Young graduates might well be digital savvy, but employers are finding they lack the old-school research skills. Guest columnist Alison J. Head proposes some ways to bring them up to speed.
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Young graduates might well be digital savvy, but employers are finding they lack the old-school research skills. Guest columnist Alison J. Head proposes some ways to bring them up to speed.
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"Even when we get the timing right, infrequent use of a tool on which people were trained will lead to forgetting. [...] Screencasting software, technology that creates a video of activity on the computer screen along with the user’s narration, is sometimes used to solve this problem. The software allows a trainer to create videos that show specific processes within a web system so that users who have gone through a training can refresh their memory with a video later on." Via Karen du Toit
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Lacking in basic information skills of the "Google-generation" are turning out to be a problem also in working life - the importance of teaching these skills in school and university is huge!