This year has been a challenging semester to say the least. Covering basics such as:
1.) Learning how to improve the way we illustrate our thoughts to others
2.) Learning how to approach subjects a different angles
3.) Emotional fits and understanding
4.) Virtual reality the next voyage space for humans to interact and explore
5.) Learning how to screen cast and teach like a teacher
6.) E-Learning what the future holds
7.) The Future of Learning (Online Public Schools)
8.) The importance of Needs Assessment
9.) Disruptive technologies and their impact on society
I came out of the class taken by complete surprise. Truthfully I thought this was going to be a continuation of the previous online class not benefiting from some different subject. And you know what? ... It was in many ways the same and much more, but also different at the same time. This is a good thing and it has nothing to do with the level of difficulty or any bad of that nature. This class forced me to look at the big picture and learn technologies I have been observing but never really got around to making myself do it. I’m no suck up when expressing my feelings. I do and express my reactions. This is the real world everyone needs criticism and different views.
And this is the absolute truth Dr. Keane (you who are reading this) this class has pushed me to look at everything, research, look objectively (like the Online Public Schools), and got me to learn and explore new technologies that I was too lazy to do. Having cool gadgets and technology is nice but without teaching others how to use them how will it be replicated and productive? That’s what this class has taught me to look at how can this benefit me and my future company. Once implemented how do we find out the problems and communication issues? This is where needs assessment is critical. I already instinctively understood the idea of needing address problems and directions. This class helped me from a managerial standpoint and observation.
Now here is the criticism part I felt that the quizzes were pretty difficult to pass. What I getting at I may help to have some directional hint what part of the chapters to study and learn. Otherwise I’m left like everyone else was-in trying to guess what you deem as important parts of the chapter. (The PowerPoint did help some) There were times I focused on different chapter parts and they were never on the quizzes. (Don’t take it too personally PLEASE)
This was a challenging class.
Thank You
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Blog Response Inventory
1.)September 21 2009, David Harris, Blog 1, August 31
2.)September 21 2009, Robbie, Blog 2, September 15
3.)October 5 2009, Seth Harrelson, Blog 3, September 27
4.)October 19 2009, Dr. Keane, Open Source in Education is Gaining Suppor, June 18
5.)November 3 2009, Calvin Glisson, Blog 5, November 2
6.)November 16 2009, Seth Harrelson, Blog 5, October 26
7.)November 30 2009, Seth Harrelson, Blog 6, November 6
2.)September 21 2009, Robbie, Blog 2, September 15
3.)October 5 2009, Seth Harrelson, Blog 3, September 27
4.)October 19 2009, Dr. Keane, Open Source in Education is Gaining Suppor, June 18
5.)November 3 2009, Calvin Glisson, Blog 5, November 2
6.)November 16 2009, Seth Harrelson, Blog 5, October 26
7.)November 30 2009, Seth Harrelson, Blog 6, November 6
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
U-Blog 6
School > Experience??
This blog post is going to talk about what is most important for the worker entering his or her field.
People today are putting a lot of emphasis of schooling. It's harder to get a job now that the economy is at a all time low state. They usually want people to have a 2 year minimum of college experience. But does that really represent skill and possibilities that person could bring to the company? Certainly not. You can be the most slacking person and still pass college. College has not lived up to is potential. Sure work can be hard but does it bring out what a person really need in order to succeed? I personally believe that experience should be the best qualification.
I have just recently started my job and I have to say I learn a lot of new things. In my work environment I am exposed to real situations and work. It's nothing like school work. I personally see the only thing you get out of school may be the diligence. In TSTM I thought it would be more hands on in the technology sector but its not. Its focus is more on the business. I could pass this whole major with a 4.00 but that does mean I know technology.
You can have all the schooling in the world but its not amount to degree of experience in my opinion. Experience provides you with the necessities you will need when problems arise and actions need to be made. Sure schooling is need to provide a foundation. But if experience demonstrates abilities the need for school can become a optional need.
What is your take on the subject, should business people only interview people that have received a degree from college?
This blog post is going to talk about what is most important for the worker entering his or her field.
People today are putting a lot of emphasis of schooling. It's harder to get a job now that the economy is at a all time low state. They usually want people to have a 2 year minimum of college experience. But does that really represent skill and possibilities that person could bring to the company? Certainly not. You can be the most slacking person and still pass college. College has not lived up to is potential. Sure work can be hard but does it bring out what a person really need in order to succeed? I personally believe that experience should be the best qualification.
