Mankind; The Story of all of us
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
No generation is more at ease with online, collaborative technologies than today’s young people - “digital natives”, who has grown up in an immersive computing environment. Where a notebook and pen may have formed the tool kit of prior generations, today’s students come to class armed with smart phones, laptops and iPods. This era of pervasive technology has significant implications for higher education. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of survey respondents from the public and private sectors say that technological innovation will have a major impact on teaching methodologies over the next five years. “Technology allows students to become much more engaged in constructing their own knowledge, and cognitive studies show that ability is key to learning success,” says New York City-based Queens College vice-president of institutional advancement, Susan Henderson.
In today’s technology-enabled knowledge economy, many universities find themselves facing a new challenge: how not only to equip students with an adequate education in their field of study, but also to arm them with the skills and knowledge required to leverage technology effectively in the workplace. And one of those workplaces, the well known quality giving institution, is the Pangasinan State University – Urdaneta Campus.
Pangasinan State University – Urdaneta Campus aims to become an apex of academic excellence that produces globally competitive and morally upright professionals in Pangasinan and in Ilocos Region.
The Pangasinan State University was chartered by Presidential Decree No. 1479 promulgated on June 11, 1978. It became fully operational on July 1, 1979. The University is an integration of the college courses of six government-supported institutions in the province with the Central Luzon Teachers College (CLTC) as the only tertiary education component then.
Pangasinan State University Urdaneta is situated in Urdaneta City. It originated as a
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
No generation is more at ease with online, collaborative technologies than today’s young people - “digital natives”, who has grown up in an immersive computing environment. Where a notebook and pen may have formed the tool kit of prior generations, today’s students come to class armed with smart phones, laptops and iPods. This era of pervasive technology has significant implications for higher education. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of survey respondents from the public and private sectors say that technological innovation will have a major impact on teaching methodologies over the next five years. “Technology allows students to become much more engaged in constructing their own knowledge, and cognitive studies show that ability is key to learning success,” says New York City-based Queens College vice-president of institutional advancement, Susan Henderson.
In today’s technology-enabled knowledge economy, many universities find themselves facing a new challenge: how not only to equip students with an adequate education in their field of study, but also to arm them with the skills and knowledge required to leverage technology effectively in the workplace. And one of those workplaces, the well known quality giving institution, is the Pangasinan State University – Urdaneta Campus.
Pangasinan State University – Urdaneta Campus aims to become an apex of academic excellence that produces globally competitive and morally upright professionals in Pangasinan and in Ilocos Region.
The Pangasinan State University was chartered by Presidential Decree No. 1479 promulgated on June 11, 1978. It became fully operational on July 1, 1979. The University is an integration of the college courses of six government-supported institutions in the province with the Central Luzon Teachers College (CLTC) as the only tertiary education component then.
Pangasinan State University Urdaneta is situated in Urdaneta City. It originated as a