Techno-News Blog

Cameron Bishop, Forbes

Learning and technology walk hand in hand. As high-tech innovations accelerate, so does the opportunity to create better corporate training programs and delivery methods. As the president and CEO of one of the largest learning and development providers in the United States, I have learned that organizations need personalized training that incorporates cutting-edge technology, supports professional development and encourages employee engagement. More than ever, training is effectively providing skills that match the way we learn in a high-tech world. Here are seven of the top training trends you should pay attention to in 2019.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2018/09/24/seven-learning-and-development-trends-to-adopt-in-2019/#5abf3017104b

By Riia O’Donnell, Education Dive
It’s estimated that by 2020 almost 80% of jobs will require some degree of technical skills. The lack of confidence on the part of teachers and the estimated need may be dire news for employers. In a separate PwC survey, 79% of CEOs in the U.S. are concerned the shortage of people with key skills could impact their companies’ growth. At the college level, it’s estimated that 50% of subject knowledge acquired in the first year of a four-year tech degree will be outdated by graduation.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-higher-ed-industry-can-prep-students-for-the-workforce-of-the-future/533200/

By Sara Friedman, THE Journal

Teachers are more likely to utilize new teaching practices that are more manageable based on their circumstances, according a new report from the Christensen Institute that focuses on the behavior of teachers and the situations in which they are willing to use new educational tools. The researchers came up with four distinct categories on how teachers decided to move forward with making instructional changes:

Help me lead the way in improving my school.
Help me engage and challenge more of my students in a way that’s manageable.
Help me replace a broken instructional model so I can reach a new student.
Help me not fall behind on my school’s new initiative.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2018/09/12/finding-what-works-in-educational-innovation.aspx

BY NADER QAIMARI, eSchool News
Long gone are the days when librarians were simply the “keeper of books. ” Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready agenda forward. Long gone are the days when librarians were simply the “keeper of books,” and the administrators who have grown to realize this have found it much easier to accomplish their strategic vision by mobilizing this dedicated and knowledgeable part of their staff. Here’s how many are doing it.

10 ways administrators should be collaborating with their librarians

by Paige Francis, P.B. Garrett, Cindy Mitchell, Sharon Pitt and Theresa Rowe, EDUCAUSE Review

IT professionals are engaged in more than could even have been imagined two decades ago. Yet the issues discussed then continue to resonate today and offer insight into the future of the profession. Nearly twenty years ago, a panel of technology leaders selected by EDUCAUSE Review answered questions about the future of the higher education IT field.1 Much has changed since. IT professionals are engaged in more than could even have been imagined two decades ago. Yet the issues discussed then continue to resonate today and offer insight into the future of the profession. Below we offer our thoughts on, and answers to, these same questions.

https://er.educause.edu/articles/2018/8/perspectives-on-the-future-of-the-profession-looking-forward-then-and-now

By David Ramel, Campus Technology
Organizations are hard put to keep pace with new developments in the networking industry, according to a new report. “Between multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and software-defined networking (SDN), there were about 15 years where the networking world was pretty static,” said Avi Freedman, co-founder and CEO of network analytics firm Kentik, which conducted the survey. “Right now we’re in a world moving as fast as the ISP world did back in the 90s. Every few weeks there’s something new.” The firm polled 531 networking pros during the recent Cisco Live 2018 conference to determine current networking trends and how organizations are addressing industry challenges.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/09/12/organizations-hard-put-to-keep-pace-with-sdn.aspx

By Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology
Should cell phones be permitted in class? In a recent survey of faculty members at colleges and universities across the country, feelings on the subject were mixed. While 26 percent of respondents said they do allow students to use mobile phones in the classroom, about the same number — 25 percent — said they do not. Half of respondents allow limited use of the devices.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/09/19/survey-1-in-4-professors-ban-mobile-phone-use-in-class.aspx