Current IT trends Innovative ways to keep updated

Current IT trends Innovative ways to keep updated

Using technology to find and represent educational problems. One
major challenge for teachers interested in problem-based learning is
locating problems that are appropriate for their students and for the
topics that they need to learn. Problems must be complex enough to
support sustained exploration and encourage collaboration, and they
should have multiple interrelated parts to develop students' ability
to break problems down and organize their solutions. Representing and
communicating such complex problem situations is an important function
of technology. Unlike problems that occur in the real world,
technology can incorporate graphics, video, animation, and other tools
to create problems that can be explored repeatedly. Multimedia
representations are easier to understand than problems presented as
text.

*Microwords are another type of technology used to present problems.
One example is Thinker tools, a computer-based learning environment
that simulates aspects of Newtonian physics.
*Internet and videoconferencing technology allow students to
participate in projects sponsored by researchers around the world. In
the Jason Project, satellite and Internet technology bring classroom
students into direct real-time contact with leading scientists,
conducting scientific research expeditions around the globe.

Using technology to find educational resources. A second function of
technology in problem-based learning environments is locating
information needed to solve problems or do other kinds of research. In
the past, teachers attempting a problem-based curriculum felt the need
to limit problems to those for which they had expertise or the local
library had resources. Now the World Wide Web brings a seemingly
endless amount of information on almost any subject, and it is
possible for students to choose topics based on personal interest
rather than availability of resources.

Using technology to summarize and present findings. In the past,
students memorized and used formulas and models created by others to
solve problems. Students often used these formulas, especially in the
early stages of learning, with little understanding. In the early
twenty-first century computer tools provide the opportunity for
students to construct and test their own models using tools such as
spreadsheets or concept maps. This type of instruction deepens
students' understanding of abstract concepts and allows these concepts
to be taught at an earlier age.

Using technology for collaboration and distance education. There are
many opportunities for individual students to use technology to
enhance their learning. These include online courses that provide
students in remote locations with opportunities for customized
curriculum and advanced placement courses. These courses are conducted
entirely online and offer asynchronous interaction among faculty and
students. Because they allow students to participate anytime and from
anywhere, online courses are becoming increasingly popular among
postsecondary students whose job and personal commitments do not allow
them to meet a regular class schedule.

Teachers' Integration of Technology in Instruction
Although ICT is creating opportunities for fundamental changes in
the way teachers teach and the way students learn, a recent survey
indicated that only one-third of teachers feel prepared to use it
effectively. This includes being able to use word processing,
spreadsheet, presentation, and Internet browsing software. Such tools
help teachers increase their productivity by preparing reports or
lesson plans, taking notes, and communicating with colleagues and
parents. These basic skills are necessary, but not sufficient, for
creating changes in instruction. Changes require that teachers are
familiar with ICT tools and materials in the subjects they teach. They
must also be able to incorporate these resources into classroom
activities that accomplish important learning goals.

Future Trends
Advances in hardware and software have the potential to bring
about fundamental changes in how technology is integrated and even in
education itself. Computers formerly tethered to desktops by cables
are being rapidly replaced by wireless laptop and palmtop models that
free students to move about the school; collect, share, and graph data
on field trips; and communicate their whereabouts and progress to
teachers and parents.

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Job Interview Types

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Gizelle Hillana
Roldan Sullano

Job Interview Types

There are a variety of types of interviews that employers may
conduct, including behavioral interviews, group interviews, phone and
video interviews, second interviews, and even interviews held during a
meal. Review the different types of interviews, along with tips on how
to interview effectively, regardless of the situation you're in.

1. Behavioral based interviewing is interviewing based on discovering
how the interviewee acted in specific employment-related situations.
The logic is that how you behaved in the past will predict how you
will behave in the future i.e. past performance predicts future
performance.

2. Exit Interview
An exit interview is a meeting between an employee who has
resigned or been terminated and the company's Human Resources
department. The reason companies conduct exit interviews is to get
feedback about the job the employee held, the work environment, and
the organization.

3.Lunch and Dinner Interviews
Interviews are often stressful - even for job seekers who have
interviewed many times. Interviewing can be even more stressful when
you are expected to eat and talk at the same time. One of the reasons
employers take job candidates out to lunch or dinner is to evaluate
their social skills and to see if they can handle themselves
gracefully under pressure.

4.Group Interview
There are two types of group interviews. The first is when each
job applicant is interviewed by multiple interviewers. The group (or
panel) of interviewers typically includes a Human Resources
representative, the manager, and possibly co-workers from the
department where the applicant would be working, if hired.

The other type of group interview is when a group of applicants
for the same position are interviewed together, by the hiring manager.
In this scenario, you and other candidates would be interviewed
together, in group.

5.Interviewing in a Public Place
Employers sometimes schedule job interviews in a public place,
like a coffee shop or restauarant. Here are tips on how to interview
in public.

6.Second Interview Tips
You've done it! You passed the first interview with flying colors
and you just got a call to schedule a second interview. What happens
next? How can you use a second interview as a means to get a job
offer? It's important to be aware that the company is seriously
interested in you, or they wouldn't have called. You are definitely in
contention for the job! Here are suggestions on how to use your second
job interview to help secure an offer.

7.Phone Interview Tips
Employers use telephone interviews as a way of identifying and
recruiting candidates for employment. Phone interviews are often used
to screen candidates in order to narrow the pool of applicants who
will be invited for in-person interviews. They are also used as way to
minimize the expenses involved in interviewing out-of-town candidates.

8.Video Job Interviews
Video interviews are becoming more commonplace in the workplace.
As hiring becomes more global, both for employers and candidates,
video interviewing is a way to expedite the interview process. Hiring
managers and recruiters can conduct first round interviews more
quickly, save on transportation costs, and get the interview process
started much faster using video conferencing than they can scheduling
in-person interviews.