Challenges of Teaching English
Dr. Rohan Lewis, Associate Professor of Language, Culture and Society in the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) believes that Jamaica’s language…
UTech Jamaica Collaborates with Blackboard to Improve Online Teaching
George Brown, Chief Information Technology Officer of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) informed a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday that the university has partnered with Blackboard Inc.…
Students’ Fee Payment Arrangements Eased for Second Semester
Acting President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Jamaica) Professor Colin Gyles informed the student body of UTech Jamaica that there has been a review of fee payment arrangements…
Students learn about Crisis Communication
Students of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Technology programme of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) were exposed to public relations best practices during a virtual…
Media Professionals Provide Tips on Entering the Industry
Leading Jamaican media professionals provided students of the Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Technology programme of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) with insight into entering the…
Suicide Rates among Young Jamaicans alarm UTech Counsellors
According to a 2019 U-Report poll among Jamaicans youth aged 13 – 29, 53 per cent of responders indicated that they had considered suicide. Data also showed that 42 per…
Students Question the Future of Learning in the Age of COVID-19
The experience of creating content for a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) webinar which focused on young people’s responses to the current COVID-19 outbreak resulted in the producers re-thinking their…
UTech Student Union President mum on second term – encourages participation in upcoming elections
Kahlil Hutchinson , President of the University of Technology, Jamaica Students’ Union (USU) neither confirmed nor denied if he would be running for a second term in office. In spite…
Student Voices Required in Curriculum Development
Michelle Stewart-McKoy, Associate Professor at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) states that in order to enhance classroom participation at the tertiary level, student involvement is necessary. “We need…
Utech Community Frustrated by No Increase in Subvention
On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, the community of the University of Technology, Jamaica staged a ‘black out’ to voice their discontent with the action and silence of the Government of…