Learn, Unlearn, Relearn. Part 2

Digital Marketing Trivia: Did you know that "PageRank" was named after Larry Page, one of the founders of Google? I just found out today while working on group 2's slide as asked by @iamkweli, before now I had always assumed that PageRank was named after "webpages." 😀 --- PageRank is an algorithm used by Google Search to rank websites in their search engine results. --- #learn #unlearn #relearn #Digify #DigifyBytes #DigifyBytesNG #DigifyBytesZA #DigitalMarketing #Education

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Learn, Unlearn, Relearn

There are just those events that I get taught what I thought I knew or am supposed to know and at the end of it all I realise I really don't know that much. The experience is both exhilarating and humbling. Especially exhilarating. 😑😁 Lifelong learning can bring so much fun if you care. #learn #unlearn #relearn #Digify #DigifyBytes #DigifyBytesNG #DigifyBytesZA #DigitalMarketing #Education

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Paper Presented on Factors Affecting Students' Use of Google Apps for Education in Developing Countries during the University of Benin Annual Research Day

Finally done with my paper presentation at the University of Benin Annual Research Day Conference. The research work is titled "Factors Affecting Students' Use of Google Apps for Education in Developing Countries (a case study of University of Benin undergraduates)." My paper was the only student paper approved and selected for presentation along side 12 others written by Doctors and Professors from the Faculty of Education and the Institute of Education. However, from knowledge gathered with the research, I have further proposed a framework that is meant to assist the school management and teachers holistically implement Google Apps for Education in order to improve general learning outcomes. In addition to knowledge gathered from the work, I'll be publishing two books I authored: 1. A guide for using Google Apps for Education. (Student's Edition). And 2. A guide for using Google Apps for Education. (Teacher's Edition). I'm grateful to Mrs. E.I. Essien from the department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology (she holds three (3) Masters under Education. 💪) for all her undying passion and support. And most importantly, I am thankful to God, the giver of family and wisdom. PS. I spoke with some young graduates recently and made just one request of them: Learn to give yourself the permission to do the great things. #AnyOneCanRise

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2016 Writivism Creative Writing Workshops Call for Applications

The Writivism 2016 workshops will be held on various dates in January, March and April 2016 in five different African cities. The three-day non-residential workshops are planned for Goma, Dakar, Abidjan, Accra and Kampala. For the first time, we shall hold Non Fiction and Poetry workshops besides Fiction and shall hold some in French besides the English ones. Below are the details of the various workshops.

• January 8 – 10, 2016: Goma (Fiction – held in French)
• January 15 – 17, 2016: Dakar (Non Fiction – held in French)
• January 22 – 24, 2016: Abidjan (Fiction – held in French)
• March 6 – 8, 2016: Accra (Non Fiction – held in English)
• April 15 – 17, 2016: Kampala (Poetry – held in English)

Another innovation is that whereas our workshops have in the past been limited to writers based on the continent, the Accra workshop shall be open to emerging writers based in the Caribbean.

Facilitators for the various workshops shall be announced in due time (in October, 2015) and processes for applying for limited travel funding to attend some of the workshops for needy applicants shall be announced after successful applicants have been selected (in November, 2015). Successful applicants will be announced at the Ake Arts and Books Festival (16 – 20 November, 2015), in Abeokuta Nigeria.

Applications process closes on October 30, 2015.

The workshops will include daily two-hour master classes on creative writing, group sessions of critiquing of draft stories, one on one sessions with facilitators and private time for participants to re-write their stories. A separate process to select talented and committed writers to be assigned mentors shall follow the workshop. Those taken on for mentoring shall work on two separate pieces in their art form (fiction, nonfiction and poetry) to be published by online publication partners. Fiction mentees shall also write a short story for submission to the Writivism Short Story Prize.

The 2016 workshops aim at identifying emerging writers in Anglophone and Francophone Africa as well as the Caribbean.

Application Guidelines

• Applicants must be resident on the African continent or in the Caribbean;
• Applicants must not have published a book before;
• All applications must be made online; here for the Fiction (in French in Goma and Abidjan) and Non Fiction (in French for Dakar); here for the Non Fiction (in English in Accra, includes writers based in the Caribbean) and here for the Poetry (to be held only in Kampala);
• Deadline for submission is 30 October 2015 midnight, East African time;
• The list of successful applicants shall be announced at the Ake Books and Arts Festival 2015;
• The workshops are residential and participants are responsible for the transport to and from the venue, meals and accommodation during the workshop at a specific rate;
• There will be special travel funding opportunities for the Goma, Dakar and Accra workshops, but this should not be a condition for applying as the application process for these will open after successful applicants have been announced and will have their own eligibility criteria;
• Participants in past Writivism workshops can apply if they have since not published a book.

Checking the official Writivism website for more information.

Photo credit: James Murua's Literature Blog

Be Part of The Andela Tech Divas MeetUP

Tech Divas MeetUp is a platform where Andela ladies connect with and mentor several other ladies outside Andela who are interested in building their careers in the tech industry.

Venue: Andela Talent Accelerator Ltd.

Time: 10 AM-3 PM Saturday 22 August 2015 (CET)

To RSVP click here

Become a Unilever Campus Ambassador

For students who desire to become Unilever Campus Ambassadors, the application form is now available. It isn't clear when the form is closing so endeavour to fill it without much hesitation.  

At +Unilever  we work to create a better future every day. We are a company founded on great people, a great place to work, great brands and constant innovation, and an ambitious goal to make sustainable living commonplace.

One of the ways in which we engage students is through campus activities in #Nigerian Universities and we do this in collaboration with students who we select as Campus #Ambassadors.

The Campus Ambassador role provides great opportunities for wider levels of interaction and building a rewarding relationship with the company. It also creates invaluable networking and work platform for students that helps create a seamless transition between school life and the real world.
To be a part of this great opportunity, Please click on the link below to signup 

http://goo.gl/forms/tyD3Kh6SP

Source: +Emmanuel Onaih, via pulse

How To Speed Up Internet Speed of Your Android Device | 1

Some android users may have been experiencing slow network connections dew to some certain facts.

Sometimes you will be surfing the internet and downloading a file of 1GB with a downloaded speed of 100kb/s and you know what it means"wasting of time".

With this simple trick you can increase your download speed up to 500kb/s.

First you need mobile uncle or mtk engineering (this app should be Common with people that use Glo bis on Android or change Imei for gb. It’s does more than changing Imei.)

Warning :this process trades your call quality for download speed.
For those that use mobile uncle and mtk engineering the process is the same.

1.Open the app and click on engineering mode.

2.Then slide down to see mobile data services preferred.

3. Click on mobile data service preferred u should see an option and a warning

4. Click OK

- See more at: http://www.cuteloaded.com/2015/07/increase-your-android-smartphone-donloaded-speed.html#sthash.xJXoYXJp.dpuf