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AI is decentralising corporate training

by Kathy Gibson | September 16, 2026 | IT in Education | 0 Comments

The e-learning market is forecast to more than triple in size this decade as employers face growing pressure to continuously reskill their workforces — but the surge in demand is also exposing a fundamental problem: organisations need to create and update training...

Teacher digital fluency is key to solving the literacy crisis in SA

by Kathy Gibson | September 8, 2026 | IT in Education Trends | 0 Comments

When people picture EdTech working, they tend to picture a child holding a tablet. A learner-facing app, glowing screen, instant feedback. It's a compelling image, and it's also the wrong starting point, writes Nonku Nyathi, partnerships and ecosystem head at Injini....

What children need to know about AI-generated content

by Kathy Gibson | September 8, 2026 | IT in Education Trends | 0 Comments

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly familiar part of children’s learning routine. Kaspersky explains how parents can help children use AI responsibly and highlights why children should verify AI-generated answers, recognise neural network...

Screen or paper? The most effective prelim exam prep may need both

by Kathy Gibson | September 8, 2026 | IT in Education Trends | 0 Comments

The debate over how students learn best has followed us from the days of book-based classroom learning into the digital age, causing ongoing debate between whether it’s more effective to read notes on a screen or to print them out. Do students absorb more from digital...

Embarcadero supports ICT education in SA

by Allan Davison | Feb 12, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Education | 0 Comments

Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, is actively engaging with the academic community across South Africa to support secondary and university-level ICT education in the country. The company is...

Samsung, UP develop technology talent

by Allan Davison | Jan 31, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Education | 0 Comments

Samsung Electronics South Africa, harnessing their legacy of innovation to transform communities and lives for the better, and to open new opportunities for people, partnered with the University of Pretoria (UP) to provide two of their final 2012 year student...

SA’s education system in 2013

by Allan Davison | Jan 23, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Education Trends | 0 Comments

There is a general lack of understanding about the merits, as well as the pedagogic use of technology in education. While South Africa has an advocacy programme, there is still a lot more work to be done in this area. Kobus van Wyk, head of E-learning at Mustek, the...

FNB Connect offers free Wikipedia access

by Allan Davison | Jan 17, 2013 | Industry Areas, IT in Education | 0 Comments

FNB Connect, the internal Internet service provider to FNB, has announced that they are offering their ADSL customers free Wikipedia data browsing between 7pm and 11pm. This development comes in response to a plea from a group of Grade 11 learners at Sinenjongo High...

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