The role of blended learning in advancing education

During the pandemic, many schools around the world were forced to shift from physical to virtual classrooms in a matter of a week. This quickly sparked debate among academics and industry leaders about the tenets of traditional learning versus that of online learning,...

Protecting schools from data breaches and ransomware

As organisations across the globe contend with an increasing number of cyberattacks, schools and higher learning institutions are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to protect their students, staff, and data from breaches and ransomware....

AI in education: transforming learning or disrupting the system?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been on an exponential rise in recent months, with its impact being felt and experienced across every sector, with a particularly widespread ripple in education. With over a decade’s teaching experience and well-versed in African...

Tech education drives equality for businesses and consumers

Digital and technology adoption across the continent is growing and with it is a proliferation of apps and fintech products to improve lives. However, countries across the continent continue to see a shortage of technology skills among professionals and a lack of...

SA should challenge its view of education to remain globally relevant

Since the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2015, and its subsequent rise in prominence, the global view of education has been challenged to the extent that education systems need to be adaptable, or they will face becoming irrelevant. “The existing...