Primary education and the role of AI
AI is here to stay and is disrupting every industry, from accounting to interior design and, of course, education. This is the word from Angela Schaerer, digital transformation manager at Curro Holdings, who notes that AI is part of learners' present and future and...
E Squared Investments finances digital skills with Zaio’s EdTech
E Squared Investments is pleased to announce its investment into the Zaio Technologies EdTech platform. Founded by a team of young entrepreneurs, Zaio offers job-oriented coding training through full-stack and specialised front-end and back-end courses via their...
2024 education trends: where tech and personal development meet
Education, like every aspect of modern life, keeps adapting and evolving to meet the needs of society. Unfortunately, the South African education system is not keeping pace with developments and innovation in the education space. By Shaun Fuchs, founder and CEO of...
Shaping the future of SA education
The future is becoming increasingly difficult to think about, let alone plan for. The vital need for education systems in South Africa to improve and meet the pressing needs of society and our economy only compound this difficulty. The rate at which technology is...
2024 and the next technological frontier
As we bid farewell to 2023, and stand on the precipice of a transformative 2024, the convergence of three major trends - ChatGPT's ongoing influence, the surge of cloud computing, and the intersection of green energy and computing - paints a dynamic portrait of the...
Why we should embrace AI in education
Despite the significant benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, lingering concerns persist. Many worry that tools like ChatGPT are here to take their jobs. By Ashley Bruyns, head of engineering at Altron Systems Integration In addition to professional...
Video-based learning could transform education
Fuelled by digital technology and connectivity, video-based learning has emerged as a transformative force reshaping education and training to transcend the boundaries of traditional learning methods and offering a host of advantages for individuals and organisations...
How tech can enhance the classroom
Technology in the classroom is inevitable. Our modern world relies on technology, and people should be literate and capable of digital technologies. At the same time, many of us are actively adopting technology because it is so beneficial. But these needs place our...
Experiential tech training in a live environment key to youth inclusivity
Providing South Africa's youth with experiential training in a live tech environment gives them the ability to contribute to the workplace, adding to its diversity as well as helping improve profitability, writes Jessica Hawkey, MD of redAcademy. While there is no...
Acer, partners talk education
At its sixth edition, the Acer Education Summit is an occasion to analyse the needs of the education environment, set priorities and convey ideas to bring evolving technologies to schools and institutes to foster meaningful, inclusive and inspiring educational...
The devastating effects of digital exposure on childhood development
Excessive screen time has been found to have detrimental effects on the development of young children, according to a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics. One-year-old children who were exposed to over four hours of...
Future-proof skills development
Most of us have seen the statistics: South Africa's dismal unemployment rate has been sitting at around the 30% mark for a decade, with the latest figures indicating that 34,5% of people in the country are sitting at home without work. The youth are the hardest hit,...