The sharing economy and the changing nature of work
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Introduction
Students learn about the sharing economy and use it as a case study to investigate the changing nature of work.
This activity contributes to the following outcomes.
A student:
- applies consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment concepts and terminology in a variety of contexts COM5-1
- analyses the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a range of consumer, financial, economic, business, legal, political and employment contexts COM5-2
- researches and assesses information using a variety of sources COM5-7
- explains information using a variety of forms COM5-8
- works independently and collaboratively to meet individual and collective goals within specified timeframes COM5-9
Related Stage 4 outcomes: COM4-1, COM4-2, COM4-7, COM4-8, COM4-9
Related Life Skills outcomes: COMLS-5, COMLS-11, COMLS-12, COMLS-13
Content descriptions
Core 3: Employment and Work Futures
The workplace
Students:
- investigate how the nature of work has changed and how it is likely to change in the future, including: (ACHEK031)
- the emergence of the sharing economy
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Suggested activity sequence
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- Brainstorm the meaning and examples of the sharing economy.
- Use a grouping strategy to organise students into pairs.
- Pairs of students read the explainer and complete the worksheet.
- As a class, brainstorm how work has changed and how it will change in the future including the emergence of the sharing economy. Possible prompts include:
- What jobs have disappeared due to artificial intelligence or automation?
- How did the global pandemic affect the way people work?
- Do you think this development will continue?
- What jobs have been created by the sharing economy?
- How does the sharing economy change the way people work?
- Pairs of students complete the investigation.
- Use a discussion strategy for students to share their conclusions with other students.
- Invite students to share conclusions with the class.
- Play: The sharing economy and tax. This video gives a definition of the sharing economy and the tax obligations that providers may have.
- Think-pair-share: What might be the tax implications for people participating in the sharing economy?