The key consideration for this topic is the current and continuous efforts to improve teaching in South Africa. This has a subsequent effect on learner achievement and overall social development. An area often overlooked is continuing professional development of teachers. Research has suggested that a learner’s achievement is directly linked to the quality of teaching…
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Career-Focused Short Course Education For Working Professionals
Today we live in a fast-paced environment and there is a growing necessity for working professionals to enhance their skills and gain a competitive advantage in their careers. In addition, tough economic times have led to companies tightening staff education budgets. So what options are available for an individual who seeks to develop industry relevant…
Utilisation of IT in the Demonstration of School Science Experiments
The challenges faced by home-schooling are not the same for each subject. Mathematics and English for example, if taught by a competent person at home, will not put the learners at a significant disadvantage compared with those at traditional schools. Physical and Biological Sciences, however, rely heavily on practical experiments which require a science laboratories….
Web-based Education
Web-based education is a convenient method of education that meets the needs of individuals. It is easily delivered, as students can learn at their own pace, in groups or individually, with an online facilitator. The information can be delivered via the internet, a corporate intranet, or removable disks .Technologies of the World Wide Web, internet…
The Use of IT in Educating Learners With Disabilities
With the influence of technology on our daily lives, the use of IT in the field of education was inevitable. Technology challenges traditional methods of teaching and learning, and while the advent thereof has assisted able-bodied learners, it has vastly changed – and improved – the learning process for disabled learners. Disabilities restrict someone’s movement,…
Has Technology transformed the role of the teacher?
The introduction of IT has seen the role of teachers change. The wooden flip-lid desk has been replaced by iPads. The question to ask now is, has this change from teacher to that of facilitator of learning been positive? It’s important to know that IT will never make the role of a teacher redundant, but…
The influence of Information Technology (IT) at Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programmes
Whilst not lambasting the traditional wax and crayon activities, the ubiquitous digital age has inevitably contributed to the calibre of children that the next generation will produce. Embracing such a constant may possibly attune to the building blocks of child development. In a well-monitored and safe environment, enhancement of cognitive development and self-exploration was observed….
IT Integration in Education at Primary School Level
Millions of South African households have computers, but have computers been successfully integrated into our primary schools? Computers have been in schools for over 15 years and yet visits to some classrooms and principals’ offices indicate that IT has not yet been integrated into the daily learning activities of the school. Computers and other forms…
The Impact of Information Technology on Universities
Technology’s impact on education has been a positive one: allowing students easy access to information, better presentation of information, interactive teaching, as well as making the sharing of knowledge easier. In universities, students are no longer limited to just paper and pen. Recently, a digital library was introduced that takes up no physical space, and…
The Accessibility of Information Technology in Education
In 1997, the National Centre for Educational Technology and Distance Education in the National Department of Education identified the need for the development of clear and comprehensive policies for addressing the development of appropriate and sustainable Information Communication Technology (ICT) capacity in South African schools. Experiences from other countries, regardless of their stage of…
Can The Use of Information Technology Render Educational Institutions Redundant?
E-learning refers to learning conducted by the use of computers, laptops, tablets and various mobile devices. Technology facilitates the learning process through e-books and online videos providing visual and auditory presentation of courses. The benefits of e-learning are mainly the cost efficiency, accessibility and flexibility in terms of time and place. E-learning allows learning…
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