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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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3 Key Challenges Of Implementing eLearning In Africa - eLearning Industry - 2 views

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shared by Goosen E on 25 Jan 17 - No Cached
  • 30 October 2015
  • eLearning has the potential to play a pivotal role in the transformation of the delivery of quality education across the continent.
  • has to shift from one that is highly dependent on physical infrastructure such as schools and colleges, physical learning materials, and in class education delivery to one that makes extensive use of interactive education technology.
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  • Africa has the highest growth rates in eLearning in the world for four out of the five self paced eLearning products and services, including packaged content, custom content development services, cloud-based authoring tools, learning platform services, installed authoring tools, and installed learning platforms.
  • there are three central challenges that continue to exist which hinder effective implementation of eLearning in Africa.
  • Internet Access / Connectivity.
  • Availability Of Locally Developed Content And Curriculum Online.
  • Training And Professional Development.
  • South Africa’s peak connection speed was measured at 16.8 Mbps in the first quarter of 2015, giving it a world ranking of 112th.
  • A large proportion of the educational software produced in the world market is in English.
  • where English language proficiency is not very high, especially outside urban areas, this represents a serious barrier to eLearning. There are significant challenges in terms of language patterns and local language usage (especially in serving the youngest populations), and as such there is a need for locally developed content.
  • Teachers on the continent have been brought up in education systems with limited technology and they find it difficult to utilize technology to engage and support learning.
  • A huge challenge is to develop and implement training and professional development for teachers so they may embrace teaching with technology and understand the benefits of teaching with technology as a way to advance the academic outcomes of students
  • In South Africa, Microsoft has trained over 31,000 teachers and school leaders on ICT integration with the aim of enhancing teaching and learning and having an impact on nearly 4 million learners. Over 800 trainers from the South African Department of Education have been trained to roll out, scale and sustain the Microsoft Partners In Learning program.
  • The goal of delivering a high quality education to every child in Africa remains unfulfilled, but technology presents an opportunity for this to be a reality
  • Africa is an emerging market for eLearning, however the continent continues to lag behind developed economies in the effective implementation of eLearning. What are the key challenges that have to be taken into account when implementing eLearning in Africa and what strategies are being applied to overcome these challenges?
Goosen E

Media Alert: Free high-speed internet at all Western Cape schools by end-2016 | Western... - 1 views

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  • 8 September 2015
  • Premier Helen Zille formally launched the Western Cape’s eLearning “Game-Changer” at the province’s Legislature building in Cape Town today (8 September 2015).
  • will provide free high-speed internet access to all Western Cape schools by the end of 2016, to support teaching and learning.
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  • for improving access to quality education in all communities.
  • vision is to use eLearning to improve literacy and numeracy, and to ensure that our learners are better prepared for the 21st century.
  • two key parts.
  • free high-speed broadband access.
  • first
  • second
  • give learners and teachers instant access to the very best digital materials for teaching and learning.
  • ePortal
  • Western Cape Government (WCG) is investing R3.8 billion over the next 10 years to bring high-speed broadband to all residents of the Western Cape.
  • And schools are our first priority. Over the next decade, R2 billion of the total investment will be on connectivity at schools.
  • broadband system will provide a Wide Area Network (WAN).
  • total of 581km of fibre optic cable will have been laid by the end of 2016,
  • alongside the existing 1251km Neotel cable network
  • backbone
  • connects all schools and other sites across the province.
  • Western Cape Education Department is also installing Local Area Networks (LANs) in schools, district offices and head offices to connect classrooms, teachers and learners to the broader admin system.
  • Work started in September last year, and the first schools were connected to the WAN in April this year
  • 31 August 2015, service providers have completed connectivity at 275 schools
  • end of 2016, all schools in the province will have free, high-speed internet access.
  • “smart classrooms”
  • including interactive whiteboards, laptops, projectors and other devices to support teaching and learning.
  • addition
  • will be able to use their own devices,
  • 3 350 smart classrooms were established in schools in 2014/15. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) also refreshed 249 computer laboratories in the same year.
  • The WCED has provided 26 000 ICT training opportunities to date, to support teaching and learning.
  • the new eLearning Portal has gone live, and is accessible at www.wcedeportal.co.za.
  • Our new broadband system and the digital revolution are making it much easier to respond to the individual needs of learners, teachers, parents, school managers and governors.
  • individuals can easily access the ePortal from any location
  • content available on the ePortal will be entirely demand-driven, with content suppliers competing to provide the best digital resources.
Goosen E

Check Out That Selfie: How to Use Social Media in the Classroom - US News - 0 views

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  • Cook says it's important for teachers to establish clear boundaries for which social media platforms are appropriate for an educational setting, and which are better suited for personal use."You could create an account and use Twitter to post information throughout the day to report about classroom activities," she says. "Students could get involved in that in posting the posts to help them practice concise writing."Other potential uses for social media in the classroom, Cook says, span anywhere from using a Twitter hashtag for following a specific topic, or homework question to setting up a classroom blog, so students can receive outside feedback from professionals other than the teacher."Teachers and students could also reach out to authors or subject experts through social media channels and invite them into the classrooms through Skype," Cook says. "Social media provides a way to break down those usual four walls of a classroom to bring a larger, global perspective for the students."
Goosen E

