eLearning in formal educational settings sometimes dominates the discussion of how to integrate ICT into sustainable development. For the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a member of the World Bank Group) ICT-enhanced training is the way to get small businesses in emerging markets to run profitably. At least one small-scale farmer from Cameroon has put this advice to the test. By Prue Goredema

With up to 60 sessions and over 300 speakers, eLearning Africa 2012 will be a who’s who of the Continent’s leading ICT and education players. Young software developers who are coming up with home-grown solutions to long-term problems will be showcasing their work and sharing their ideas in Cotonou. We take a sneak peak at a down-to-earth app that aims to fly high.

In implementing eLearning initiatives, even the best laid plans can go awry.  Fiona Wallace is the Manager of CoZa Cares, the corporate social investment (CSI) arm of UniForum SA (the not-for-profit organisation which administrates the .co.za domain space). She spoke to Prue Goredema of the eLearning Africa News Service about the need for a sustainable game plan in the promotion of IT use in […]

Fancy a flat screen TV for a mere 4000 Kenyan Shillings? (about €36) This is the going rate for a ‘green’ TV produced at East Africa’s first eWaste recycling plant in Nairobi. According to the International Telecommunication Union, only 13% of eWaste is recycled worldwide.  Developing countries which are often used as dumping grounds for old equipment need to implement more stringent eWaste management […]

‘eLearning for Peace,’ a new online community, which has been established to examine how eLearning can support peace building and reconciliation, will hold a ‘virtual workshop’ at eLearning Africa this year. The workshop, which will be run from the Centre d’Education à Distance in Cotonou, Benin, is being organised by representatives of organisations including the Georgian Technical University, GIZ (Armenia), The New Security Foundation, […]

Interactive radio instruction is a popular way to reach those with no access to formal schooling, and thus in the Petauke District of Eastern Zambia, the recent introduction of two new radio models has boosted the popularity of the educational radio programme Learning At Taonga Market (LATM). Launched in 2000, the project was originally aimed at orphans in the AIDS-ravaged countryside; however, over the […]

Every year, eLearning Africa scholarships assist a selection of underprivileged students and practitioners to attend the Continent’s leading conference on ICT, education and training. This investment in African education is dwindling due to the present economic environment, but each donation makes a difference!  The eLearning Africa News Service spoke to four scholarship winners and learnt about how they have used their eLearning Africa experiences […]

In November 2011, the British Council and Microsoft began a five-year education and training partnership by launching the African Digital Schools project. Eighty digital hubs using Windows MultiPoint Server will be established at schools in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda in order to promote ICT use and enhance teaching practice. Claire Ighodaro CBE, an Independent Director at the British Council shares her […]

Working collaboratively online helps educators develop teaching material that transcends national boundaries and reaches learners of different cultures.  This has been the experience of teachers taking part in an ongoing e-twinning pilot study involving hundreds of 9-13 year olds at ten schools in Burkina Faso, France, Senegal and Togo. Coordinated by the Paris-based Association for the Promotion of Free Educational Resources (Apréli@), the study […]

“Innovative, useful, inclusive, affordable for users and educative” was how Matti Sinko of UNECA described Dr Math, an award-winning mobile tutoring service and “go-to” resource for primary and secondary students. What has happened to Dr Math since it won a Technology in Government Award at eLearning Africa 2011?