36 results returned for search: "education AND " author Ahmed Elamin
The smell of school is in the air and it’s time to think about what kind of laptop to give your child as he or she prepares to head off for post-secondary education.
You could splurge and get the best in the business to show “the kid” you really care...
DATE: Aug 10, 2011
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Belgians have invented Smurfs, make some of the best beer in the world, and know how to fry a potato chip. However, one must say the country's leading newspapers scored an own goal when they took Google to court last year for listing their content in...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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Last week I looked at the explosion in online learning and the benefits it can provide to those dogs who can still learn new tricks. As Trevor, a reader, pointed out: “I don’t think any article on this topic would be complete without mentioning the f...
DATE: Feb 16, 2011
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E-learning thrives and abounds on the internet. You can pay for courses such as webinars. Or, if you don't want to pay, you can search out free training courses on the internet, and as long as you are a discerning person, get what you want.
I purcha...
DATE: Feb 09, 2011
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Mothers, fathers, stick your children in front of a computer screen at home for better school results. Well, not really. Regular computer users perform better in key school subjects, according to an OECD study released yesterday.
"School students who...
DATE: Jan 25, 2006
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Just when Microsoft has declared its intent to further focus on improving the security of its products this year, a major flaw has been found in its operating system.
Microsoft Windows has been found to be vulnerable to remote code execution via an e...
DATE: Jan 04, 2006
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This is the year to try to get control of the vast amounts of e-mail you receive. A good place to start is Jakob Nielsen's ten steps to cleaning up “information pollution”.
Nielsen, one of the self-styled “web gurus” commenting on the Internet, says ...
DATE: Jan 07, 2004
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With all the talk of using biometric devices to read fingerprints as one a means of verifying identity its sobering to read a letter by Ton van der Putte, co-author of “Don't Get Your Fingers Burned”, who claims he can now duplicate a lifted fingerpr...
DATE: Nov 19, 2003
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While the number of women who have chosen the sciences for a career over the last two decades has increased, their participation in the engineering and computer sciences sectors has declined, according to a new study.
In 1996 women made up 45 percent...
DATE: Jul 25, 2001
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A recent study finding computer-based learning in the classroom doesn't seem to improve reading test scores -- and by implication learning -- will serve as ammunition for those who demand that schools "get back to the basics'' of teaching.
While the ...
DATE: Aug 16, 2000
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