I have just recently started my job and I have to say I learn a lot of new things. In my work environment I am exposed to real situations and work. It's nothing like school work. I personally see the only thing you get out of school may be the diligence. In TSTM I thought it would be more hands on in the technology sector but its not. Its focus is more on the business. I could pass this whole major with a 4.00 but that does mean I know technology.
You can have all the schooling in the world but its not amount to degree of experience in my opinion. Experience provides you with the necessities you will need when problems arise and actions need to be made. Sure schooling is need to provide a foundation. But if experience demonstrates abilities the need for school can become a optional need.
What is your take on the subject, should business people only interview people that have received a degree from college?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
U-Blog 5
This post may not be as long as the others, I think I need to lighten the load on my views!
It was an interesting week at the retirement homes. It started off to a smooth start taking me 35 minutes to find the place. Being part of the first team presenting I didn’t know what to expect. The room was a lot smaller then I envisioned and there was not projector. Not only that there were 3 out of the 15 computers that didn’t work (or was it 20). But looking past all that I think the overall objective was achieved.
Trying to teach a generation that doesn’t know much of anything about the computer is pretty tough, annoying, and slow. At some points I fell that I seem to be flaunting my knowledge at them making them feel like they don’t know anything. We as computer people tend to forget that we are teaching harder stuff then we realize. Before knowing curtain areas we were also in the same boat at one time. I guess we just want to make ourselves feel important.
The group was very cooperative and eager to learn how to use the emails and computer. Being that I know a lot of this area it can be very annoying not being able to explain things in more detail. They reminded me a lot about my grandparents and I hope I can take this experience and apply it to teaching them about online safety and computer usage.
How has the group presentation effected you?
It was an interesting week at the retirement homes. It started off to a smooth start taking me 35 minutes to find the place. Being part of the first team presenting I didn’t know what to expect. The room was a lot smaller then I envisioned and there was not projector. Not only that there were 3 out of the 15 computers that didn’t work (or was it 20). But looking past all that I think the overall objective was achieved.
Trying to teach a generation that doesn’t know much of anything about the computer is pretty tough, annoying, and slow. At some points I fell that I seem to be flaunting my knowledge at them making them feel like they don’t know anything. We as computer people tend to forget that we are teaching harder stuff then we realize. Before knowing curtain areas we were also in the same boat at one time. I guess we just want to make ourselves feel important.
The group was very cooperative and eager to learn how to use the emails and computer. Being that I know a lot of this area it can be very annoying not being able to explain things in more detail. They reminded me a lot about my grandparents and I hope I can take this experience and apply it to teaching them about online safety and computer usage.
How has the group presentation effected you?
Friday, February 20, 2009
U-Blog 4
Mistakes = Ignorance
Reading the IT’s top 5 mistakes some new insights dawned upon me and made me look at my job as an IT professional differently especially in this era with economic troubles.
I never looked at the IT professional needing to provide good training to produce productivity that will allow the top management to see how important your technical improvements are and it is an investment rather than a cost.
Training is very important it is needed to prevent the needless hassle to keep IT from doing their job and prevents everyone else’s as well. In the article it talks about spending 10-13% of entire budget on training. I never realized that it would be that high. But now that I look at it with Windows, being the main work platform, switching from XP, Vista, and future release Windows 7 the need for smooth transition will be vital. It’s hard enough for IT people to learn the new stuff but need for employees will also be just as important. They produce the income, while IT produces the ability to perform jobs.
After reading the section titled “Mistake No. 1: You didn’t plan for training upfront” I got the impression that this section is misleading. This section talks about the need to provide training in order to cover the basics so “silly” question don’t hassle the IT people. Even if the employees do get the basic training they will also need the more advanced stuff to fulfill the reason for the upgrades in the first place. This whole section is showing the company it’s their responsibility to train employees not IT. So I don’t see how this is a top 5 “IT’s” training mistake.
My response to the “Mistake No.2: You’re out of tune with your audience” section:
They make an excellent point about how IT people, even though they know their area, may not be the best to teach about it. Because being at a “mastery” level can cause the professional to forget what it’s like to not know the curtain area and might explain subjects too complexly. As a result the IT people may not explain enough because they know the audience may become lost in all the terms. Answer provide actual teachers to train the employees.
