Obama has already laid out a comprehensive vision for ed

Obama proposes creating a $500 million matching Technology Investment Fund that would build on existing federal ed-tech programs to help ensure that technology is fully integrated throughout U.S. schools.
According to the Obama campaign, this fund would:
- Help integrate technology throughout classrooms, so innovative learning technologies such as simulations, interactive games, and intelligent tutors can help improve the quality of instruction;
- Develop better student assessments that allow teachers and parents to identify and focus on students' individual needs and talents throughout the school year;
- Create new technology-based curricula with leaders in the technology industry, so schools can create courses that develop students' technology skills through project-based learning; and
- Use technology to help teachers work collaboratively with their peers across the country and provide more personalized assistance to students.
National ed-tech organizations declined to compare the Obama and McCain education plans, citing their need to remain nonpartisan as a result of their nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax status.
But Mary Ann Wolf, executive director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association, said she was "very pleased to see Obama's plan highlight ed tech."
"We look forward to discussing [with both candidates] the potential for technology ... to serve as a catalyst for transforming our schools for the 21st century," Wolf said.
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Soft Skill Classes To Fight Placement Blues

YQworld-Students are finding new avenues to fight the placement blues. With fewer job opportunities in the market and companies shying away from conducting placement drives at many colleges, students are now concentrating on honing their personality skills. To help them, UT education department has come up with a bouquet of short-term certificate courses in office management, soft skills development, spoken English, personality and grooming, among others.

The department is in the last stage of finalizing modalities of introducing these programmes, which would reportedly begin from mid-January. These courses would be run in collaboration with various government colleges and at the end, UT administration-approved certificates would be provided to students. The duration of courses is around three months.

According to information, courses will be run in the evening after college hours. A senior official from education department said the initiative is in tandem with suggestions made by National Knowledge Commission over optimally utilizing college infrastructure and resources.