“Africa’s children have the right to digital access, and we need to ensure that their rights are protected through initiatives such as Shape the Future so that we can prepare them better for the knowledge economy for the 21st century,” says Fasil Bekele referring to the digital inclusion programme that Microsoft has undertaken with several African governments. Bekele is the Public Private Alliances Lead […]
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A new lifeline for Zambia’s favourite radio show
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 […]
Backing the brightest and the best
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 […]
ICTs Inspire Innovation in eLearning Africa Photo Competition
The eLearning Africa Photo Competition is back and has got off to a flying start. eLearning and photography enthusiasts from across Africa and the rest of the world have been sharing their view of ICTs in Africa. The closing date for submissions is April 16th, 2012, and participation is free.
British Council partnering with Microsoft to transform education in Africa
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 […]
The cross-continental classroom: from India to Tanzania
The Government of India and the African Union launched the Pan-African e-Network Project in 2009 to enable Indian universities to share their expertise with their African counterparts. One hundred and fifty students at the University of Dar es Salaam are enrolled in these tele-education programmes, and the reviews have been encouraging. Ludger Kasumuni reports
Beninese Presidential Advisor to feature at eLearning Africa
Goundé Désiré Adadja is a Telecommunications and ICT Special Advisor to the President of Benin, and we are delighted that he will be a keynote speaker at eLearning Africa 2012. He has previously served as the country’s Minister for Communication and ICT (2007-2011), during which time Benin adopted its Sector Policy Statement (SPS), a visionary and strategic plan for advancing the country’s ICT infrastructure […]
West African e-twinning project makes gains
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 […]
The University of Namibia goes wireless
The University of Namibia (UNAM) has launched a new wireless network giving students with compliant laptops unlimited Internet access around campus. Initially available to students at the main Windhoek campus from February 20th, 2012, plans are in place to extend the wireless capability to all ten of the university’s campuses nationwide. Speaking to eLearning Africa, Nabot Uushona, the Director of UNAM’s Computer Centre said […]
Food for thought in the Freerice campaign
Monday, February 6th saw the World Food Programme launching the week-long “6 Degrees of Freerice” social media campaign to reduce world hunger. By Prue Goredema
