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eLearning and sustainable development: perspectives from Benin

Carrying out a sustainable plan for the development of ICTs on the Continent will necessarily entail cooperation between the private sector and government, and the eLearning Africa forum allows for fruitful dialogue between various stakeholders. The topics to be explored at eLA 2012 include the development of sustainable technology and infrastructure and how eLearning can be a vehicle for the sustainable development of communities, […]

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A reflective evalutation of eLA 2011

Time has flown by since May 2011 when we gathered in Dar es Salaam for the 6th eLearning Africa conference. Now that the dust has settled, we have the chance to look back and reflect on how the conference unfolded. An evaluation of the conference entails examining the feedback provided by the conference participants and reflecting on what we have learnt, what was most […]

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Our media library update

No conference on ICTs would be complete without comprehensive online documentation of the planning, process and outcome. Our roving reporters captured the essence of eLA 2011 – starting with the welcoming ceremony, the plenary sessions and ever-lively debates – and also covering the overall spirit of the entire conference and exhibition. Highlights of all these are now available for viewing on the eLearning Africa […]

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Cameroon chief advocates ICTs to preserve traditional culture

  The appearance of Gaston Donnat Bappa, a traditional chief from the Babimbi region in Cameroon, was one of the most prominent at eLearning Africa 2011. Dressed in colourful traditional robes, the senior Information Technology consultant who holds a degree in information engineering and a diploma in banking and finance, delivered a presentation on the use of ICTs to support farmers in rural areas. […]

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Lifelong learning in African healthcare

Experts at eLearning Africa 2011 suggested that eLearning could bridge the alarming skills gap that exists between nurses trained in different disciplines. Some pointed to successful partnerships with NGOs in East Africa. Others discussed scale and replicability in African medical training.

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Mobilising Africa’s youth with the help of ICTs

Young Africans are embarking on promising careers using new skills acquired with the support of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). For example, Open and Distance Learning can help actors, musicians and story tellers to make a good living. This was one of the many innovative projects presented at eLearning Africa where the main conference theme was: “Youth, Skills and Employability”. In one dedicated African […]

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eLA Debate: Does the OER movement really hold the key to improving learning?

The eLearning Africa Debate 2011 – it certainly was not the typical end to a conference! The debate reflected the nature of the eLearning Africa community: a passionate, informed discussion from a community that is diverse in perspective but united in its commitment to use technology to improve education. This year, the eLA Debate wrestled with the issue of the Open Educational Resources movement […]

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AeRC Kenya: IT Governance Training Online

Some 1300 students from 27 countries across Africa have been trained by the African eDevelopment Resource Center (AeRC). The organisation, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya, is one of East Africa’s most renowned IT training institutions. From June onwards, AeRC will be offering a large proportion of its IT Governance training courses online.

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More Africans learn by mobile phone

The eLearning Africa 2011 conference highlighted the worldwide phenomenon of distance learning by mobile phone. There are more than 500 million mobile phone subscribers in Africa now, up from 246 million in 2008, according to industry estimates.