First place: “ICT and eLearning for all”
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Back to school at the Africa Forum on Business and Security
The link between education, economic growth and security will be the subject of discussion in a session at a major new business conference in Africa.
Is mLearning the shape of things to come?
In the absence of formal educational infrastructure, mobile technology will be instrumental in transforming education in under-resourced areas, reveals a new study conducted by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA). Over 1200 youths from Ghana, India, Morocco and Uganda were polled, and in spite of the geographical divide, there were many striking parallels in how they interact with mobile technology.
Focus on Benin
Terry Morris, a UK-based photographer, attended this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Cotonou. The eLearning Africa News Portal is proud to exhibit some of his impressions of the conference and Benin.
Benin through children’s eyes
Participants of eLearning Africa 2012 in Cotonou will have noticed enthusiastic groups of children bearing cameras and photographing all around them. These young paparazzi were taking part in an innovative digital photo workshop as part of the conference activities.
eLearning Africa 2012 closes on a high note
Max Ahouèkè, Benin’s Minister of Communication and Information and Communication Technologies, has closed the annual eLearning Africa conference which was held in Cotonou from May 23rd – 25th. Ahouèkè praised those gathered for the progress that has been achieved in implementing ICT-enhanced educational practices across Africa. He said, “More and more students now have access to world-class learning resources without the barriers of distance […]
For girls, it is possible to dream big
Growing up in her native Kenya, Juliana Rotich was the lonely, young “geek” with oversized glasses at school. Today she is a highly successful tech entrepreneur who is a co-founder and Executive Director of Ushahidi, a homegrown non-profit tech company that has taken the world by storm. She spoke to Jocelyne Sambira of Africa Renewal Online about how increasing the number of female techs […]
The winners take it all
Three lucky eLearning Africa fans are each walking away with a Wi-Fi and 4G-enabled iPad3 after their names were drawn from those of the 876 respondents to the eLearning Africa 2012 Survey conducted earlier this year. Dinah Amankwah of Ghana, Joseph Mevognon of Benin and Abraham Kule of Uganda are on top of the world!
eLearning Africa 2012 Report goes online!
The eLearning Africa 2012 Report is now available for download! The Report was launched by Max Ahouèkè, Benin’s Minister of Communication and Information and Communication Technologies, at the Opening Plenary Session of eLearning Africa 2012 on Wednesday, May 23rd.
IFADEM : Initiative francophone pour la formation à distance des maîtres
Co-pilotée par l’AUF et l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), l’Initiative francophone pour la formation à distance des maîtres (IFADEM) participe aux efforts internationaux en faveur d’une éducation primaire de qualité pour tous. Elle soutient les États dans la définition de stratégies de formation continue des enseignants du primaire afin d’améliorer les compétences des instituteurs dans l’enseignement du et en français. En partenariat avec […]
