More than two hundred years ago a test was developed by gold prospectors to distinguish gold from base metal. Nitric acid dissolves other metals more readily than gold, so to establish whether a find was really gold it was given…
Many look at e-learning as an education solution. Some teachers achieve magnificent results when they capitalize on the power of technology. But why are these successes the exception, rather than the rule? The problem with e-learning is that there is…
Ample evidence exists that technology can make a huge difference in education. Many teachers in South Africa use technology right now to improve their own teaching and to help learners to learn better. Some teachers use interactive classroom devices to…
Have you noticed how many e-learning conferences are held these days? And each one is touted by the organizers as a can’t afford to be missed event. Some of them are even called summits … adding a touch of grandiosity…
Teachers, do you feel that e-learning is not for you? Do you believe that there are insurmountable barriers preventing you from using technology in your classrooms? Most of the barriers you perceive are not real – they only exist…
Learners at school spend 12 years building up to that big moment – Matric! And then the exams are upon them and they are overwhelmed. They have so much revision to do, where do they start? EasyPass is a handy…
Kathy McCabe and I edited a book about e-learning, aimed at teachers and those studying to become teachers and it was launched at the Education Week conference earlier this week. The book is entitled “Teaching and e-Learning in the South African Classroom”…
A show-stopper in a theatre is an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down. It is something positive, a WOW moment. But some shows are also stopped by BOO moments, when…
It has been reported that provincial education departments are to be stripped of their responsibility to procure textbooks for their schools. The Basic Education Minister of Education, Angie Motshekga, said: “We will appoint a national agency to manage the central…
Ask a dozen people for their understanding of e-learning and you are bound to receive a dozen different answers. All agree that it has something to do with learning by means of technology – the e represents the electronic aspect…
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