Using your thumbs you can possibly type away on the keypad of your cell phone at the speed of lightning. If you can do this you are part of the thumb generation. Are you as skilled in the use of…
It is difficult to imagine how 21st century skills can be developed without the use of technology, particularly computer and communication technologies (ICTs). Sound computer skills: You can’t become an accomplished pianist without your fingers regularly touching the keys of…
Simply put – 21st century skills are those competencies a person needs to survive and succeed in this complex century. Business processes in most companies are changing. In the past many people were used to manufacture goods – this required…
The e-pioneer makes hay while the sun shines. The rationale behind the idiom “make hay while the sun shines” may not be all that clear to city slickers. It originated in an agricultural setting and was used as far back…
I can’t accept the fact that children in South Africa are not able to count. Yet, studies show that numeracy skills of our children are of the lowest in the world. Why is it that some of our schools produce…
The Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration, Roy Padayachie, gave the keynote address during a Public Service Innovation Conference in Cape Town yesterday. He encouraged gender equity, but cautioned women: “Don’t use your bottoms to get to the top”.…
A few decades ago Computer Aided Design (CAD) software packages became commercially available. CAD programmes automated the drawing of technical diagrams. The software made it possible to draw diagrams in a few minutes that previously took draughtsmen hours – if…
If you’ve never worked on a computer before, or did not take typing lessons, you won’t be able to touch type. Even many experienced computer users never acquired this skill. What is touch typing? It is typing without looking at…
Trainers need special skills to train teachers in the use of technology. They must have a good knowledge of hardware, software and education programmes, and ought to understand the process of education. Healthy doses of patience, empathy, discernment and suchlike qualities are…
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