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It has been a long time coming. I have a friend who was MIS manager for four schopol districts in Quebec in 1991, and her job was to try to integrate coimputers into the classrom to make them as invisible as the books. She was reviewing software and creating lesson plans, teaching teachers and keeping the computers going. THe distric where she was based upgraded from her plan to one computer for every two students using thin client and seven servers in the carious schools connected to her office, She got software companies to agree to deal with softweare that resided only on the servers. It was state of the art at the time with 386 workstations and OS/2 servers. She thought the process would take ten years and here it is more than twenty. People can be so resistant to change.
Syerita TurnerHow Laptops Helped Save Joplin High School2/22/2012 8:38:24 PM
"We expect to have about 1,000 tutors this school year, and our goal is 10,000 tutors next school year."
Thats impressive ambitions. I see this as a growing phenomena only among corporate volunteers and where brand partners are available. I still am not sure if this idea will drill down to a common university level. Are the teachers in normal universities agreeing to such a change ? Are parents ready to allow schools to take classes by such means. They might see it as a measure by university to save cost of premises, etc. and might become an obstacle in its implementation. Are students serious enough to concentrate despite not being physically present ? IT universities should be the ones more willing to adopt such a concept. If 10,000 tutors can be enrolled, then this would mean that the idea has become common among mass educational system.
ariesQ&A: Game Tech Helps Students2/22/2012 12:01:19 PM
I'll definitely be watching how this plan pans out in Thailand. I can see this being a wise investment, long-term, but I might they might be expecting a quicker return on investment than they'll get. It really depends upon how many classes' textbooks can be replaced with e-textbooks. Maybe this kind of investment will encourage math and science book publishers to accelerate the process of converting to e-books.
DBKThailand Is a Testbed for E-Books2/20/2012 5:53:56 PM
In my area the big one was FTA -- future teachers of america. I do know of some programs that are trying to help kids get into technology and computing. The university I used to work for partnered with local high schools --usually underfunded public schools. Also, Time-Warner Cable in New York has started running ads about how their own employees are now running youth programs. It's a start... Nevertheless, Curt, I think there's a missing link. The clubs that get kids into business and the clubs that get kinds into computing are separate clubs. Maybe we should find the next generation of CIOs by cross-referencing and finding the kids who join both clubs.
With the speed of technology rolling as it has been over the last 10 years, its only a matter of time before we're all working off tablets for our reading purposes. As soon as the Kindle came out I proposed to several colleagues that it would eventually take over the physical book market.
angelfuegoColorado High School Deploys Tablets on Trial Basis2/14/2012 9:36:38 PM
When my 13 year-old struggles with math, and I'm at a loss to help her. (Sometimes at the end of a day even the mean and radius give me problems) We turn to the internet for a few examples, videos and otherwise. It's still pulling teeth sometimes to get her to work even though it's just a few clicks away
When I was getting my certifications in 2000, I spent thousands for training and testing. Classrooms, software, practices tests all cost a fortune. Today, with a syllabus and a bit of research I could do it all for free. It would only cost me my time.
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Chad must these devices/applications be used individually, or can students work together in groups to play these games? If so, I think it could be a great addition. (And if the devices were only used for group activities the school could save money.)
Recently I had a discussion with a fellow graduate from American Intercontinental University, where we both graduated with our Masters in Education focusing on Instructional Design. She was telling me how she was stuck trying to find a job in our field and how she was slightly confused about what direction she should take with looking for her dream job. I informed her that I never thought about it until she said something but I don't remember not one professor truly explaining the role of an instructional designer to us. Did I miss that class?
Many graduates are now finding it hard to find jobs within their industries for lack of understanding exactly what that job would be to completely fit their education and experience. Personally I researched the industry and found exactly what the job was to entail as well as the starting salary I should earn with a master's degree. With jobs being a scavenger hunt and companies not being able to pay as much as graduates are worth, it is harder now than ever before to compete for contract positions and direct hire positions. Though I have found it easier to find remote or telecommute positions in the field and even one or two local jobs.
Do you think that colleges focus on learning the content of what is needed to know for the degree than actually teaching students what jobs they would be able to qualify for once they have spent so much time and energy into obtaining a degree that they then feel is useless? What are your thoughts?
nasimsonThe Day After – Earning Your Degree and Then What?2/15/2012 10:20:23 AM
When my 13 year-old struggles with math, and I'm at a loss to help her. (Sometimes at the end of a day even the mean and radius give me problems) We turn to the internet for a few examples, videos and otherwise. It's still pulling teeth sometimes to get her to work even though it's just a few clicks away
When I was getting my certifications in 2000, I spent thousands for training and testing. Classrooms, software, practices tests all cost a fortune. Today, with a syllabus and a bit of research I could do it all for free. It would only cost me my time.
Even better, visit Mit for free courses, lectures, and tests.
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