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How Video Conferencing Solution Helps You to Learn Online Courses in Covid 19 Era

The corona virus lockdown impacts the present and the future. The economy is in a shambles and is likely to take a long time to recover. Worse, education poses a huge question mark. The end of lockdown is not the end of Corona and the fear factor will persist for a long time. For how long can educational institutions remain closed? Parents are not willing to let their children attend classes and educational institutions do not wish to run the risk of being held responsible for spread of Covid-19 but studies must go on. Video conferencing solution is the answer to maintain continuity. Educational institutions can use conferencing solutions to conduct classes remotely. Then there are students who are pursuing courses on their own. Remote conferencing helps them to stay on schedule and complete courses in time. Besides, it is a good way for those who stay at home to learn something interesting in their spare time without setting foot outside. 


It is just like being inside a classroom

The right video conferencing solution recreates the atmosphere of a classroom but remotely. This is how it works: 

  • The lecturer initiates a conference and alerts students about the time.
  • Prior to starting the remote study session the teacher holds a “roll call” to know who is present and who is not.
  • When a student joins or leaves the entry or exit is marked by a chime to let the moderator know.
  • During the ongoing study session through conferencing, the teacher can have a private one to one talk with any student.
  • A student wishing to ask a question can “raise hands” and the teacher permits the student to ask a question.
  • Video conferencing is superior to audio conferencing in that it is easy for the teacher to show video within the video and make a multi-media presentation or use whiteboard in the same way they use the blackboard in a physical classroom.
  • The session is recorded for future reference by those conducting classes and by students. 

There is no risk or fear of Corona virus infection when you are safely cocooned inside your home and yet you study with peace of mind. 

More features

Apart from the features described above, video conferencing offers more: 

  • Those in charge of educational institutions can organize phone book and schedule a conference or, to be more precise, a virtual online class, by marking specific students who have joined specific courses. 
  • Students can use their smartphones or desktop equipped with headset and webcam, connecting through the browser interface without the need to download any software. 
  • The conferencing solution displays whoever is the active speaker.
  • The moderator may mute all participants. This comes in useful when a teacher wishes to converse privately with someone. 
  • It is possible for a teacher to record an entire lecture and then allow students to log in and access the recording at a convenient time. 
  • Reporting and analytics to help you refine learning process.

You need a conferencing solution that can be set up fast

  • Given the current restriction on movement it is imperative to find a conferencing solution fast and one that can be deployed remotely. Find a vendor who can supply the video conferencing solution with tweaks to suit your specific requirement and install it fast. 
  • One important factor to consider is that users should not be required to download and install software or install any plugins. 
  • Another is that it should be capable to accommodating anywhere from 10 to 1000 simultaneous students for one course and allow several such classes to run concurrently. A multi-tenant conferencing solution fits the bill. 

Multi-tenant is ideal

Educational institutions with various departments can set up conferencing to be compartmentalized using the multi-tenant feature. Each department becomes a tenant and maintains a separate account and student roster. Institutions that operate branches in various locations can use this feature to further categorize each location and departments within each location allowing granular control besides ease of use. A single conferencing solution would impose burden and create bottlenecks whereas multi-tenant operate in parallel channels but with centralized control and monitoring. This video conferencing solution can be the hosted type which means it is deployed in less than an hour without any upfront capital investment. 

Lockdown should not interfere with or interrupt education. Conferencing is the vital tool that maintains continuity and ensures that the future of students is not affected. 

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uCertify Feature Updates

Here are the latest uCertify feature updates:

uCertify Feature Updates

Mobile App Updates: The mobile app user interface of the student and instructor area has been enhanced. This change will allow for a better learning experience for users and a better learning outcome for instructors.

uCertify Item: uCertify has introduced a new item type – Audio recorder for audio-based questions. This item has been designed for the questions that require the detection of a student’s pronunciation and language. In this item question, students have to provide the voice-over according to the question.

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Vagner Silva Reviewed our CompTIA CySA+ Course

Vagner Silva has more than 15 years of experience in the field of information technology and security. His field of expertise includes designing, projecting, quoting, auditing, recommending, and implementing security tools such as SIEM, anti-spam, firewalls, IPS, NAC, WAF, content filter, DLP, vulnerabilities manager, and many more. Vagner is a Systems Engineer at Grupo Mtel. He is also knowledgeable in networking, information security, Linux, and more. He holds the following certifications:

  • CCNA Security
  • CCNP Security
  • ITIL Foundation 
  • Green IT Citizen
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Cobit Foundation 4.1
  • CCNA Routing and Switching
  • HP ATP – ArcSight Security V1
  • Microsoft Certified Professional 
  • Information Security Foundation
  • Cisco Certified Systems Instructor
  • IT Service Management Foundation
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Security
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Ops

He has recently reviewed our CompTIA CySA+ course and provided his valuable feedback. Please read it here:

Vagner Silva Reviewed our CompTIA CySA+ Course

“I had a chance to review the uCertify CompTIA CySA+ course and labs and was impressed by the way the course is presented that even a beginner can accomplish their goal of passing the certification in one attempt.

The uCertify provides interactive learning resources such as flashcards, quizzes, and hands-on lab that mirror the real exam. I recommend this course to all the professionals who want to pass the CompTIA CS0-001 exam in their first attempt.”

