Methods of cultivating competitive talents in the institution of higher education under the background of the information age

The advent of the information age lays claim to institutions of higher education on cultivating talents. the institutions should not only stress on the accumulation of knowledge in the pattern of traditional education, but also pay more attention to the social development in the practical sense, develop students' subjective initiative with the modern education digital media technology, and guide students in a correct, simply and efficient way so as to cultivate good study habits and excellent ways of thinking, form a self-motivation mechanism and self-growth ability, and therefore become the most competitive talents in the society.