Clive W. Humphris

Clive W. Humphris was born in Maldon Essex UK in 1946 leaving school at fifteen to begin an apprenticeship as an instrument maker with Marconi in Chelmsford working in both electronics and mechanical engineering fields. At a very early age he developed a passion for electronics and engineering that was to go on to provide an interesting and enjoyable career in both the personal electronics and commercial sectors where special projects and technical management training and education were his particular specialist areas. Leaving school with little more than a basic education has proved to be a massive advantage in being able to understand the needs and learning difficulties of many students and encourages the production of training materials that have a very strong practical application. Further teaching study and two post graduate management qualifications ensured the author linked a practical background with understanding how people learn and develop and apply that to the individual personal development of the reader. The early nineties were the start of the computer based education and began to feature distance learning where STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) being practical, but with a need for an academic understanding lent themselves to the emerging computer market where the PC graphics which were to be the start of the author spending the next twenty years developing computer based training packages. These packages now provide the core material for all his eBooks and Paperback publications available on worldwide. Downloaded and activated with the eBook receipt at no additional cost. A unlimited user networked version of the software is also available as part of the 'Teachers Packe(tm) series of titles. eBooks are portable Learning, Reference and Revision Tools where students have access the identical content on their eReaders as can be available on their PC at home. eReaders will become more central in schools and colleges as they replace traditional textbooks as a learning resource. Schools, Colleges and Universities worldwide use the STEM networked software packages for both whole class teaching and individual study (now available as Kindle eBooks). Whiteboard features used by the authore(tm)s software Windows Cut & Paste enable the production of not only the eBooks but also extensive learning materials that can be fully customised to the needs of the teacher and student. Disabled users are not restricted to eReaders and Tablet computers. The accompanied software has been developed enable the physically impaired to be able to study on a PC using nothing more than click technology. Every feature and user input can be accessed of changed using a mouse or similar pointing device. The development of the eBook market provided the opportunity for the author to make that same software, previously costing hundreds of pounds available to students and hobbyists worldwide at a tiny fraction of the original cost. This is a unique combination of a very low-cost eBook or paperback where the reader is able to download accompanying software onto a PC where the book content can be brought to life through the extensive interactive PC features. Educational software packages to accompany the eBooks that between them cover over a thousand STEM subject areas. eBooks and hardcopy publications available by eBook publishers have grouped and customised similar topics for different reader interests. Employability Skills for example with our 'Brush up your' Engineering or Computing etc. are designed provide those topics in such a way that existing knowledge can be refreshed without having to start at the beginning as a new student would. Mathematics suddenly becomes more interesting and understandable when applied to particular interest of the student. Two of the author's personal interests are Amateur Radio where the eBook version of the software is a popular purchase for those wishing to take the wor