Covid-19 testing in schools is essential to a safe return
According to the latest figures released by UNESCO, some 1,3-billion learners around the world were not able to attend school or university as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In South Africa, there has been much discussion about the reopening and closing of...
Microlearning is making a big impact on business
Over the past 20 years, the human attention span has rapidly decreased from 12 seconds to eight seconds, according to a Microsoft study. A short attention span has huge implications on how effectively an individual retains information. And it impacts an organisation's...
Live online coaching helps adult learners
The government remains deeply invested in the encouragement of ongoing adult education programmes in the workplace, with the aim of continuing to open doorways for people who were previously disadvantaged during their schooling. And, while education has been hard hit...
Covid-19 accelerates digitised education through social learning
The introduction of the fourth industrial revolution has already been transforming the education sector over the past two decades, with technology allowing students to access education from anywhere at any time. This, however, has been fast tracked due to the impact...
Online high school offers international education
Global EdTech company Crimson Education has launched its private online high school, the Crimson Global Academy (CGA), in South Africa. It provide internationally-recognised, academically rigorous qualifications, including the International IGCSE and A-Levels....
Technology key for post-pandemic education
Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and have mandated that schools and universities introduce distance learning programs. This has been the case in South Africa...
Microsoft partners to equip SA with digital skills
Microsoft South Africa is announcing details of the local programme aligned to the recently launched Global Skills Initiative, aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25-million people worldwide by the end of the year. The initiative is a response to the economic...
Technology will help negotiate post-pandemic learning
Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and have mandated that schools and universities introduce distance learning programs. This has been the case in South Africa...
Covid-19 fast tracks ECD practitioner development
The Covid-19 induced lockdown and the need for social distancing have prompted a review of approach in training Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners to include greater use of digital platforms. "As an organisation, we have long held the view that we should...
Telkom unveils online education support
Most classrooms in South Africa have over 50 learners per class with one teacher having to give enough attention to each child. This is impossible in most cases resulting in some children being left behind. 2020 has added additional strain to this already tenuous...
Vuma offers free fibre to schools in Polokwane
Vuma's Fibre to Schools programme - an initiative that aims to provide schools with lightning-fast fibre for free - has officially launched in Polokwane, Limpopo. As part of the initiative, primary and high schools located along Vuma's existing fibre deployment route...
World Youth Skills day highlights importance of skills development
In a rapidly changing world, having transferable and relevant skills is not just valuable, it's imperative. This is true for all people as industries are forced to transform and reinvent themselves, but particularly so for today's youth. By Doug Woolley, MD of Dell...