Sentences with phrase «technology as a barrier»

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There are ever fewer barriers to small and medium sized businesses using technology and data as effectively as the largest companies.

With computer science slated to become all the more important to our growth as a nation, some leaders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are trying to break down the barriers to entry for these underrepresented groups.

Also, consider this: If the magic of San Francisco is simply driven by the natural result of having so many of the same sort of people pile up in one place, then this means that as technology continues to inexorably lower the communication barriers between us, we will see more of these magical places pop up, as we are seeing with Boulder and Austin.

A strong defense is especially important today as technology and globalization lower barriers to entry, leaving industry leaders vulnerable.

As technology commoditizes the lower end of recruiting, more and more search firms are targeting C - suite engagements at global corporations — assignments for which the barriers to entry remain high and client sensitivity to fees relatively low.

«As with most industries, the rapid introduction of technology is lowering barriers to entry, only making the space more competitive,» says Jenkins.

American technology companies, agricultural producers and other industries could ultimately lose business abroad as nations seek to erect similar barriers.

As technology advances, translation apps aimed at leveling language barriers proliferate but often f....

Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers in struggling industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.

They are just a few examples of how blockchain technology, combined with mobile as a transaction and exchange medium, are already breaking down price barriers to mining and profiting off of cryptocurrency, and consumers and developers in every country alike are paying attention.

The corporate economic entities are most «creative and efficient» and, therefore, most powerful, controlling modern science and technology as well as information and communication in the global market and seeking to knock down all cultural, national or political barriers in order to open high ways for their market plays.

While it is true that women face social barriers, as they do in much of the world, young women nonetheless comprise more than half of undergraduate enrollment in some science, technology and medical courses at major Arab universities.

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The lack of dense energy storage systems is a big barrier to widespread adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which are only intermittently available, as well as to the advancement of technologies such as electric vehicles.

With the technology that has historically been used to produce glasses - free 3 - D images — known as a parallax barrier — simultaneously projecting eight different viewing angles would mean allotting each angle one - eighth of the light emitted by the projector, which would make for a dim movie.

Specifically, Wyndham states researchers need to identify the barriers and challenges in having the information gathered through these technologies admitted as evidence for human rights cases.

The size of these genomes has previously served as a barrier to whole - genome sequencing, but recent advances in sequencing technologies and informatics have made assembling these megagenomes tractable.

Karel Svoboda, a group leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm campus, says he believes the technology will be widely adopted, as it removes the barriers that have prevented more researchers from using patch - clamp recording.

The Wyss Institute creates transformative technological breakthroughs by engaging in high risk research, and crosses disciplinary and institutional barriers, working as an alliance that includes Harvard's Schools of Medicine, Engineering, Arts & Sciences and Design, and in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana - Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston University, Tufts University, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, University of Zurich and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Over two thirds (68 per cent) think the use of VR technology to overcome financial or physical barriers that some students face is desirable and as well as these uses, three in four teachers (74 per cent) stated that there will be a positive effect on the design and creativity skills of students.

But digital technology has clearly emerged as a powerful democratizing force, knocking down barriers to access for students with special needs.

New technology has also broken down the barriers to evaluating practice; observing one another's classroom is now as easy as setting up a smart phone on a tripod.

These well - endowed academic think tanks — located at universities such as Indiana University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and the University of Chicago — are creating local projects they hope will close the gap between students» frequent use of multimedia tools and the barriers that prevent teachers from employing these tools in the classroom.

As new technologies have lowered the barriers to creation, so creation moves to a lower position than in Bloom's Taxonomy.

As a writer and speaker, Davis frequently draws upon her background as a parent and woman of color to offer ideas and insight into how technology can be used in schools to not only break barriers but to provide opportunities and instruments for diverse learners» voiceAs a writer and speaker, Davis frequently draws upon her background as a parent and woman of color to offer ideas and insight into how technology can be used in schools to not only break barriers but to provide opportunities and instruments for diverse learners» voiceas a parent and woman of color to offer ideas and insight into how technology can be used in schools to not only break barriers but to provide opportunities and instruments for diverse learners» voices.

