The light switch fallacy: Emergency management and recovery in an on-demand world

Disasters typically do not abide by logical or standard rules and can be of any size or variety. But what is a disaster? How does time factor into dealing with the disaster? When will help arrive? How long will it take to recover? Why can everything not be fixed immediately? Television shows since the 1970s were instrumental in elevating public awareness of emergency service capabilities but also created a false expectation of expediency and un-implied over-exaggeration in capabilities. The speed of information from 21st century technology has created an immediacy of results expectation. People now expect the lights to come on when the switch is turned on and get impatient when that does not happen. This light switch fallacy is the expectation of what should occur in the rescue and recovery after a disaster. But the light switch cannot just be turned on, everything is solved, and life goes back to normal.

Cryptocurrency Frauds

There are scams of millions of dollars happening on a daily basis in the world of cryptocurrency. Awareness and the latest 21st century technology- “Artificial Intelligence,” may prove to be the key to fight this battle against Cryptocurrency scams. This research paper provides a comprehensive analysis discussing the various “Cryptocurrency scams” across the world, while giving case analysis of the biggest scams regarding the same, later exploring various solutions to this problem. This research paper, goes beyond the usual theft from hacking and ransomware attacks, and explores the in-depths of many of the frauds that have not been most commonly heard of. When we say „Cryptocurrency frauds,‟ we directly associate with hacking and theft due to unauthorized access, but it goes more than that, and that is what this paper seeks to explore.

Examining Technology for Teaching and Learning

Much time, money, and attention has been given to the issue of technology in the K-12 classroom. In addition, there is an ever-expanding interest in preparing students for success in a transforming, technology-rich world. In the 21st century technology and education must work together to secure the future for students and society. Society in the 21st century is knowledge-based; learning is critical as knowledge resiliency continually becomes important for survival in the rapidly changing environment. The need for changing traditional approaches to education from the acquisition of short-term skills to proactive programs that infuses technology into the learning are of utmost importance as educators prepare students for the 21st century.

The Acceptance of Mobile Learning for the Subject of Geography among Pre University Students (Form 6)

21st century technology and skills in education are two of the key issues in research over the years. Mobile learning has shown great potential of 21st century technology in education today. Technological developments such as mobile learning have changed the way students communicate, learn, think, and share information among them. This study was conducted to look at the acceptance of mobile learning among form 6 students in geography subjects. The quantitative method was used in this study involving 137 form 6 student from Pre University center located in the district of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. All students taking geography subjects were taken as samples. Questionnaire was used as an instrument in this study, referred and modified from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to determine the level of acceptance of mobile learning among form 6 students in Geography subject. The study involved a form 6 student from Pre University center located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The results from statistical analysis show that the acceptance level of students on mobile learning is in the high level.