Lockdown underscores the importance of face-to-face learning
All over South Africa right now, children in middle-class and wealthy homes, whose families have access to technology including WiFi and mobile data, have begun a phase of their education that nobody foresaw when they were first enrolled at their current schools -...
Keeping the momentum of learning with digital tools
Bryandale Primary School in Bryanston, Johannesburg had to physically close its doors - like all other South African schools - on Wednesday 18 March. But just because the school is not open does not mean learning has stopped. For Charmaine Naude, a Grade 7 English...
Online resources for continued learning during school closures
Parents are naturally concerned and perhaps even anxious about the impact that school closures will have on their children's educational progress during the Covid-19 pandemic. While many schools and dedicated teachers across the country have committed to continuing...
3CX extends free e-learning offer to schools
3CX, developer of the award-winning business communications solution, has added a free school offering of its product to coincide with the Covid-19 business offer that was released earlier this month. As educational institutions across the globe have been forced to...
UWC graduation goes virtual
The University of the Western Cape will go ahead with its first graduation season for 2020 - in an unconventional manner, while South Africa is on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Graduations are life-changing milestones, especially at UWC where many students...
SAP opens up online learning
SAP has announced a new digital learning initiative offering innovative, interactive educational content to support students, professionals and anyone wishing to continue to learn during this challenging time. "The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are impacting...
Adapting clients, education and learnerships to lockdown
In the wake of the country's imminent shutdown, schools, universities and high learning institutions have had to very quickly implement processes and systems to enable the South African youth to continue with their learning programs. As important as these changes and...
Blackboard makes its virtual classroom solution accessible
Blackboard has announced the launch of the Blackboard Collaborate Self-Service Portal that allows for higher education institutions to quickly and easily purchase and implement its virtual classroom solution. The self-service portal significantly reduces the time from...
Is technology taking away key experience in learning?
The new world order revolves around technology. We would be doing ourselves an injustice, as professionals, if we assumed we would be unaffected, we would also be doing an injustice to those who consume our services at whatever level. By Thokozile Mahlangu, CEO of the...
The Learning Resource: The Sales Executive
The Sales Executive is the personable person who loves to sell and engage with people. Entering into the world of sales can be challenging. It’s a job that’s seen in two different ways – the person who is always trying to get a deal and pushing people into buying...
Mastercard aims to STEM tech skills shortage among SA women
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills are still the most in-demand jobs in South Africa in the job market, yet only 13% of graduates in STEM fields are women, despite South Africa being ranked 17th out of 153 countries in the 2020 Global...
Robotics, coding a must for SA youth
To many, robotic and computer coding are reserved for techies, geeks and sci-fi movies. Nowadays these terms are fast becoming the norm in society and households alike. There is no denying the fact that if we do not embrace this wave of change, we will be left behind...