“Mistake No. 4: You’re training out of business context” evaluation summary:”
I liked this section, it emphasized the need for the IT to know how and the business worked to provide the need instructions for the employee to improve performance in the workplace. The IT can use the structure of the environment to see where areas need improvements in technology. IT can provide better services and functionality ability. Recognizing the needs of the employees will greatly improve prove IT’s importance and investments.
These are my 3 favorite out of the 5. The last one I truthfully didn’t see what was so bad about it. Maybe I’m reading it wrong.
Everyone I talk to believes IT people are hard to talk to. In a lot of cases I guess that’s true. But the way I see it, it is one sided. Maybe the people seeking help don’t try to get to the level which they won’t need help. So even though the IT are trying to learn the other part of the equation, the “employees” do not and expect to be waited on hand and foot.
Do you believe IT is the one to blame or is it the company not providing the enough training?
Friday, February 13, 2009
U-Blog 3
Pay-attention!!
I came across the Average Retention Rate Pyramid (aka The learning Pyramid) and it brought up a very good discussion for today’s blog post.
What makes learning so hard? We are not like computers… We can’t have data transferred into our brains and stored in secondary memory (like a hard drive). Rather than storing information in the primary memory when tend to keep our data in primary memory (like RAM) which is temporary. And if we focus on a different subject during learning process the information is not stored but rather it “evaporates.”
I’m what you call a visual learner. I can grasp concepts, methods, and ideas better when they are displayed to me visually. It is my strongest memory retention. (“learning” retention)
Each person is unique and it depends on the individual and their background. We can either be better at remembering things by sight or sound just by the way we were brought up. What happens in their youth affects the adult learning styles. And when we get to that mature stage we begin to realize that our study and memory habits suffer because of you bad habits from your youth. Our learning process is hindered by our bad habits, but there are ways to improve in those areas.
I had a teacher last year, while attending North Greenville University, that repeatedly told me to that you can increase you attention, retention, and dedication by pushing your limits by continually studying in each area that you are weak in. For example: If you can’t focus on reading longer then an average of 10 minutes without stopping, then practice every week gradually adding about 5 minutes to your reading time and by no time you can read for 40 minutes without diverting from the text. It works but it takes dedication and hard work.
I believe Visual is the best of all the senses when it comes to remembering an area of desired knowledge. Our minds take pictures and each picture tells a story and a thousand words sort of speak. That much information can affect us easier. There are some people who are like to read. But reading has its short falls. Reading is only as effective if the reader has the same thought process as the writer to really create impact in memory. Whenever I read sometimes I get lost in taught and divert from text to other thoughts. Because your brain is trying to process the given reading material it creates “rabbit trails” try to grasp the concepts and it diverts attention and effectiveness. Listening has the same affect because you can be hear a lecture but your eyes wonder off and distract you from the lesson.
The more you combine senses into a lesson plan or teaching yourself your mind's retention span greatly increases. The more your senses are diverted to the attention at hand the easier the process of remembering.
This pyramid reflects this whole idea. Combining your senses and focus greatly increases you learning ability and performance in your field.
What makes learning so hard? We are not like computers… We can’t have data transferred into our brains and stored in secondary memory (like a hard drive). Rather than storing information in the primary memory when tend to keep our data in primary memory (like RAM) which is temporary. And if we focus on a different subject during learning process the information is not stored but rather it “evaporates.”
I’m what you call a visual learner. I can grasp concepts, methods, and ideas better when they are displayed to me visually. It is my strongest memory retention. (“learning” retention)
Each person is unique and it depends on the individual and their background. We can either be better at remembering things by sight or sound just by the way we were brought up. What happens in their youth affects the adult learning styles. And when we get to that mature stage we begin to realize that our study and memory habits suffer because of you bad habits from your youth. Our learning process is hindered by our bad habits, but there are ways to improve in those areas.
I had a teacher last year, while attending North Greenville University, that repeatedly told me to that you can increase you attention, retention, and dedication by pushing your limits by continually studying in each area that you are weak in. For example: If you can’t focus on reading longer then an average of 10 minutes without stopping, then practice every week gradually adding about 5 minutes to your reading time and by no time you can read for 40 minutes without diverting from the text. It works but it takes dedication and hard work.
I believe Visual is the best of all the senses when it comes to remembering an area of desired knowledge. Our minds take pictures and each picture tells a story and a thousand words sort of speak. That much information can affect us easier. There are some people who are like to read. But reading has its short falls. Reading is only as effective if the reader has the same thought process as the writer to really create impact in memory. Whenever I read sometimes I get lost in taught and divert from text to other thoughts. Because your brain is trying to process the given reading material it creates “rabbit trails” try to grasp the concepts and it diverts attention and effectiveness. Listening has the same affect because you can be hear a lecture but your eyes wonder off and distract you from the lesson.
