Technology

The Flipped Classroom: A New Education Model Enabled by Technology

Submitted by Althea on May 28, 2015 01:45 am

Educators and school administrators are talking about a new paradigm in education: the flipped classroom. A flipped classroom follows a blended instructional model in which prerecorded lectures are viewed by students at home, and classroom time is reserved for the application and practice of these concepts.

Education Minister Emphasises Importance of TVET

Submitted by Althea on May 19, 2015 00:36 am

 

Caribbean Educators and legislators have been commended for the progress made to standardise vocational education, and the impact this is having on human capital development and economic competitiveness in the region.

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in his address at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St. James, on May 13, emphasized that the region must respond to changes in the global job market and economic landscapes.

How secure is Jamaica from cybercrime?

Submitted by Althea on Oct 29, 2014 01:00 am

BEING robbed creates a sickening feeling of vulnerability which is magnified when the robber is unknown. It is even worse when what is stolen is confidential information relating to one's identity, medical condition and financial situation.

A Life-line for Balaclava

Submitted by Althea on Mar 25, 2014 05:04 am

 

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — For most of the last century, Balaclava in north east St Elizabeth — close to the three-cornered meeting point of Manchester and Trelawny — was a thriving, bustling town.

All that changed in the 1990s with the collapse of Jamaica's passenger railway service.

All of a sudden, Balaclava which - for as long as anyone could remember — had been a vital cog in the rail link from Kingston to Montego Bay, found itself short of economic and social relevance.

Computer Tablets in Schools Initiative

Submitted by Craig on Aug 5, 2013 14:27 pm | COMMENTS (1)

So it was brought to the attention of the public by The Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell, that soon the Government of Jamaica will be distributing thousands of tablet computers to 30 institutions across the island. The School Tablet Computer Programme is said to be an initiative where every single student and teacher of the selected institutions will be equipped with a tablet computer free of cost.

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