First stop, the local library So we’re improving our English or learning a foreign language, right? Then our first stop is the library. You need to find a decent grammar book in the target language and a selection of relatively short reading material in the target language. Both resources can be readily available at the … Read more
E-books are virtual books used to display information on any subject on the digital medium. This has made it easier for Internet users to publish any kind of information. It is easy to create these electronic books on the Internet. This format is accessible and portable across multiple platforms. Computer users can access these digital … Read more
Nowadays, programming is no longer just for geeks, it has become a “must have” to stay in the market. Coding is an incredibly valuable skill for employers and members of any business team. Programming allows you to create your own website or mobile app. Learning to code can take your entrepreneurial skills to the next … Read more
One of the first questions I ask our Inventory Management students is, “Do you know your operating costs?” and our Production Planning Management students, “Do you know the cost of manufacturing one of your items?” After five years of training, I can count on one hand how many students were able to answer these questions, … Read more
How can a mobile app help improve the student experience? Students expect their university to provide them with information using technologies they are familiar with. Combine this with estimates of 62 million smartphones in the UK by 2015 and it is clear that the mobile app is a technology that most students will be comfortable … Read more
The University of the West Indies (UWI) is often seen as a long-standing partner to the Caribbean governments in promoting the integration and development of our people and forming strategic alliances. CARICOM member states are now considering establishing a single market economy. This means the general lifting of all legal and administrative trade restrictions. Increased … Read more
Technology meaning: Technology has made tremendous advances over the years. It has helped us in many ways. There is nothing in our daily life that can be done without the use of technology. It is simply impossible to avoid the effects of technology, be they positive or negative. Technology has proven that we cannot ignore … Read more
The traditional way of doing business has been distorted by technological advances. Various social networking sites have popped up as the internet gains a wider following. Business owners have decided to choose email as the best way to communicate with their business partners, which means those who had jobs in this category have become unemployed. … Read more
Computer Based Training or CBT is now widely used in education, corporate training to learn everything from math, history to sales skills, customer care and project management. However, the driving force behind the maturity of the CBT industry has been the airline industry. In the 1980s, computer-based training and simulation were introduced in pilot training … Read more
Universities are gradually evolving, moving from the purely traditional system to the modern technologically induced system. The speed of this technology-driven state of universities worldwide is unprecedented. This makes it imperative for newcomers who are not up to speed with information and communication technology (ICT) skills to catch up in a relatively short period of … Read more