CLASS FINAL FEEDBACK

CLASS FINAL FEEDBACK

The training was too interesting and beneficial to us as Journalism College Tutors because, provides us a fruitful knowledge and skills on how to use internet to search various academics materials to improve students’ academic standards and competency in the use of Internet Technology.

80% of training my expectation was met, the rest of 20% faced with time constrain such the number of training day is not enough to learn more as I expect, apart from that, basic infrastructure such as internet connections and subsequently power off hinder the programmes progress.

At the third training, we learned how to

• ·         Add link lists in the blogspot,
• ·         Layout,
• ·         Add a gadget,
• ·         Online Story Construction
• ·         Plagiarism and copyright laws

I do like the training, because the training was too participatory every participant was free to argue for or against concerning various issues within the training foristance, arrangement of day to day time table. In the other hand I dislike the way training coordinator fails to arrange the venues insuring supportive and friend environment for the  trainee and trainers.

In the part of research assignment I did, is about the story of smart Kigali, In this story I plan to write more by citing from various sources to come from good angles to story to appear good and credible.

Well, I’m from journalism school with smart and much knowledge on how journalism students will use internet in various issues including searching academic papers, scholars citation and search for sources of information, because internet has a huge depository of information from various field of study.

Smart-Kigali Story

Kigali Government: Internet Technology Increases Market Reach

The Minister of Youth and ICT Nsengimana j. Philbert (in the middle) testing his device for wi-fi connection at KCT. Photo by: Kigali City Official Website

The Government of Kigali in partnership with Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency (RURA), Rwanda Hotel & Restaurant Association and major Telecom Operators launched the Smart Kigali initiative aimed at modernizing the life style of Kigali City dwellers and visitors through use of ICT for better service delivery.

Speaking over the weekend, The Minister of Youth and ICT, Nsengimana Philbert said,  provision of free broadband Wi-Fi Internet access in public places will include commercial buildings, Bus Stations, Airport, in public transport buses and cabs; Improving Internet connectivity and access in Hotels and restaurants; establishing online automated navigation system for direction using the newly implemented street and home addressing information system; Introducing automated ticketing and taxi meters in public transport; and electronic payments systems to improve financial services.

Moreover, he said, this initiative which will contribute in delivering better services also he stressed that high speed internet connection is very useful; “We want broadband Internet accessibility to be a basic need for everyone where people can be able to access information anytime and this will speed up the country’s development where citizens can also get various services online”, noted Nsengimana.

In his said, Mayor of the City of Kigali Ndayisaba Fidele pointed out that, “This is yet another step in advancing the use of ICT in our city and it will enhance service delivery, access to information for the city residents”

Ndayisaba also emphasized that, “high speed internet connection and easy access will also make the visitors’ experience in Kigali more enjoyable”. He added that the City of Kigali is committed to the use of ICT for a better City.

He further Mayor Ndayisaba said, to start with, free Wi-Fi in public places will be provided at Union Trade Center, Kigali City Tower, Kigali City Market, MTN Center, Nyabugogo Bus Park, Remera-Kisementi, Stade Amahoro, Kigali Public Library, Kanombe International Airport, KBC, Kacyiru Ministere, KIST and KIE. Internet connectivity at these sites will be powered by BSC Ltd, MTN Rwanda, TIGO Rwanda Ltd, AIRTEL, LIQUID Telecom and ISPA.

Also he said, the City of Kigali is going to work with Google to publish base map data for Kigali on the Google map. The base map data will comprise of features such as Road or street labels, Street addresses, Class of road, City names and borders and Kigali is now online, he added that, these services will position Kigali not only as a clean city but also a connected and smart city.

My first day at DSJ Internet Training Seminar

In the first day of Internet training for dar es Salaam journalism lecturers, I know how to create a blog, posting text from blog, linking my blog with other websites, world statistics internet penetrations, and Top ten African countries internet users from 2009 to 2014.

In the day we start the training it’s much challenged because basic infrastructure is working properly, including no power, poor internet connection

On Monday as the day we start this seminar, the instructor Mr. Peik Johansson, Journalist, Programme Coordinator from Finnish Foundation for Media and Development  he introduced himself to participates, then he needs participates to introduce one another with his or her expectation after the end of course.  Then after, he introduce the aims and contents of training, as he said, the course aims to effective make use of the internet in modern journalism for fact finding, news monitoring ,communication and publication with the purpose of creating balanced and critical high quality journalism for any media

 

In the second day (Tuesday, 15th day of September, 2015) of training, we learned how to add bookmarks or favorites in website; also we learned how to distinguish traditional sources from new media sources.

Also i get much knowledge on how journalists and media practitioners benefits from internet and also golden rules for search tips and other news sites. Apart from that we learned how to structure new media story, style of news writing for print and broadcasting. Furthermore, we learned how to differentiate online publishing and other media.

Moreover, we search how to find specific facts, foristance, we search the population rate of Iringa region in Tanzania and the population of Estonia, the height of fourth highest mountain in Tanzania, and the phone number of US President.

 

INTERNET TRAINING FOR DSM JOURNALISM LECTURERS

My Description

I am, Selemani A. Shekonga 
I work, Royal College of Tanzania-Dar es Salaam 

In this week, I Attend Internet Training for Dar es Salaam Journalism Lecturers at DSJ from 14^th-16^th September, 2015 this training is organizing by MISA-TANZANIA with collaboration to Vikes

The training aims to effectively make use of internet in modern journalism for fact finding, news monitoring, communication and publication with purpose of creating balanced and critical high quality journalism for any media.

My expectation in this training;

• ·         To acquire as much as possible internet knowledge /to master internet users to copy in this digital world
• ·         To be sensitive as media practitioner in plagiarism and copyright issue