5 Higher Ed Tech Trends for 2012

Article written by DA Barber In 2012, higher education institutions will look to improve the learning experience through analytics and personalized learning environments, while reducing costs with digital resources and cloud technologies. Washington, DC-based Gilfus Education Group has released its annual list of the top five trends in education innovation for 2012, which included three [...]

A look at Khanya and ICT in schools with Kobus van Wyk

I’m privileged to have known Kobus van Wyk, former director of the Khanya Special Project, for a number of years. The Khanya Project has been by far the most successful project of it’s kind in South Africa, overshadowing anything other education departments have attempted. The project, which is coming to an end in March 2012, [...]

Social Media in the classroom?

I can still remember being a part of what is now called the “backchannel” of the school classroom. Like everyone else, I passed notes to my friends and snickered rebelliously when the teacher wasn’t looking. Today, the “backchannel” consists of texting, Tweeting and uploading to Facebook pages.

Free Tech Tool Of The Week #7

Article by Arthur Preston Over the past number of months I have been exploring the use of QR codes as a teaching tool. What, you may ask, is a QR code? A QR (Quick Response) code is a symbol which can store alphanumeric data such as website URLs, email addresses, phone numbers and pretty much [...]

What is a “PLN”?

Julian Wood at TeachMeet Leads 2011 explains a Personal Learning Network and how teachers can benefit from this.

Why not hold a TeachMeet in your area?

Article by Fiona Beal I can hear you asking, “A TeachMeet? What is that?” I asked the same question before attending the Partners in Learning Institute in July 2011. Baldev Singh, one of our presenters, who is a founder of http://imagineeducation.org in the UK introduced the idea to us. He said this informal type of [...]

Three SA teachers attend Microsoft’s inaugural Partners in Learning Institute week in Redmond, Washington

Any teacher interested in integrating technology with the curriculum would jump at a chance to visit Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond to attend their Partners in Learning Institute, wouldn’t they? Well I consider myself in that category and from 24th – 31st July I had the privilege of such a visit! This PIL Institute is a [...]

ChalkStar – downloadable worksheets for primary school teachers

ChalkStar is a brand new online initiative to help primary school teachers save time and improve lesson quality. GetWings, an online education incubator, is proud to announce the launch of ChalkStar.com, an innovative new online platform for teachers teaching grades R – 12. ChalkStar is a supportive online community that develops new bundles of professional, [...]

From the perspective of an angry teacher

by Adrian Marnewick

I am sitting in a sparsely-furnished office at a local township school, engaged in a conversation with the Head of Department for the Humanities, to join me for a scheduled “one-on-one”. My eyes dart around. Files and books and papers here, flip charts and pictures there. Okay, no surprises here. Except the famed picture on the wall depicting Mbuyisa Makhubu carrying the dying Hector Peterson, with the crying Antoinette Sithole alongside him.

The Flipped Classroom

by Adrian Marnewick

The “flipped” classroom is an idea that teachers shoot a video of a lesson, then make the video available online for learners to view at home. Class time is devoted to problem solving and guidance. It’s an approach that flips the delivery of the lesson to homework. Dorian Love posted an excellent piece with various [...]

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