BYOD Needs to be BYOT - Classroom of the Future - 2 views

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  • This approach to technology in the classroom is seen as a great alternative to school-bought devices being issued the same way textbooks are issued
  • The benefits of BYOD go far beyond cost reduction. It provides students and teachers with a great degree of choice in what devices they use.
  • BYOD should actually be called BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology
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  • Dr. Emil Ahangarzadeh, Director of California’s Technical Statewide Education Technology Services
  • It’s about setting up a framework, rules, and a common purpose.
  • the need to abide by the law
  • is about finding the appropriate balance between allowing teachers and students enough choice over what technology they may use and the necessary level of control the administrators need apply
  • “According to analysts Bill Rust and Jan-Martin Lowendahl of Gartner, the best way for education technology leaders to allay the risk of pandemonium within a BYOT program is to offer their stakeholders a sustainable and viable level of choice.”
  • more than just having everyone connected to the internet at school. It’s about incorporating technology into the curriculum and equipping our students with the technological skills needed to succeed in the future
  • A major issue for most schools is bandwidth.
  • Many schools have limited internet and wi-fi capabilities.
  • Adding scores of devices to an already burdened system may take some networks over the edge.
  • This is an important variable for schools to consider before they start a BYOT program
  • what the goal of their BYOT will be.
  • Will the BYOT program focus on supporting teacher and administrator need? Will it focus on the needs of students? Or will be all inclusive.
  • no “one size fits all” solution
  • Each school will have to take several factors into consideration before it implements a BYOT program.
Goosen E

A Voice in the Wilderness: Why don't People Read Anymore? - 2 views

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  • Why are there fewer and fewer readers? As soon as we hear the question, most of us tend to point our fingers at the visual media. It is true that visual media has replaced much of print media. But we have only gained by having the visual media in addition to the print media. The two media can work together hand in hand rather than as rivals to create a better life on the planet. Movies and TV serials are an extension of what appears in print, and they let us see with our eyes what we could only see with our mind’s eye.
  • spaper along with a cup of hot tea or coffee. Today the situation is not the same. The number of readers is on decline. Television has replaced newspaper for many. V
  • As Mark Twain joked over 100 years ago, "the man who doesn't read a book is no smarter than the man who can't read one."
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  • If teachers could teach them "read-to-learn" and "learn-to-grow" techniques, a new generation of readers will emerge. They need to be taught how to pick excellent books with valuable ideas, and to find value in them.
  • It leads me to imagine a time when we have become entirely dependent upon electronic servants like iPods, cell phones, CD & DVD Players, Computers, Washers and Dryers, Microwaves, Refrigerators, Automobiles, and such. Thensuddenly something happens to disable the entire electrical gridwork worldwide. What a marvelous trap we are thoughtlessly wandering into! It would make a great sci-fi story, but then, who would read it?
Goosen E

The Future of Education: BYOD in the Classroom | WIRED - 2 views

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  • students bring and use their choice of technologically assistive devices in the classroom
  • No parent I know would argue for unrestricted, unmonitored online access for kids of any age
  • And these concerns are valid
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  • Distractions of games and videos Unmonitored social networking leading to bullying or predation Consumption (and creation) of inappropriate content Social status and stigma of devices
  • Personal computing changed the nature of human life forever
  • The impact of these devices on the lives of adults and children of today is amazing but it is only the beginning
  • a wave of innovation in digital assistive devices
  • devices like Google Glass
  • people are never without their smartphone and rarely out of range of a network connection.
  • human condition is radically improved by the immediacy of information and social interconnectedness that these devices enable
  • smartphone has become a seamless compliment to my human brain. With my brain and my smartphone on, I am more powerful
  • addictive
  • We are all more powerful beings armed with our devices
  • Whose responsibility is it to teach responsible use?
  • important to teach children how to use their other technology “brains” as it is to teach them to use their physical brains
  • So how are teachers and administrators to cope with the risks of unfettered online access with the responsibility to teach students how to leverage this irreplaceable technology?
  • Seek tools to manage content
  • Put policy and technology in place
  • Surround the access points with security
  • Leverage the speed of these new technologies to discover and participate in experiments with pioneering institutions in the digital world.
  • how are parents to cope with the risks of unfettered online access at school
  • supporting your local school in their efforts with BYOD and technology initiatives
  • Associating technology with learning in the minds of our children
  • These are not JUST tools for playing games.
  • both physical books and ebooks
  • read to your children
  • sources of interaction like ebooks
  • devices can be used for knowledge consumption and knowledge contribution
  • Show them how you manage your work life and home life with the help of your own devices
  • etiquette for email and SMS in the same way that you discuss the polite ways to interact personally
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