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The changing landscape in corporate
training The changing landscape in corporate training. The corporate landscape is rapidly changing (optimization, corporate take overs, reorganisation). The world of training has also been caught in this tidal wave. Whether you plan to work in Montreal or somewhere else in America, the way companies and institutions are doing training is presently evolving. Many, if not most major corporations are cutting back the size of their training departments and are looking for new ways of doing the training thing. Many companies are now reconsidering the classroom as a cost efficient method for the transfer of knowledge. The cost of trainers, class space, lodging and transportation are being scrutinized under the economic microscope. Under the new corporate values, classroom training is rapidly loosing ground. Many buzz words are appearing to fill this new niche, Electronic Performance Support Systems, microworlds, online help, cognitive ergonomy, multimedia, virtual campus, virtual reality (the list is almost endless because new buzz words appear every day). In this presentation, I will suggest that there is not one model presently on the market to fulfill everybody's needs. A more pragmatic approach should be considered to make tailored solutions for your clients. A few examples of these migrating training situations will also be presented
TheCyber
SurfBoard!Teachers helping children ride the huge wave of the Net Jody Murray (553-6) TheCyber SurfBoard!Teachers helping children ride the huge wave of the Net The huge wave of the Net is splashing into elementary education -- lifting children and taking them to places far beyond their classrooms.Does the thought of using the Internetwith your students leave you in a cold sweat?Do you worry about what kinds of things they will find out there and about their disclosing personal information to strangers?Do you question the educational value of the sites on the Net and their relevance to your curriculum, teaching philosophies, and thematic units?Does it irritate you when you see children performing aimless searches on the Net and not getting into anything concrete from which they can learn?My web site, The Cyber SurfBoard proposes an answer. In the context of a course onthe developmentally-appropriate integration of technology into the elementary classroom, an Internet web-site called The Cyber SurfBoard was developed.This site contains fun learning opportunities and introductory surfing experiences for children in the Grades 4 to 6 age range.Students can read book and movie reviews written by other children, then write and post their own; they can use math and logic skills to solve brain-teaser questions; and they can think about how point of view can change the interpretation of a story dramatically!The CyberSurfBoard also has a section of links to other sites, which change on a monthly basis.Each of the linked sites has been previewed and selected by a pre-service teacher based on itsappeal and interest to childrenas well as its educational content.The limited number of links allows students to become more involved in the SurfBoard's subjects of the month and toexplore the topics more deeply, while effectively avoiding superficial Internet searches that result from children's floundering in an over-abundance of irrelevant information on the Net.Teachers are, of course, invited to submit suggested topics for the subjects of the monthso that The Cyber SurfBoard links may reflect their anticipated thematic units and classroom projects.Please join me forthislaunch of The Cyber SurfBoard.
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