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SA schools falling off the e-learning deep end | Fin24 - 2 views

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  • 2016-06-09
  • Few schools in South Africa have the ability to roll out effective e-learning programmes because of a lack of understanding of these platforms, says an industry insider
  • many South Africans schools, and the authorities that govern them, are misinformed as to what e-learning actually is,” Ian Light, chief executive of Eiffel Corp, told Fin24.
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  • Eiffel Corp is an e-learning specialist and Light said that the lack of local understanding of the process makes it difficult to define the exact number of schools that have effective programmes in place.
  • some of the biggest barriers to schools having a successful e-learning ecosystem is the lack of a well-planned teaching and learning strategy that incorporates technology, a lack of funding to invest in online platforms to administer and deliver e-learning content as well as the complementary subsidising of network data and connectivity infrastructure at places of learning,” said Light.
  • In Gauteng, Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has spear-headed the provincial e-learning programme in which the paperless education system is expected to cost around R17bn.However, the programme has had challenges with a number of devices stolen.
  • More than 100 smart boards have been stolen in our schools since the installation in July 2015 of the ICT programme in the Grade 12 classrooms in 377 schools
  • But a critical component is the training of teachers to manage the delivery of the curriculum through technology tools.
  • it should be clear that the training (perhaps we should call it up-skilling) of teachers is a massive task
  • expensive and a labour intensive
  • But unless it is done in tandem with the roll-out of technology devices in schools, there will be minimal return on the technology investment," Kobus van Wyk recently told Fin24.
  • Van Wyk is the chief executive of the Associated Distributors of Educational Supplies in Southern Africa and managed the Khanya Project for a decade.
  • “South Africa needs strong, committed national leadership and complementary government policy to foster innovation and direct efforts to encourage teacher skills growth in this area,” said Light.
  • Poll that revealed more than half of school children said they knew more than their teachers about the use of tablets and computers for learning.
  • for e-learning to be effective and assist with bridging the divide for all learners, it needs effective planning that integrates with sound, measurable academic practices, cheap and reliable data connectivity as well as committed, long term funding from government,” said Light.
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Good Work Foundation | 5 Great Learning Apps for Rural South Africa - 1 views

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CAT PAT research apps education

shared by Goosen E on 07 Feb 17 - No Cached
  • 5 Great Learning Apps for Rural South Africa Back
  • Apple claims that 80,000 of its apps are catergorised as “education.”
  • in July 2014 there were over three million apps available
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  • one of the digital facilitator’s most important tasks is “app aggregation” – and that depends on age, academic level, language ability, etc.
  • Below are five apps that our digital facilitators used in 2014 at Hazyview Digital Learning Centre’s (HDLC) Open Learning Academy in rural South Africa for grade four learners.
  • The focus
  • is to “have as much fun as possible” but coming in a close second: dramatically improve English reading and comprehension, and basic mathematics numeracy
  • easiest for beginners to use, and the most useful in terms of content for our group of learners.
  • Scrabble (Electronic Arts)
  • Word Search (MichelAnge Workshop)
  • Math BINGO (Iuyen sg)
  • Sentence Builder Lite (BareBoneApps.com)
  • Open Learning Academies are built to empower rural people from a young age. The academies aim to deliver English literacy, math’s literacy, digital literacy, and life skills to school-aged learners.
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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) | ManageEngine Mobile Device Manager - 1 views

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  • Give your employees the advantage of using devices they're comfortable with and save your business the expense of purchasing seperate equipment for company use. With the rising popularity of Bring your own device (BYOD) program, employees can perform work-related tasks through their own mobile devices. 
  • eparate group policies for BYOD and corporate-owned devices. Support for iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. Active Directory for device authentication. Policy settings, such as managing Wi-Fi, corporate email accounts, and media options.
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