The social revolution in education

Social media statistics are mind-boggling. With 156 million blogs, 200 million Twitter accounts and 750 million Facebook users (accounting for around 40% of all internet users), not to mention literally hundreds of other social platforms around the world, social networking has entrenched itself as one of the top web activities. At the same time, these [...]

Gamifying education: Boosting learning with fun

Games are fun. Most people would rather spend their time playing games than working, doing chores, recycling, exercising or helping out at a community centre. However, if there was a way of incorporating the fun elements of games into these mundane or unpleasant activities, it is believed that we would achieve much greater results in [...]

Universities drive open learning online

Universities are revered institutions of higher learning and many people consider the education they provide to be essential to self-improvement, meaningful employment and the upliftment of society. Unfortunately, many universities have limited resources, have prohibitive fees and are physically rooted to a single locale, making attendance for the vast majority of the population impossible. However, [...]

Khanya takes a bite of the Apple

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Chas Ahrends, who is heading up the team involved with the Apple pilot project under the direction of Khanya. Khanya is currently running an iPad pilot project alongside Bernadino Heights Secondary School’s current grade 8 and 9 literacy project.

Using technology to educate school kids

As younger generations become increasingly comfortable with technology, teachers are challenged to integrate these familiar mediums into their lesson plans to engage school learners and keep their attention and interest. Here are some creative approaches to using technology in the classroom and bridging this gap. Xbox Kinect helps teach English In an experimental program, a [...]

Bill Gates is excited about online education – you should be too

If Bill Gates is excited about online education, you should be, too. In a recent letter for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates focused on the power of the internet in improving and widening access to education. He states that the internet has changed so much of what we do – from buying [...]

Teaching Teamwork

With the increasing popularity of social networking, instant messaging and online communication, learners are connecting to more and more people, but face-to-face communication and teamwork skills are being left out. Group task are a great way of giving learners the opportunity to communicate directly and practise positive teamwork skills.

Major shake-up for SA education

South Africa’s education system has come under scrutiny over the years with some analysts questioning whether its early childhood education programmes meets the educational needs of all children and whether the school system is capable of producing students who can cope with tertiary studies.

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