Teach Research Skills
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Bob Said:
developing adult writing skills using e-learning research projects?We Answered:
I would suggest you check http://www.aera.net/ for research on those matters.Good Luck!!!
Floyd Said:
Teachers -- are you teaching kids how to do research??We Answered:
I teach sophomore and senior English. I require my students to write several research papers per year. My requirements for the sophomores are NO internet and NO encyclopedias. The seniors do get to use the internet, but they are required to find at least one primary source and can have no more than two internet sources.What do I mean by NO internet? The sophomores can use Badgerlink (our state website which is a source for all scholarly journals and newspapers) and the MORE library system website to order books online, but that is all. There is too much junk out there online.
The seniors learn how to discern "good" internet information from junk. Since there is very little "good" internet information, most of the papers I get from them do not contain more than one internet sources. (I require the students to have at least five sources.)
It's REALLY hard to break students of their reliance on the internet, but it needs to be done.
Kristen Said:
In Human Resource, does college teach most of the skills you'll need?We Answered:
Hi There!I've found that college gives you a board perspective on theories and concepts. Dealing with benefits can get really complicated and employers are looking for applied experience. The best place to learn more about benefits is World@Work (www.world@work.org) This HR association focuses specifically on benefits. You can locate your community chapter at this main website and network with professionals. They have student memberships.
Another great place to learn applied HR items is to get on the local employment law firms email lists. They will send information about seminars. They are often free!
If you are interested in developing employee training, you might be interested in joining ASTD. (American Society of Training and Development). Developing employee training may require you to take courses in adult learning, and education. It depends on "the level" of training your developing.
Karen Said:
How should teachers teach the proper use of wikipedia? (Please see details before answering.)?We Answered:
It might help if teachers were more open about their own personal tribulations with Wikipedia. They try to correct its many mistakes in their area of expertise, only to get accused of trolling, socking, POV pushing, cranking, etc. I think most students would be a lot more sympathetic to the teacher standing in front of them than a bunch of faceless, dumb, arrogant Internet jerks.Fred Said:
Is there a major specifically for people who wants to do research?We Answered:
Data gathering, mining, compiling, and forecasting are all quantitative research methods. Most scientific research uses quantitative methods for research which are basically just statistics. A degree in math, statistics, or possibly engineering will qualify you to do any type of research involving quantitative information. I know there are classes that focus on teaching research but I do not know of a major.I would pursue a degree in statistics as a first choice of major but high level math and engineering will also teach you some statistics as well. A combination of any two of these three majors will make you a very valuable job candidate in the future. Engineers are trained to be very adaptable to a wide range of jobs and careers due to their high math skills.
You could also combine a statistics degree with another field if you decide one field of research looks interesting. If you're interested in buisiness you'll want to go into marketing which deals with forecasting a lot. You could also be an actuary which combines statistics with finance and economics to analyze data. Actuary was recently listed as the second best job in America.
If your interested in research in the medical field then look into biological science as a minor and then pursue a degree in biostatistics in graduate school.
I am a geography major and which is a growing field due to GIS software. It looks at spatial data or how data is distributed over space. The software can be used to find patters (mining) and making predictions of future changes (forecasting).
So basically start with math and statistics or engineering and see what you like. Take a wide range of general ed courses as well to see if you might be interested in doing research in a specific field. Having your abilities trained for a specific field will make it easier to get a job, but if your math skills are good enough you can basically do any job you want.
Edit: Bioinformatics, physics, and other advanced fields will also make you very marketable as a future job candidate.