Development of College of Industrial Technology FM Broadcast Trainer

An FM Broadcast Trainer was developed to expose the students to the basic equipment needed in radio broadcasting. The cost of Portable FM Broadcast Trainer is much lower than the cost of the traditional commercial equipment because of the materials used. The FM Broadcast Trainer is laboratory equipment that can be used by schools offering academic programs in Industrial Courses specifically Electronics Communication courses. At present there is no portable FM broadcast station available in the local market. Some schools are reluctant to by new FM station equipment since these are quite costly. To resolve this problem, the researchers deemed it necessary to design and develop a portable FM Broadcast Trainer that is simple and affordable to fulfil the basic curricular requirements for offering courses in Electronics Communication Technicians. This is a requirement for our graduates to qualify to take the Radio Telephone Operator examination given by the National Telecommunication Commission the telecommunication body in the Philippines counterpart of Federal Communication Commission in the US. Aside from this, the station will be a venue for Mass Communications students and a vehicle for channelling important announcement from the School.

When Teachers Become Learners: Learning the Use of Talk in the Mathematics Classroom

The purpose of this study was to try to understand how practising teachers learn new teaching practices with the help of a mentor. The study documents the cases of two secondary school teachers learning to promote talk in the mathematics classroom. The author of the study played the dual role of a researcher and mentor to these teachers. The field work lasted for seven weeks during which the mentor and mentees worked in close collaboration. They planned talk promoting activities and lessons, carried them out in class and reflected on their own and pupils' learning in the process. The research draws on qualitative data from sources such as semi-structured interviews, participant observation and teachers' reflective journals. What the researcher learned is that change is a complex phenomenon. The process of change is influenced by the teachers' beliefs , ideas and understanding pertaining to the various aspects of the innovation and personal readiness for change. Contextual factors such as time, prescribed syllabi and examination as well as the teachers' relationship with the mentor were seen to influence the way teachers learned. Although the study is based on the analysis of only two cases, it provides some insights into the process of change when teachers become learners.