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As I was going through my updates on Twitter (follow me @edprofesssional), I noticed there are not much people in the education industry yet on Twitterverse yet (or at least as far as I have been on Twitter).

I know there are new age educators already out there engaging in blogs and social networking sites. In fact I’ve noticed great resources featured on Education at Alltop.Com.

However, a refresher guide on the basics of social media will always be helpful for those who are still starting in the social networking scene. Here are a few tips I’ve come up, applicable not only for Twitter but also for other social networking sites  Read more…

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There is an unfortunate saying;

Those that can – do,

Those that can’t - teach.

Then there’s the next bit, but we won’t go into that.

As a career option, few are recession proof. Alongside the majority of civil servant roles however, a role in the sphere of education is a fair bet for anybody looking for a job for life.

No doubt due to mass redundancies in other sectors, (and the fact that rocky economic times such as these are likely to make more people stop and re-assess their personal situations, there is a marked rise in the amount of people taking up further academic studies and or retraining to take up teaching. Read more…

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I stumbled on an article on CNN.Com, Unemployed Workers Heading Back to School. Here’s an excerpt of the article:

“In January, the 43-year-old enrolled in the tuition assistance program at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

The program offers county residents who have been laid off since September 2008 the opportunity to take 12 college credits — usually four courses — for free.

McFadden said the program will allow her to reassess her options while she improves her marketability and salary potential.”

While the common course of action when retrenched or terminated is to look for a substitute opportunity, it’s never too late to back to school to earn a few units which is actually worth a lot in pursuing a career in these dire times.

Here are reasons why I think further education may be better than desperate job search Read more…

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A teacher at a private educational establishment in Dubai, UAE has been sacked for literally taping up a pupils mouth when he wouldn’t shut up, and making his lips bleed when she removed it roughly. Click here to read more about the incident.

And so she should. Can you imagine if this had happened in the West and not the Middle East? She’s be sued to within an inch of her life and probably charged with Actual Bodily Harm. Read more…

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Teaching

When times are hard, and the weather cold, thinking of sunnier shores is as natural as the desire to curl up on the couch with a hot cocoa!

What if you are a teacher, or somebody working within the sphere of education? It’s certainly a sector with transferable skills – and pretty recession proof one would think.

There are opportunities for educators and support staff all over the globe; after all, there are very few places internationally without schools or other learning establishments. Read more…

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Education Professionals

Every other business and social sector has made their existence visible in the World Wide Web. Teachers and education professionals should not fall behind the technological/online experience.

There is traditionally much publicity for vacancies in the IT, Engineering, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Media industries. We seldom witness opportunities for school staff or even nursery nurses. The teaching sector should have equivalent presence on the web. This noble profession has more importance over other technical skills than you might think.

As a recruiter, these are the following reasons why I think professional school teachers, lecturers and support staff should be featured more on the internet and in general:

1. The Noble Profession of Teaching – Yes, it may not be as fancy as being a doctor or a lawyer (cultural cliché, so to speak) but teaching is indeed a most noble profession. You have the power of influencing and changing the lives of young minds who are the future leaders of any nation. Just imagine how proud the teachers of Barack Obama were as they saw their student rise to be one of the most powerful men on earth. It’s the power of changing lives for better through the value of the education you impart.

According to Jaclyn Kopel, in her article Teaching, a Noble Profession: Read more…

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