The more you combine senses into a lesson plan or teaching yourself your mind's retention span greatly increases. The more your senses are diverted to the attention at hand the easier the process of remembering.
This pyramid reflects this whole idea. Combining your senses and focus greatly increases you learning ability and performance in your field.
Which of your senses do you feel you learn with, the best?
Friday, February 6, 2009
U-Blog 2
Out with the Old and in with the New???
These workshops are going to be pretty interesting! I enjoy teaching and helping my grandparents out whenever they need to know something. But there have been a couple of things I need to get off my chest.
I fell that sometimes as younger kids and adults we like to show off their computers skill while the older adults are left out felling they can’t connect with them. Haughtiness and arrogance rips each generation apart creating a wide gap. So has technology destroyed the family? Technology has its ups and downs when it comes to the family structure. It can reconnect people at a long distance and keep up-to-date the current family events. And the down side is that kids spend most of their time in front of video games and computers and don’t talk to their parents and grandparents. This same argument is parallel to watching TV.
I was talking to an old friend the other day about teaching Senior citizens. He believes it’s practically pointless. That’s some pretty selfish thinking. As young adults we are able to easily learn the latest technology. There thought process is not as shape as it once was. They have other skills that they have experienced throughout their long lives. Some of them have better reading and social skills with a little dose of wisdom. Having grown up without the internet they had better chances to develop sociable skills such as speaking, reading books (creating longer attention spans), family time, and value of patience. Now a day we have to have something now.
We should give them some slack they didn’t grow up with computers and they are not able to “soak” in the ability to adapt to the ever fast changing world of computers and the internet.
We will eventually get to the point at which we won’t be able to keep up with the latest technology, sadly.
So ending on that note let me conclude this post. We need to be patient and simple. We all have to start somewhere; everyone had to start out without knowing anything at first. We all can learn from each other. Each generation has something to say and give to one another, so let us pull our heads out of the sky and become sincere and humble.
It will be pretty interesting how these workshops work out!
How do you fell being looked down upon if someone knows more about computers then you?
Friday, January 30, 2009
U-Blog 1
I really enjoyed the “Teaching and Learning Internet Skills” even though it maybe just a little too old for my taste, but you get the feel and atmosphere of how people felt about the internet’s beginning and growth. The article itself is a bit long, so I’m just going to summarizes and reflect on my favorite parts. I wish the author would have defined “adults” a little better.
The very beginning paragraph got my attention right off the bat. The part about his mother using the internet should indicate that everyone is going to be on the internet. Throughout my life I have enjoyed computers and the internet greatly and I never saw why people could care less about the internet or computers. My grandparents, who now use the internet, once avoided any technology say it’s a nuisance, complicated, or interferes with the “back in the day” methods. Although more people in the 60-99yrs of age are getting involved with the internet, the fact that they did not grow up around this technology causes resistance.
The very beginning paragraph got my attention right off the bat. The part about his mother using the internet should indicate that everyone is going to be on the internet. Throughout my life I have enjoyed computers and the internet greatly and I never saw why people could care less about the internet or computers. My grandparents, who now use the internet, once avoided any technology say it’s a nuisance, complicated, or interferes with the “back in the day” methods. Although more people in the 60-99yrs of age are getting involved with the internet, the fact that they did not grow up around this technology causes resistance.
Okay, back to the subject. I’m going to pass on talking about the explosion of the internet in 1990’s, because what is there to really talk about, other than more and more people began using the internet.
Here’s my assessment on “Overview of Internet Skills” section:
This section is rather depressing but true. The more we learn the more we realize that we can know everything about computers. If someone was able to know everything about them today the next day a new idea is created tomorrow. It’s harder for adults to adapt to new technology so they tend to rely on already known “functional set of skills.” A part of us would like to have things stay the same because they are “comfortable.” I am guilty of this concept too, even though I love new technology and progress. Whenever I finally learn something a newer way, method, and idea comes out and it’s obsolete.
The net truly is vast and infinite.
