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
As the capital of the United Kingdom, London is one of the top work destinations for people all over the world and thus also one of the top global hotspots for professional development. With many red brick institutions such as UCL and many private training establishments, a whole range of subjects are covered by the … 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
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 will be a barrier to creativity until its potential is realised. The more we use the possibilities of technology, the more creative we become. When we see a screen, cell phone, tablet or computer, we need to see it as a medium for creative expression. Research has shown that everyone is born with creative … 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
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
‘Will’ “From Philly’s Finest” Philadelphia, “E Pluribus Unum”, – “Out of the Many, One!” Unlike in other cities, life for many people was more social, despite massive gentrification, politicization, politicized racial polarization, anarchy, crime, capitalization, gun pollution, gun addiction, drug addiction disease, hunger and homelessness well, incarceration, drug kingpins and gangs, police brutality and corruption, … Read more