As I got started, I immediately realized that cultural barriers to eLearning, or in general delivering educational content internationally, are at times far more significant than the technology related ones.

The Foundation will operate as a not for profit company and will build on the BBC's work to break down barriers to technology and enable young people to improve their digital skills.

If you are unsure where to begin, you can use the standard outlined in Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act as a general guideline to eliminate barriers in information technology for people with disabilities.

This special report — the first in an e-learning series from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions — aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of education.

These special reports from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions aim to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of education.

As S Wagstaff, head of music at Southbank International School, says: «the use of music technology software aids to remove certain barriers to learning for students.

School leaders consistently identify high costs and shrinking budgets as a top barrier to implementing new technology tools and programs.

Most teachers encourage online research, including the use of digital technologies such as cell phones to find information quickly, yet point to barriers in the school environment impeding quality online research

Testing was not the only barrier to technology integration, however: Two teachers — Ann, a third - grade teacher, and Hannah, a K - 5 English as a second language (ESL) teacher — did not increase their use of technology because access remained an issue.

Having access, support, and training are what Ertmer (1999) referred to as «first - order barriers» and are only part of what might explain why technology integration remains low in classrooms.

Sixteen years after Ertmer first named these barriers, they are still identified as barriers in the recent literature on technology integration in teaching, although the first - order barriers do not seem to be as limiting as they were, because school districts and policy makers are increasingly investing more money in technology (Ertmer & Ottenbreit - Leftwich, 2013; Ertmer, Ottenbreit - Leftwich, Sadik, Sendurur, & Sundurur, 2012).

An external barrier can be described as institutional resources, such as having access to available technology, time with technology, technical support, and the technical infrastructure to adequately support technology integration (Hew & Brush, 2007).

They found that a majority of teachers listed internal barriers, such as teacher attitudes and beliefs, as the main reason for lack of technology integration.

Through technology, presentations and field trips, we will break down the barriers between the classroom and the real world as we prepare our students for either college opportunities or careers upon their graduation.

This construct accentuates the UDL premise, which calls for the use of technology to design accessible instruction at the outset of the planning process, as opposed to retrofitting or adding technology only after barriers to learning have been encountered.

Participants mastered a complex technology and overcame barriers as they collaborated with university faculty to coconstruct the course through reflective discussions and e-mail.

Cheri saw time as an additional obstacle, stating, «that might be a barrier for some people that might not have the time to do it [pursue technology].»

School schedule, lack of knowledge about ways to integrate educational computer games into the classroom, school culture, lack of personal technology skills, and parents were each identified as perceived major barriers by fewer than 20 % of participants.

Their recognition of this as a solution to the scalability problem is a promising indicator that schools and districts need a technology solution that eliminates the barriers of time and space that traditional coaching programs present.

According to Heo (2011), teachers must overcome not only those external barriers but also the «internal barriers dealing with organizational culture and pedagogy such as teachers» attitudes, beliefs, practices, and resistance toward educational technology» (p. 62).

«I came into office thinking I knew everything I needed to know about the direction we needed to go with public education,» said Osmond, who served as CEO of a for - profit education company... [After] a dozen classroom visits and hundreds of emails from educators, Osmond says he came to understand the challenges public school educators face in the course of a typical day: overcrowded classrooms, outdated technology, language barriers, behavioral issues, and students who are hungry and unbathed.

Although the use of assistive technology for young children with a disability is increasing, the lack of awareness and the lack of training continue to act as major barriers to providers using assistive technology.

Barriers continue to exist in technology infusion in teacher education programs as well as integrating technology in social studies classrooms.

Findings illuminate the barriers to implementing DDDM in actual classroom practice: a confluence of curricular policy as well as technology and teacher heuristics that result in variations in data interpretation that involve issues with both skill and perspective - taking on the data sets.