Skills for the internet are not the same as skills on a computer. For example: My brother barely uses his computer for anything other than use of the internet to keep up-to-data, entertained, and out of habit. He doesn’t know his way around the computer as well as he does on the internet. You can easily tell the difference from a person who uses the internet for work only then from a person who spends their free time exploring the internet. Skill acquired out of pleasure will always out do those who do out of force or payment.
Review on “Strategies for Learning and Teaching Internet Skills” section:
“Self-directed learning” is a perfect phrase to describe the internet. Sure there are classes, groups, and tech people but most of all the internet experience is gained by once self over exploration of the internet. Adults are use to the self-directed learning via newspaper articles, books, and magazines so they tend to be the ones buying books about how to do something with the computer or internet, since the internet is not as organized as they would like it to be. But the internet also has tons of information to help just as much as any old book, but the thing is you have to find it. Adults would rather buy a book without the hassle, then look for it for free on the internet. So basically there are a few main ways to learn skills about the internet: classes and teachers, internet, printed material, and social networking.
I would have to say that the rest of the article is total nonsense. It just talks about classes presently available in 1999 and what they have to offer.
My Conclusion:
The impression I get from this article is that adults are not willing to step into internet, unless backed into a corner. And if they do, they want formal training. Sure formal training is good but it just teaches you about the process not the desire and will to do it. I have to admit that there are some things like learn a particular computer language, would be very useful. No one can learn everything about the internet and technology because the advanced social networking and conglomerate amount of information on the web creates new ideas; and new ideas create new possibility and reality. Knowing something one day is obsolete the next. That’s what makes the internet great; it’s not the same old thing over and over.
Overall I think the author did a great job examining the methods on how people are progressing to the internet. The article made me reflect on my progress of exploring the computer and the internet. I can only dream what other great things will happen in the future.
http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/idl/internet/skills.html
Do you believe that adults are just afraid of change..... or have good reason to be afraid?
Sincerely ,
Joshua Settle
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Workplace Learning
There are several Office trends I see happening within the next couple of years.
1.) Mobile and Wireless Trends- The explosion of popularity in the iPhone provided a big boost in this concept. People want phones to help them find customers and services (example sending messages to phones about lunch specials) There have been a number of companies making applications for iPhone and Blackberry Storm to attract customers and make life easier for them. Business people can keep up-to-date with emails, stocks, clients, etc easier and more efficiently. The internet is more accessible than ever before on a phone. http://www.m-trends.org/2008/01/mobile-and-wireless-trends-for-2008.html
2.) Virtual Office- No more long trips to work. Well yes and no. Virtual office setting can help business especially smaller businesses with travel reduction costs. Not only will it reduce costs they will be able to meet almost whenever or where ever they are without having to wait for the other party to arrive. This concept boosts social networking to help all people from all over to contribute to projects and business relationships. http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2006/10/01/virtual_office_is_what_you_make_it/
3.) Going Green- Its not all about cars anymore. Businesses are finding new economic friendly methods for their business. Most economic methods deal with less energy costs, because the technology they integrate uses less energy. The fear of Global Warming is still fresh in people's minds. People more than ever are attracted to economic friendly products so it may also attract new customers to the business. I just makes since to use less resources. http://www.entrepreneur.com/management/article191852.html
4.) Social Networking- Its all the rage now days in the digital world. What make it so appealing? Web sites like YouTube, twitter, and facebook have grown tremendously to the point that almost no one hasn't heard of them. This generation is hungry for some social networking. Social networking can also help businesses. It can allow people to search for jobs, contacting managers or people they meet over the internet. Social networking has so many possibilities. It’s just like have "inside sources" you build up with others over the internet. In the NorthJersey.com article they state that 65% of business professionals use professional social-networking sites, and 35% of individuals use networks to find and assist them with finding a job(such as careerbuilder.com). http://www.northjersey.com/education/tow/37055159.html
5.) Reconstructing the Workplace- Corporations are seeing a reduce level of supervision and emphasis on a “team approach to business”. This modifies the chain of command. Traditional “ranks” are nonexistent makes it harder to press “grievances.” Trend is also a shift of Human Resources Departments moving from an Administrative to Strategic. The very concept of “workplace” is being redefined with the help of telecommuting. People would rather work from home then meet and work at central locations. Article Here
6.) Going back to school- Websites such as http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/workforce/wrkRetrain.php usually belong to university either online or in actual location. They help people that are unemployed to learn their positions they work in, to better qualify themselves to be in the position for employment opportunities. Businesses today are very picky, especially with economy the way it is, and want to help their business succeed in this time of crisis.
