Day: September 26, 2008

By Aurelie A. Peralta

The young people are always said to be the hope of the nation, the molders of the future, and the foundation of a progressive country. It is very obvious then that they should be given distinct attention in order for them to become empowered sector of our society. Empowering the youth means sharpening and developing their talents and skills in order for them to become competitive citizens in the future. Competence is the key to success in this very competitive world where only the skilled and knowledgeable managed to go and stay on top.

 

The job market is now in a global scope. Our professionals are not only competing within our country but to other nationalities as well. The government must be aware enough that the key to train its people is through relative and responsive education.

 

IT or Information Technology is among the most in demand area of specializations nowadays. The undeniable contribution of IT in terms of process automation and productivity in almost every discipline is something that must not be taken for granted. Our education system must give significant attention in the development of curricular programs aimed to enhance the computer literacy level of our youths.

 

Institutions offering IT education must always update their curricula to make it more responsive to the present needs of the industries worldwide. They must see to it that they are teaching the latest programming trends, applications, and other hardware related technologies that will enable their students to become marketable graduates in the future.

 

We must also encourage our youth to become active in joining IT organizations and clubs which most of the time are the organizers of IT-related events, workshops and seminars. These organizations are also active in setting up different IT exhibits that showcases the latest trends in IT.

 

IT educators are advised to also become continuous learners as they are the one that imparts the needed knowledge to their students. The ever changing trends in IT make it an obligation for them to always keep on discovering and learning new technologies regarding computers and information processing.

 

Students are likewise advised to become serious in their studies. They must always keep themselves updated from latest technologies. They can easily do these if they will be given easy and fast Internet access and connectivity. Parents must try their best to provide their children devices and machines that will make access to information faster and easier but they are always reminded to become watchful and vigilant to what their children are accessing through these technologies.

 

 

By Aurelie A. Peralta

Education plays a very vital role in the development of a nation. Our government recognizes this and pays much attention on how to achieve and maintain excellence in its people’s education. Numerous researches and studies have been conducted aiming to make the delivery of instructions in our educational system effective. Quality instructions will lead to excellence, this is what we have been struggling for over the years.

 

With the advent of technology, a lot of innovations were introduced in our educational delivery system. With the prevalence of computers, computer literacy has always been a part of our modern day learning institutions’ programs. The use of computers in the learning process makes it more interesting, enjoyable, convenient, and effective both on the teachers and the learners.

 

Teachers must be the first one to be educated on how to maximize the capabilities of the computers. They must develop skills in word processing, spreadsheet applications, presentations, and databases. These skills will help them a lot not only in the instructional process but also to some other tasks related to their functions as educators. Word processing can help them automate their paper works while spreadsheet applications can speed up dramatically their jobs involving computations. Presentations can make their classroom teaching effective and enjoyable and database applications can help them a lot in terms of decision making.

 

Students will also benefit once they become computer literate. They can make advantage of the benefits brought about by computers in their day to day needs as students. Computers can help them in terms of information access and research. Multimedia learning materials will arouse their interest and will help them learn on their own pace.

 

Administrators must see to it that needed facilities will be provided to help educational institutions promote computer literacy to both the teachers and the learners. Government budget must be allocated with sole purpose of enabling the different learning institutions acquire the latest computer technologies both in software and hardware.

 

Computer literacy level is a continuous process starting from the basic level to the highest level possible. Educators must aim to escalate the literacy level of their students from being ordinary users to hardware and software developers’ level. Higher educational institutions must continue to enrich their curricula to make their computer-related programs updated and responsive to the present need of the global industries.