Teachers in South Africa

The 2008 mathematics matric exam has attracted considerable attention and debate. This short article seeks to contribute to the debate.

Teachers are the largest professionally trained group in the world, yet teacher training is often spotty, inconsequential, or missing entirely. We've all had a teacher who made the difference. Teachers Without Borders' founder, Dr. Mednick, will show the connection between excellent teachers and human welfare, on a global level. The message is clear: focus on the teachers as the most viable catalysts for positive change.

This Webinar will discuss the challenges and opportunities concerning global education.

Hierdie webblad wil graag die behoeftes dien van die Afrikaans-onderwyser. !

What is Social Learning? An Overview social Here are some introductory presentations about organisational social learning, social learning platforms and the new role of social learning professionals.

A detailed set of instructions of how to use nimbuzz in the classroom as well as why we should use it!

Lots and lots of good science respources

It now possible for teachers in South Africa to receive a subsidy to purchase a laptop. Full details my be found in a Government Gazette published on Friday, 8 May 2009. Teachers may have many questions about owning a laptop. This page serves as a point of reference to some of these questions.

Gadget-crazy pupils have a new learning tool - the cellphone. It has become more than a device to communicate with; it has been turned into a learning hub, with maths problems and literature now being made available on the social networking platform MXit.

The Internet is a useful and important part of our daily lives. Many can't remember how we handled even the most mundane tasks without online assistance. How did we even survive when we were kids? :-) However, along with the good, there is bad. Children and teens (but not their parents!) are very well versed in using the Internet, including web pages, blogs, uploading and downloading information, music and photos, etc. They are also trusting. This presentation will give an overview of the Internet and the inherent dangers. Learn the realities and dangers of ``virtual communities'' websites your kids frequent like Xanga.com, MySpace.com and FaceBook.com. Learn about the persistence of information on the net and Google hacking. Learn the differences between a wiki, blog, Instant Messaging, text messaging, and chat. Learn the Internet slang, key warning signs, and tips for Parents and Kids. This talk is for anyone who has a child, who knows a child, or who ever was a child!

Kobus is asking for some comments on this. How do we sustain ICT's in schools?

Facilitating Online is a course intended for training educators as online facilitators of fully online and mixed mode courses. The Centre for Educational Technology (CET) produced a Course Leader's Guide as an Open Educational Resource to assist educators and trainers who wish to implement a course on online facilitation within their institution or across several institutions. The guide contains the course model, week-by-week learning activities, general guidance to the course leader on how to implement and customise the course and specific guidelines on each learning activity.

MXit launched its instant mobile book to encourage global teenage literacy while being part of a ground-breaking maths initiative in which Grade 9 and 10 pupils taking part in a pilot project exercise have access to 22 500 mathematical problems.