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                                                                             Invention of the Tablet                                                            Source: (CNET, 2012) Did you know Microsoft invented the tablet a decade before Apple? In 2001, Bill Gates predicted that the Microsoft tablet would be the most popular PC sold in the US by 2006 ( Ackerman , 2012) . However, the tablet failed to take off. The major issue was that Microsoft intended the tablet to replace the desktop and customers to use it as their main computer. An operating system similar to that used in PCs was in...

                                          Serendipity, Error and Ex aptation in Innovation Serendipity is the discovery of something valuable by accident. The accidental discovery of the antibiotic qualities of penicillin is a classic case of laxity and serendipity. In 1928, Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist, was studying the bacteria staphylococci at a London hospital. Fleming was a poor communicator and was untidy in his laboratory and occasionally used unsystematic scientific methods. He used to leave his laboratory without cleaning and organizing it. The window was open, the lids of the agar plates were left exposed, and some plates were not correctly sterilized when he left for a holiday (Diversified, 2021). When he returned two weeks later, he found a blue-green mold had grown in some plates. There was also a clear ring around the mold where bacteria h...

                                                                                  Blockbuster Video Company Introduction Scenario-type planning is an approach used to evaluate various scenarios to aid in predicting and planning the future. It aids in the dynamic response to future unknown events. Scenario-type planning can also be described as the process of thinking and planning for future events by developing a resilient, effective and responsive solution. It is used to plan for future events such as changes in economic conditions, social attitudes, and political environments. The long-term demands and needs and an external view of what can and cannot be controlled are critical in scenario-type planning. Scenario-type planning is useful in ...

                         Affectability in Educational Technologies  Sociotechnical Plan   The modern digital world has made it possible to overcome the challenges of time and space in learning (Hayashi, & Baranauskas, 2013) . Teachers and learners can experience societal activities in the classroom, and when at home, the learners can use digital resources to browse, watch educational videos and interact with their teachers. The article “Affectability in Educational Technologies” discusses how digital resources can be used to improve the learning experience and break the barriers to learning. It proposes a sociotechnical plan that enlarges the scope of the learning settings by changing the perspective that learning is based on the place to one that considers the technical, formal and informal factors in the school context. Cultural factors are considered when integrating technology into the contempor...