The captions are a lead-in to a BIGGER, more much better idea! Inspired from the “Intel Outside” tagline, I think we need to do some REALLY impacting Spoofs of ads…. Yes!! I think that can be more contribution to the intellectually starved nation of people we live amidst!

Many thanks, sir Zak! Many thanks!

given the way this country is moving, this may well be the last time this naamahram can send all of you love!

Great work, Rg &JA! And, Sabeen, (And Maryam: Please hand over The Title to Sabeen!)

We cannot always quantify the returns on investment from training and modest improvements in web-based marketing and ecommerce infrastructure.

Perhaps a few case studies in non-IT industry settings would help generate momentum. Some of the case studies could initially be published in CIO Pakistan and could then be reproduced in other publications in a manner that would draw more readers to CIO Pakistan.

In regard to the issues that Sabeen raised in the video above on the educational system, here is a recent article on how university education can incorporate changes brought about by the global IT revolution. The link to the article comes from Zak. The article argues that universities should change to become places to learn, rather than simply places to teach.

THE IMPENDING DEMISE OF THE UNIVERSITY
By Don Tapscott
The end of traditional universities is inevitable, let’s prepare now
http://www.edge.org/documents/archive/edge288.html#tapscott

I just think that so much that happens, takes place because it simply has to be shown on paper to impress someone or meet a prerequisite or justify the receipt of a budget or donation. That’s based on a lot of feedback given by people..

Until that culture doesn’t change, all of what you and Sabeen point out, will be tough to implement…

In the role playing, at least one person (with a good background already) would assume the role of the client and would go through the process of having a website designed, social media campaign planned, online shopping cart set up, etc. In the role-playing exercise, knowledgeable people would be used as ‘clients’ and who would ask proper questions.

The role-playing exercises could extend to showing how such work is priced, scheduled, specified and contracted

Formal training is often incredibly dull, whereas role playing and live simulations can be more natural and engaging. Since the participants are able to prepare, they can come up with slides and other evidence of deliverables showing how the work would progress over time and what final deliverables would look like.

Role playing fits in with how we learn. As humans, we are good at learning by imitating others. The fact that the role-playing exercises would be live would be more effective than watching the same events on film.