The 4th annual Education Innovation Summit is set to take place on the 29th of May 2019 at the Hilton, Sandton, Johannesburg. Hosted by IT News Africa, the summit is designed to bring together innovation leaders and the academic community by facilitating and...
April 3, 2019 •
Education •
Fundi Maseko •
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LEGO Education has announced LEGO Education SPIKE Prime, a product in the LEGO Education hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) learning portfolio. SPIKE Prime brings together LEGO bricks, a programmable, multi-port Hub, sensors and...
Africans have been telling stories for centuries, passing nuggets of cultural knowledge and heritage from one generation to the next through fables, folktales, and epic narrations. Newly launched storytelling app, BookBeak, is now making it possible for those...
As the African continent prepares for a period of profound change, with the launch of a drive to create a common free trade area, increasing exposure to global markets and technological innovation affecting every sector, this year’s eLearning Africa will...
March 17, 2019 •
Education •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Digital education boost for South Africa’s poorest pupils
In a boost for South Africa’s ailing education system, business heavyweights are backing a plan to place a fully resourced e-learning tablet in the hands of one million of the poorest pupils within the next five years. Already MTN, Oxford University Press,...
February 7, 2019 •
Careers, Sponsored •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on 8 College skills that are helpful for your future career
With today’s economy and techs in rapid flux, students understand they need to work hard to outcompete peers in a bid for cushy jobs. Hard skills are all well and good, and they are too evident to get in college or university. But they alone will not do...
January 28, 2019 •
Education •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Best practices for an online learning system
The online learning industry is projected to grow to US$325 billion by 2025. Bricks-and-mortar higher education institutes have already started developing e-learning solutions to be used in conjunction with classroom learning and others to be used completely...
According to industry insiders few schools in South Africa have the ability to roll out effective e-learning programmes because of a lack of understanding of these platforms. SPARK Schools has wagered on the future of education in South Africa by...
Telco Systems, a provider of innovative SDN/NFV, CE 2.0, MPLS and IP solutions has completed an upgrade of the carrier Ethernet network of Kenya Education Network (KENET), the National Research and Education Network (NREN) of Kenya, from 10GE to 100GE. As the...
October 30, 2018 •
Education, Top Stories •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on Cranfield Aviation Training launches e-learning platform
At Cranfield Aviation Training over 6000 students are certified per year. With over 80 courses available to all flight deck, cabin crew personnel and flight engineers, Cranfield has remained relevant and embraced all advancements in the aviation industry over...
October 26, 2018 •
Education •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on How the Chromebook allows students to become content creators
After allaying its critics, Chromebook has been labelled by educators as the essential classroom tool. In a recent study by Acer – European Schoolnet Educational Netbook Pilot of 2010, 74% of European based teachers who participated in the study...
September 7, 2018 •
East Africa, Events •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’: Africa’s Opportunity or a Catastrophe in Waiting?
The world is heading towards a ‘fourth industrial revolution, according to technology experts. But is this good or bad news for Africans? Does it signify the approach of a new age of opportunity, in which Africa will leapfrog its competitors, or is it more...
July 30, 2018 •
Education, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Digital teaching for Maths and Science in rural schools
Two South African schools joined a virtual network of Mathematics and Science teaching when they were added to the highly acclaimed Ligbron e-learning system. Pupils at Jabavu and Thubalethu high schools in Alice and Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape will...
Despite the fact that Africa’s e-learning market doubled from 2011 to 2016, reaching $513 million, the continent’s three biggest economies, South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, are not yet moving their training applications to the cloud en masse. This...
As you’re trying to figure out How to Successfully Manage Studying While Working Full-Time, you may have given thought to the idea of virtual learning. Most universities and colleges now offer online academic qualifications, making it easier for the...
May 22, 2018 •
Education, Events, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Fundi announced as Gold sponsor of Education Innovation Summit 2018
Fundi has been announced as a Gold sponsor of The Education Innovation Summit taking place in Johannesburg on 31 May 2018. Under the theme “Transforming Education With Technology” the event will feature education policy development representatives, school...