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Thank you, Vagner, we are glad to have your honest and valuable feedback on our course. 

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5 Advantages of Digital Transformation in Financial Services

Financial service industries are said to be the most traditional work source of the business industry. The financial services are not in a hurry to accept the new and latest technology trends until they are thoroughly checked and tested. Digital transformation (DT) has become an essential part when it comes to business strategy and planning. Various DT tools are used in the financial industry which has made work easier and efficient.

DT has also led opportunities to make work faster and cost-effective. The tools help to perform various tasks which makes it easier to achieve the deadlines before the target dates. DT also helps to improve employee working habits. It also helps to improve the customer experience, which further leads the organization to remain competitive in the market.

Let’s look into some of the benefits of DT in the financial industry

  1. Mobile banking has been improved due to DT tools

In today’s digital era, people can deposit an amount, make a fixed deposit, transfer funds, pay and apply for the loans just with the click of a button on your mobile device. Digital transformation has made it possible to lessen the paperwork in the finance industry. Many mobile banking applications provide the easiest and human-friendly services. These applications are designed using various machine learning tools which help us to capture data, process the data smartly through various programmed algorithms, and deliver the desired and accurate results to the target audience.

Various mobile banking applications not only provide digital services but also helps in solving customer’s queries. Customers today are concerned with facilities such as 24*7 assistance and access, user-friendly applications, and less human involvement as possible. DT has helped to improvised the financial services by using various machine learning and deep learning tools and with the help of artificial intelligence as well.

  1. DT helps to develop specialized skills

As digital technologies evolve, so does the hiring procedures in the financial industry. Traditional consumer-facing roles now require specific and specialized skills to perform various tasks. As a result, the financial industry recruiters are looking for acquisitions with the new specialized skills which can help to replace the traditional work culture which has become irrelevant due to the DT.

There is no doubt that technology has a major influence on our lives. DT has developed various innovative technologies in no time, and it is evolving thoroughly. In order to stay competitive in this ever-changing market trends, many financial services are adopting the new DT business models which are helping them to maintain customer relationship and loyalty.
The financial success of the industry is dependent on various business automation and integration technologies.

  1. DT helps to develop new digital payment methods

The digitization of the financial sector has helped to produce much new innovative product and the digital payment method is one of the by-products of it. Digital payments have now been possible through various DT tools. A smartphone is what you need to conduct digital payment.

With the help of artificial intelligence, it has been possible to pay various bills. Financial mobile apps have the auto deduction facility of various loan payments which could be beneficial for the customers as they do not have to run to the banks or remember the dates. Various digital payments are made using the infrared and bar code scanning technology available on the mobile. Many payment apps like Apple pay, Samsung pay, google pay, etc are available in the market which helps the customers to make secure online transactions.

  1. DT provides a great digital banking solution

Digitization of the banking sector has helped many banks to transform their work into a paperless work culture. DT also helps to come up with various incentive schemes and offers. The traditional bank work culture used to provide incentive schemes on the new account opening but due to the digitization, the bank calculates the banking transaction of the customer and provides them with various incentives.

Digitization is not restricted to online accounts. There are various banking systems that operate digitally thus having no branches or buildings. Mobile banking has enabled people to pay various credit card bills, debt payments, etc with just a click of a button.

  1. DT provides a great cryptocurrency and blockchain technology

Digital payments with the help of digital cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins have proven to be a faster and cheaper way of trading online. The introduction of bitcoins has proved to be a less human error way of carrying out a transaction. The cryptocurrencies are easy to use currencies which enables the customers to transfer it from one account to another more securely.

The minimal risk and less human error property of cryptocurrencies help many of the financial industries to build a strong and trustworthy relationship amongst the customers.

Conclusion

Digital transformation in finance has proven to be beneficial to many people by giving them fast online access to many banking services. It also helps to provide great assistance by solving the queries of the customers in a swiftly and smart manner. Many financial institutions have started adopting the digital transformation system to keep themselves running smoothly in the ever-changing market.

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Basheer Ahmed Khan Reviewed Our Microsoft Python Programming Course

Basheer Ahmed Khan is a Community Moderator at Peerlyst with over 13 years of Information Technology experience. He is an expert in building, implementing, and managing IT infrastructure and in technologies such as SDN and SD-WAN. Basheer provides consulting on complete WiFi Solutions. He has worked with AWS services like EC2, VPC, S3, CloudTrail, Glacier, Elastic IP, and more. He is also skilled in working with tools and technologies such as Python, PostgreSQL, XML, JavaScript, MySQL, C#, and C++.

Basheer has recently reviewed our Microsoft Python programming course and provided his valuable feedback. Please read it here:

Basheer Ahmed Khan Reviewed Our Microsoft Python Programming Course

“I got the opportunity to refresh my Python skills with uCertify’s Basics of Python Programming course and lab. The course components are strictly based on both the 98-381 and PCAP-31-02 exam objectives. 

If you want to learn python programming, I would recommend this course. This course provides a lot of basic knowledge of python scripts and helps you learn the topic in a better way.”

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Thank you, Basheer, we are glad to have your honest and valuable feedback on our course. 

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