A review of Microsoft Office Specialist qualifications and their value to students

Microsoft Office Specialist exams are recognised worldwide and will help you stand out from the crowd on a professional level. Students and employees can show their skills and prove their efficiency on Microsoft softwares such as Word, Powerpoint and Excel by taking a MOS exam, allowing individuals to validate their skills and knowledge with a MOS …

Google Power Searching – helping students search the web

What is Google Power Searching? Google Power searching is a feature which allows you to filter down bulk searches of words on the internet or large online databases such as Google, allowing to to find what you are looking. Google Power search is extremely quick, and easy to use once you understand its basic principles. …

A Guide to setting up your own website for SME & New Business start ups.

  Simple steps to setting up your own website Setting up your own website for your business is a really exciting process for most however for some it people can be extremely daunting. The internet offers vast amounts of information for setting up your own website which for some can be too much and can be …

Flipped lesson on the internet of things (IoT)

The Internet of Things (IOT) is changing our world, the vast opportunity is about connecting devices over the internet, allowing them speak to us, applications and one another. Here's a link to my TEDED video: https://ed.ted.com/on/Bap668a3 Any device with an off and off switch to the internet then it has a possibility to be connected to …

MOOCs – their value in the HE sector

MOOC's are massive open online courses, where you can find over 700 different courses created by different services provides from the best universities around the world. There are over 8 million students taking MOOC courses from 225 different countries. MOOC's support lifelong network learn online. They are engaging courses which are accessible by anyone. Work is accessible …

How blogging helps with student reflection

Unlike writing an assignment, essay or report a blog is written quickly and is an immediate reflection an expression to your thoughts that is written quickly and published almost instantly. Blogging also allows for a personal touch and opinion on a subject matter to be discussed and is a far more relaxed and informal way …

e-Commerce websites vs. brick and mortar shops

What are Brick and Mortar shops? Unlike eBay, ASOS, Ocado and Not on the High street, Brick and mortar shops refer to a physical shop or business presence on a highstreet or a physical location, with a store front. Advantages High percent of people still shop in store - In 2014 60% of customers shopped …

How has the Agricultural Industry been disrupted by technology?

Technology in agriculture has changed dramatically over the last decade leaving farmers and the agricultural industry with endless challenges that are being disrupted by technology. Areas of agriculture that are been disrupted by technology include: 1) More & more diary farms are now using robots to milk the cows 2) Automation - Self driving tractors using …

The Benefits of using WordPress as a blogging tool.

  WordPress was established in 2003 and is one of the most popular blogging and established platforms on the market. In 2014, 74.6 million sites depended on WordPress worldwide, and around 50% of this figure use the free WordPress.com hosting site. WordPress accounted for 20% of all websites in 2014 however by 2016 this rose to …

Search Engine Optimisation

Search engines are vital for all businesses to be recognisable. Majority of web traffic is drive by major search engines such as Google, Bing & Yahoo. There are two different types of searches on a 'Search Engines'. Organic Search - relevant to the search enquiry Paid Search - you pay to have a listing in …