The closure of school campuses during the Covid-19 lockdown has fundamentally challenged the manner in which students are taught. Almost overnight, face-to-face teaching in classrooms was replaced with various forms of remote teaching: from worksheets or lectures delivered by WhatsApp or downloadable from websites (often with little interaction with an educator) to classes taught in real-time online, using a variety of technology platforms.
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The IIE's Varsity College student volunteer body VC Cares and its Bachelor of Education students have not been able to engage in their usual community outreach activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these activities included regular visits to homes and shelters where the volunteers read to children and the elderly.
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The Gauteng Health Department has signed the statute paving the way for the establishment of a single government-operated nursing college in the province known as the Gauteng College of Nursing (GCoN).
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Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, says multimodal teaching is the only way continued learning can take place in the Covid-19 context.
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The MTN Business App of the Year Awards, now in its 9th year, has opened entries for aspiring entrepreneurs and digital innovators across the country. This year's edition comes with a number of relevant and exciting additions, including the launch of a dedicated app development and coding initiative, the MTN Business App Academy.
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The MTN Business App of the Year Awards, now in its 9th year, has opened entries for aspiring entrepreneurs and digital innovators across the country. This year's edition comes with a number of relevant and exciting additions, including the launch of a dedicated app development and coding initiative, the MTN Business App Academy.
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Education International is deeply saddened by the loss of our great colleague, Emanuel Fatoma, who passed on Monday, the 6th of July 2020 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Emanuel Fatoma will be remembered as a great teacher and education advocate who incessantly pursued social justice for all, particularly for the teaching fraternity.
The Covid-19 pandemic, the world over saw many industries and organisations thrust into making rapid changes to how they conduct everyday business and put a spotlight on the technologies available to do so. And the education sector was massively impacted by this too.
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The Covid-19 pandemic, the world over saw many industries and organisations thrust into making rapid changes to how they conduct everyday business and put a spotlight on the technologies available to do so. And the education sector was massively impacted by this too.
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The Department of Social Development says it has noted the High Court ruling on Monday that all private preschools and Early Childhood Development centres (ECD) may open with immediate effect, provided they maintain safety measures.
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