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To introduce myself , I am a lecturer of Information Technology at the college level for two years now . I used to teach mathematics before but decided to concentrate on IT . I come from Saudi Arabia and have learned the English language early on because it would help me a lot in relating with diverse students who come from different background and culture The school setting is a very dynamic environment and I have to adapt to changes . Classroom structures change , even the curriculum and the course

content , so as my role as a teacher . In my professional work , I have dealt with different challenges just like everybody else . These may be in relation to developing the curriculum , implementing different instructional strategies , managing the learning environment and motivating students . With those challenges , I become a learner who continuously wanted to improve and grow in the craft I have always loved . I decided to pursue further studies to learn more and enhance my teaching skills . It is for my professional growth and with this I also become updated with new trends in teaching , research and information technology

I have experienced conducting a research when I worked in an IT sales company . Together with the human resources department we performed a field research on the effectiveness of a training program for our salespeople . Based on the sales data , questionnaires and structured interviews , we did a qualitative and quantitative analysis which led us to conclude that the training program increased the sales productivity of those in the sales department . It was a tedious work since we had to go through a very systematic research process . It was a great help that I had a good foundation of basic research in college and I was able to share my skills with the HR department . Through that experience , I learned more about careful planning of research , construction of questions for interviews and questionnaires , data collection methods and statistical analysis of sales data . Most importantly was getting familiarized with some ethical considerations such as informed consent and confidentiality of the participants . We had to make sure that we demonstrated objectiveness and professionalism in what we were doing and it was something I was proud of . I realized that you really got to have sufficient training in conducting the research so you would be aware of the considerations and issues involved . It entailed lots of decision- making and in doing so one should be very careful and attentive to details . We had to make sure that we didn 't get biased results and the answers of the participants were organized properly . Research just like I 've said is a tedious undertaking , but a very rewarding one . What we did would definitely benefit both our employees and the organization Our findings aided us in our decision- making with regard to sustaining our training program and providing our salespeople opportunities for career growth and development . Now as teacher , I become interested in doing educational technology...