NAIT NewsWatch – November 29, 2024
December 3, 2024 - For this week’s NAIT NewsWatch, we take a look at how businesses are dealing with Canadians spending less on Christmas shopping, the Ooks women’s hockey team is heading to Europe over Chri
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NAIT NewsWatch – September 29, 2023
This week on NAIT NewsWatch, we look a new funding for trades at NAIT. Plus, the crime rate on Whyte Ave. is becoming a big concern for businesses, and they’re calling on the province to help out, and the NAIT Assistive Centre is now open for students with disabilities.
NAIT Cyber Security Chair urges people to read the fine print
Social media is now a prominent part of everyday life, and there is no end to the growth of apps such as TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. But how secure are these apps? When it comes to cyber security, many of these apps have been under scrutiny for personal information leaks. With the government of Canada […]
Teary eyes as long time NAIT instructor retires
After 24 years of teaching, NAIT radio and television instructor Stuart Serediuk is putting his camera away. Serediuk started his NAIT career in 1999, teaching night classes. When one day the morning videography teacher abruptly left the school, Serediuk quickly filled his place and has been working in that position ever since. A positive influence […]
NAIT lays plans for a new trades facility, student housing
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology‘s trades programs train over 10,000 students per year and with NAIT’s inaugural class graduating in 1965, many of these original tradespeople have since retired. Deans and department heads wonder why the aging building has yet to be retired or upgraded to meet current industry demands. To meet those demands, NAIT […]
AI in journalism: A two-edged next step
A double-edged sword, by definition, is a sword with two edges. But figuratively, it’s more well-known as something with both good and bad parts, and that’s precisely what artificial intelligence is. The growth of artificial intelligence in the last year is a technological marvel. AI allows people to generate ideas, essays, artwork and many other […]