7.) Training home business- Home business are growing by leaps and bounds every day, be it selling items on eBay, Amazon, programming, etc. #2 and #4 focus on the areas needed for successful home business; Social networking and Virtual Office abilities. Websites such as http://www.homebasedbusiness.sbdc.com.au/ help people become better and more profitable. People are beginning to realize that in order to make money they have to be organized, educated, and wise. Going back to school is a wise thing to do.
8.) Better training for employees- Most business today are follow the flow of sending their employees to “camps,” group “therapy” (worker trust and functionality), and classes. Companies have realized that if the employees are up to par the company is up to par. http://www.act-eap.com/
9.) E-Learning- Can help people of all background grow in knowledge and move away from the "one size fits all." The computer, database, and internet are huge resources to the users disposal providing growth in knowledge. E-learning eliminates the need for training teachers to teach students. And it can reduce costs. Article Here
These topics cover the main points in all 10 webpages.
1.) Mobile and Wireless Trends- The explosion of popularity in the iPhone provided a big boost in this concept. People want phones to help them find customers and services (example sending messages to phones about lunch specials) There have been a number of companies making applications for iPhone and Blackberry Storm to attract customers and make life easier for them. Business people can keep up-to-date with emails, stocks, clients, etc easier and more efficiently. The internet is more accessible than ever before on a phone. http://www.m-trends.org/2008/01/mobile-and-wireless-trends-for-2008.html
2.) Virtual Office- No more long trips to work. Well yes and no. Virtual office setting can help business especially smaller businesses with travel reduction costs. Not only will it reduce costs they will be able to meet almost whenever or where ever they are without having to wait for the other party to arrive. This concept boosts social networking to help all people from all over to contribute to projects and business relationships. http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/articles/2006/10/01/virtual_office_is_what_you_make_it/
3.) Going Green- Its not all about cars anymore. Businesses are finding new economic friendly methods for their business. Most economic methods deal with less energy costs, because the technology they integrate uses less energy. The fear of Global Warming is still fresh in people's minds. People more than ever are attracted to economic friendly products so it may also attract new customers to the business. I just makes since to use less resources. http://www.entrepreneur.com/management/article191852.html
4.) Social Networking- Its all the rage now days in the digital world. What make it so appealing? Web sites like YouTube, twitter, and facebook have grown tremendously to the point that almost no one hasn't heard of them. This generation is hungry for some social networking. Social networking can also help businesses. It can allow people to search for jobs, contacting managers or people they meet over the internet. Social networking has so many possibilities. It’s just like have "inside sources" you build up with others over the internet. In the NorthJersey.com article they state that 65% of business professionals use professional social-networking sites, and 35% of individuals use networks to find and assist them with finding a job(such as careerbuilder.com). http://www.northjersey.com/education/tow/37055159.html
5.) Reconstructing the Workplace- Corporations are seeing a reduce level of supervision and emphasis on a “team approach to business”. This modifies the chain of command. Traditional “ranks” are nonexistent makes it harder to press “grievances.” Trend is also a shift of Human Resources Departments moving from an Administrative to Strategic. The very concept of “workplace” is being redefined with the help of telecommuting. People would rather work from home then meet and work at central locations. Article Here
6.) Going back to school- Websites such as http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/workforce/wrkRetrain.php usually belong to university either online or in actual location. They help people that are unemployed to learn their positions they work in, to better qualify themselves to be in the position for employment opportunities. Businesses today are very picky, especially with economy the way it is, and want to help their business succeed in this time of crisis.
7.) Training home business- Home business are growing by leaps and bounds every day, be it selling items on eBay, Amazon, programming, etc. #2 and #4 focus on the areas needed for successful home business; Social networking and Virtual Office abilities. Websites such as http://www.homebasedbusiness.sbdc.com.au/ help people become better and more profitable. People are beginning to realize that in order to make money they have to be organized, educated, and wise. Going back to school is a wise thing to do.
8.) Better training for employees- Most business today are follow the flow of sending their employees to “camps,” group “therapy” (worker trust and functionality), and classes. Companies have realized that if the employees are up to par the company is up to par. http://www.act-eap.com/
9.) E-Learning- Can help people of all background grow in knowledge and move away from the "one size fits all." The computer, database, and internet are huge resources to the users disposal providing growth in knowledge. E-learning eliminates the need for training teachers to teach students. And it can reduce costs. Article Here
These topics cover the main points in all 10 webpages.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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