Final
Summary of Project
EDAC
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Andjulon Richardson
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Introduction
o Main
purpose of the project was to gain a better understanding and appreciation for
continuing professional education. The emphasis of the project was to
essentially build upon the information that had previously been obtained
throughout the semester, and to apply what was learned to future assignments.
o There
were two topics within Continuing Professional Education that were focused on
for this project:
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Issues in CPE
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Technology of CPE
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Many of the points that were raised
with regards to the technologies of CPE could be applied to the issues in CPE.
o Based
on the analysis of literature conducted, there were a couple main themes that
seemed to resonate:
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Common issues in CPE (which would include
time constraints and costs of providing CPE.)
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Lack of adaptability of curriculum with
different individuals.
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There is also a need for increased
collaboration among educators and students.
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Professionals now need to have a
multi-faceted approach to learning. (No more specializing in one area)
o There
were also examples of technology that play an important role in CPE. However,
there were points that needed to be raised.
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Age gap associated with those who
embraced technology and those who do not.
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There is also a distinction between
those who are tech savvy and those who may have difficulty utilizing
technology.
o However,
despite the issues raised, technology has been said to have its benefits.
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Cost effectiveness
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Convenience
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Ability to be customized
o Based
on research conducted, there are two main issues within CPE, and two
technologies that are actively being employed.
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Issues
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Time Constraints
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Costs
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Technologies
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Video Conferencing
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Cloud Computing
o As
one could imagine, the issues in CPE could possibly be lessened by implementing
the technologies used in CPE.
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Video conferencing could lessen the
burden of time constraints by allowing individuals to meet virtually anywhere.
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Cloud computing solutions, such as
Google Docs, can provide a cost effective means of running a business.
o Based
on research and personal opinion, I see CPE in the future as the following:
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The technologies that will play a
significant role in continuing professional education will be increasingly
cloud based technologies as well as web conferencing technologies.
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The issues that will play a significant
role in continuing professional education will continue to include time
constraints and cost.
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The technologies and issues that will
have an affect in the future will more likely than not correlate with one
another.
o Based
on reviews from current CPE professionals, there were two main areas of
improvement that could be applied to my envisioning of CPE.
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Could go a little further into the
change that would appear, such as how our job market would be affected by the
increase of the cost of education
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Take a closer look at the pros and cons
of CPE
