete someone else's work/vision is extremely disconcerting and begs the question, 'where does this rabbit hole go?'

I don't have many examples of how my own education experiences are preparing me for the Future of Work as most of my classes are still taught in a very traditional sense. This class, EDU 2201, has potential to be the first class that exposes me to the various types of technology available and indeed, provide my first glimpse at the paradigm shift that is happening.
Another possible example could be Blackboard in that we use it to communicate in our classes as well as with the University. It is a portal, a means of learning (discussion boards, lesson postings), source of metrics data for instructors/university. Through Blackboard, we can have online classes - a type of virtual classroom!
Unfortunately, we don't use too much new technology in my science classes though I wish we did....

Here is a video I'd like to share that relates to schooling and the future of work. It's a charter school that uses the hands on, real life experience approach to teaching. There is not much technology used here, but the concept is important and can certainly be applied in a more technical sense. This school is in Kihei, Hawaii on the island of Maui. This is my home state!